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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Los Medanos 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, C1000E. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 230, C1001; PHIL 110. |
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 |
| MATH 140, 155, 160, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250; STAT 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 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 016, 019, 032, 033, 034; DRAMA 015, 016, 070; HUMAN 040, 060; MUSIC 010, 012, 015, 017. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ART 017, 018, 019, 035; DRAMA 030; ENGL 120, 121, 122, 124, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 144, 146, 150, 180, 230, 240, 245; FRNCH 061; HIST 031, 034, 035, 037, 038, 039, 040, 047, 052, 054, 056, 057, 060, 061, 062, 065, 066; HUMAN 019, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 030, 035, 050; ITAL 061; MUSIC 012; PHIL 100, 120, 122, 130, 132, 133, 140, 150, 151; POLSC 033; SIGN 051, 052; SPAN 051, 052, 053, 057. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADJUS 110; ANTHR 004, 005, 006, 007, 008; CHDEV 010, 020; COMM 130, 150; ECE 010, 020; ECON 005, 010, 011; ENGL 110, 135, 136; ETHN 045, 101, 102, 103, 110; HIST 029, 030, 031, 034, 035, 037, 038, 039, 040, 047, 052, 054, 055, 056, 057, 060, 061, 062, 065, 066; JOURN 100; KINES 210; PHIL 133; POLS C1000; POLSC 033, 040, 043, 050, 109, 160; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 010, 014, 017; SJS 110, 135, 136, 150; SOCIO 012, 015, 016, 017. |
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 |
| ASTRO 010, 011; CHEM 006, 007, 025, 026, 028, 029; PHYS 035, 036, 040, 041, 042; PHYSC 005. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHR 001; BIOSC 007, 008, 010, 020, 021, 030, 040, 045, 050. |
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 |
| ETHN 045, 101, 102, 103, 110. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ECON 5 - US 1 |
| HIST 29 - US 1 |
| HIST 30 - US 1 |
| HIST 47 - US 1 |
| HIST 52 - US 1 |
| HIST 56 - US 1 |
| HIST 57 - US 1 |
| HIST 60 - US 1 |
| HIST 61 - US 1 |
| POLSC 10 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 40 - US 3 |
| POLSC 160 - US 2 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
