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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Los Angeles Pierce College |
2025 - 2026 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area 1: English Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units or 12 quarter units required with at least one course from each area 1A, 1B and 1C. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
1A: Written Communication |
| ENGL C1000. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM 104; ENGL C1001; ENGLISH 102; JOURNAL 109; PHILOS 005; PSYCH 066. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM C1000. |
Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units. Course must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 3 units minimum |
| CS 131; MATH 228B, 229, 238, 260, 261, 262, 275; SOC 125; STAT 101, C1000. |
Area 3: Arts and Humanities |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units with at least one course in 3A-Arts and 3B-Humanities. |
| 6 units minimum |
3A: Arts (Visual Arts, Architecture, Music, Dance, Theater, and Film) |
| ART 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 116, 121, 141, 501, 502; CHICANO 054, 057; CINEMA 003, 104, 107, 113; DANCEST 801, 802, 805, 807; MUSIC 111, 121, 122, 216-1; NATIVAM 175; PHOTO 027A, 027B; THEATER 100, 110, 114, 401. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| A S L 003, 004, 040; ANTHRO 121, 161; ART 107; CHICANO 007, 008, 037, 047, 057; ENGLISH 102, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 234, 239, 240, 245, 250, 252, 270, 271; FRENCH 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 010; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 006, 019, 029, 041, 042, 044, 052, 086, 087; HUMAN 006, 031; ITALIAN 002, 003, 004, 005, 010; JAPAN 003, 004, 009; MULTIMD 110; PHILOS 001, 002, 012, 014, 015, 019, 020, 028, 030, 037, 040, 041, 042, 046; SPANISH 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 009, 010, 011, 012, 015, 025, 026, 035, 036, 065; THEATER 125. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| A S L 040; ADDICST 010, 014, 015; ADM JUS 001, 002, 004, 067; AFRO AM 004, 005, 019; ANTHRO 102, 103, 105, 106, 109, 121, 132, 141, 161; BRDCSTG 001; CH DEV 001, 011; CHICANO 002, 004, 007, 008, 020, 047, 080; COMM 100, 121, 122, 189; ECON 001, 002, 010; EDUC 203; GEOG 002, 007, 014; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 006, 011, 012, 013, 019, 029, 041, 042, 044, 052, 056, 081, 082, 086, 087; JAPAN 009; JOURNAL 100, 251; NATIVAM 170, 171, 173; POL SCI 002, 005, 007, 019, 022, 030, 050; POLS C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 013, 014, 016, 032, 041, 052, 069, 074; SOC 001, 002, 003, 004, 011, 013, 015, 021, 028, 029, 031, 035, 037, 086, 087; SPANISH 009, 010, 016. |
Area 5: Physical/Biological Sciences |
| 7 semester units or 9 quarter units required with at least one course from Physical Science and one course from Biological Science. One Physical or Biological Science course must include a laboratory (underlined). |
| 7 units minimum |
5A: Physical Science |
| ASTRON 001, 002; CHEM 051, 060, 101, 102, 211, 212, 221; EARTH 003; ENV SCI 001; GEOG 001, 003, 015, 017, 019, 023; GEOLOGY 001, 002, 006, 007, 010, 012, 015; METEOR 003, 004, 005; OCEANO 001, 010; PHYS SC 004, 006, 007; PHYSICS 006, 007, 012, 066, 067, 101, 102, 103; PLNT SC 103. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANML SC 511, 512; ANTHRO 101, 111, 118, 119; BIOLOGY 003, 006, 007, 010, 110, 121, 112; ENV SCI 002; MICRO 001, 020; PHYSIOL 001; PLNT SC 711; PSYCH 002, 073. |
5C: Science Lab |
| Students must select at least one laboratory (see underlined courses in areas 5A and 5B). |
Area 6: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| CHICANO 004, 008, 047. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| CHICANO 007 - US 1 |
| CHICANO 008 - US 1 |
| ECON 010 - US 1 |
| HIST 011 - US 1 |
| HIST 012 - US 1 |
| HIST 013 - US 1 |
| HIST 041 - US 1 |
| HIST 042 - US 1 |
| HIST 044 - US 1 |
| HIST 052 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL SCI 019 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL SCI 030 - US 2 & US 3 |
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