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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Las Positas 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 |
| ENG 4; ENGL C1001; PHIL 8; THEA 53. |
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 17; MATH 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 21, 22, 30, 33, 34, 47; 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) |
| ARHS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8; GDDM 3; HUMN 2, 3, 4, 11, 12; MUS 1, 3, 4, 5, 8A, 8B, 13, 34; PHTO 67; THEA 4, 10, 11, 53. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 2A, 2B; ENG 4, 20, 32, 35, 41, 42, 44, 45; ENGL C1001; HIST 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 25, 32; HUMN 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 28; KIN 3; MUS 34; PHIL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8; POLI 25; RELS 1, 3; SPAN 2A, 2B, 21, 22, 23. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AJ 50, 60, 66; ANTR 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12; CMST 4, 10, 11; ECE 10, 56; ECON 1, 2, 10; ETHS 1, 5, 6, 10, 20, 30, 40; GEOG 2, 5, 12; GS 1, 2; HEA 3, 7, 11; HIST 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 25, 28, 32; JAMS 1, 2; LGBT 1, 2; PCN 13; POLI 12, 20, 25, 30; POLS C1000; PSYC 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27, C1000; SOC 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13; WMST 1, 2. |
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 |
| ASTR 30L, 31, 32; CHEM 1A, 1B, 6, 12A, 12B, 30A, 30B, 31; EVST 5, 5L; GEOG 1, 1L, 8, 12; GEOL 1, 1L, 2, 5, 7, 12, 12L, 20; PHYS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10, 10L. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTR 1, 1L, 13; BIO 1A, 1B, 1C, 7A, 7B, 7C, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70; PSYC 4. |
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 |
| ETHS 5, 6, 10, 30; PSYC 21; SOC 3. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 7 - US 1 & US 2 |
| History 7 partially fulfills US 2 & 3 and is acceptable for full certification with History 8 or POLI 7 |
| HIST 8 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 14 - US 3 |
| HIST 25 - US 1 |
| HIST 32 - US 1 |
| POLI 7 - US 2 & US 3 |
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