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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Mission College |
2023 - 2024 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking |
| Select one course from each category. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| COM 001, COM 001H, COM 015, COM 020, COM 020H. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENG 001A, 001AX. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COM 020, COM 020H; ENG 001B, 001C; PHI 002, 003; POL 020; REA 054. |
Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning |
| Select one course from each category. One Physical or Life Science course must include a laboratory experience (underlined). Courses in area B-4 must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
B-1: Physical Science |
| AST 001, 003, 003H, 004; CHM 001A, 001AH, 001B, 001BH, 002, 002L, 012A, 012AH, 012B, 012BH, 030A, 060; GEO 001; PHY 002A, 002B, 004A, 004B, 004C, 004D, 010. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANT 001, 001L; BIO 001A, 001AH, 001B, 004, 010, 010L, 011, 012, 012H, 014, 014H, 015, 016, 017, 017H, 018, 018H, 019, 022, 025, 025H, 030, 030L, 032, 047, 048, 048H. |
B-3: Laboratory Activity |
| Students must select at least one laboratory experience (see underlined courses in areas B-1 and B-2). |
B-4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning |
| ACC 046, MAT 000D, 000G, 001, 001X, 002, 003A, 003AH, 003B, 004A, 004B, 004C, 010, 010H, 010X, 012, 019; SOC 016. |
Area C: Arts and Humanities |
| Select one course from area C-1, one course from area C-2, and one additional course from either C-1 or C-2. |
| 9 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 001A, 001B, 001D, 004, 007, 011, 031A, 033A, 034A, 035A; GDS 011, 012, 015; KIN 080; MUS 005, 009, 010, 016, 017. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ARB 001, 002; CHI 001, 002; COM 012; ENG 001B, 005A, 005B, 006B, 007A, 007B, 012, 013, 015, 043, 048, 070; ETH 012, 013, 016A, 018, 018H, 020, 024; FRN 001, 001L, 002, 002L, 003, 004; HIS 004A, 004AH, 004B, 004BH, 015, 015H, 016, 016H, 017A, 017AH, 017B, 017BH, 033, 033H; HUM 001A, 001B, 007, 015, 016A, 018, 18H, 020, 022, 024; JPN 001, 002; LNG 001; PHI 001, 003, 005; POL 007; SPA 001, 001L, 002, 002L, 003, 004, 050A, 050B; VIE 001, 002, 049A, 049B. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| Select one course from D-1 through D-0 (with courses taken in at least two disciplines). Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in the American Institution section). |
| 6 units minimum |
D--1: Sociology |
| ANT 002; CHD 001; COU 055; ECN 001A, 001B; ETH 001A, 016A, 018, 018H, 024, 044, 044H; HIS 044, 044H; HUM 016A, 018, 18H, 024; KIN 081; PSY 015, 015H; SJS 001, 002, 003. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANT 003, 055. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECN 006. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| NONE |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| NONE |
D-5: Geography |
| NONE. |
D-6: History |
| HIS 004A, 004AH, 004B, 004BH, 015, 015H, 016, 016H, 017A, 017AH, 017B, 017BH, 020, 031, 033, 033H. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| BUS 061; CHD 002, 013; HUM 007; POL 007. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| POL 001, 001H, 002, 004, 006, 020. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSY 001, 001H, 007, 010, 012, 025, 030. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| PSY 045; SOC 001, 001H, 002, 002H, 021, 040, 045, 047, 050, 060. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| Select 3 units from the following. |
| 3 units minimum |
| BIO 025; CHD 002, 013, 017; COM 004, 008, 012; COU 005, 012, 017, 055; HOC 006; KIN 068, 078, 079; NTR 006, 015, 015H; PSY 012, 045; SOC 045. |
| WHP and KIN Activity Courses (limited to one unit): For a complete list of approved KIN and WHP Activity courses - Check the CSU GE-Breadth Certification Area E course list in the pdf at the top of the page to determine which KIN/WHP Activity courses satisfy the one unit of this requirement. |
Area F: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| In order to satisfy the Area F Ethnic Studies requirement, a course must be taken in Fall 2021 and beyond. |
| ENG 013; ETH 013, 044, 044H; HIS 044, 044H. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETH 044 - US1 |
| ETH 044H - US 1 |
| HIS 017A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIS 017AH - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIS 017B - US 1 |
| HIS 017BH - US 1 |
| HIS 020 - US 3 |
| HIS 044 - US 1 |
| HIS 044H - US 1 |
| POL 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL 001H - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 08/24/2024)
