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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Riverside City 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, C1000H. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ALR 4; ENGL 1B, 1BH; PHI 11. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM C1000, C1000H. |
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 |
| CIS 70A; MAT 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 23, 25, 70A, 70B; PSYC 48; SOC 48; STAT C1000, C1000H. |
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) |
| AHS 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6H, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20; ARA 11, 11H; ART 6, 6H; CHI 11; DAN 6, 6H; FRE 11; FST 1, 1H, 2, 3, 4, 5; FTV 65; ITA 11; JPN 11; MUS 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 89, 89H; RUS 11; SPA 11; THE 3, 9, 29. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| AHS 4; ARA 2, 3, 8; ASL 3, 22; CHI 2; ENGL 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 30, 34, 40, 41, 44, 45, 66; ETS 2, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 28, 29, 40, 44; FRE 2, 3, 8; FTV 12; HIS 1, 2, 2H, 6, 6H, 7, 7H, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 42, 44, 60; HUM 4, 4H, 5, 5H, 8, 9, 10, 10H, 11, 16, 18, 23, 35; ITA 2, 3; JPN 2, 3, 4; MIL 1, 2; PHI 10, 10H, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 33, 34, 35, 36; POR 2; RUS 2, 3; SPA 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADJ 1, 1H, 3, 9, 9H; ANT 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; CHE 17; COMM 9, 9H, 12, 13, 20; EAR 20; ECO 4, 5, 6, 7, 7H, 8, 8H, 9, 9H; 10; ETS 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 23, 27, 28, 29, 40, 44; GEG 2, 3, 4, 6; HIS 1, 2, 2H, 6, 6H, 7, 7H, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 42, 44, 60, 61; JOU 7; MIL 1, 2; POLS 2, 2H, 4, 4H, 5, 6, 11, 13, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, C1000, C1000H; PSYC 2, 8, 9, 11, 33, 35, 35H, 50, C1000, C1000H; SOC 1, 1H, 2, 3, 10, 10H, 12, 15, 20, 21, 25, 50. |
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 |
| AST 1A, 1AH, 1B; CHE 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1BH, 2A, 2B, 3, 10, 12A, 12B; GEG 1, 1H, 5; GEO 1, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5; OCE 1; PHS 1, 5; PHY 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 10. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANT 1, 1H; BIO 1, 1H, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 45, 50A, 50B, 55, 60, 61; PSYC 2. |
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 |
| ETS 1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23, 44; HIS 14, 15, 44; PHI 14; POLS 21, 23. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
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| ETS 2 - US 1 |
| ETS 14 - US 1 |
| ETS 15 - US 1 |
| ETS 21 - US 2 & US 3 |
| ETS 23 - US 2 |
| ETS 28 - US 1 |
| ETS 29 - US 1 |
| ETS 44 - US 1 |
| HIS 11 - US 1 |
| HIS 12 - US 1 |
| HIS 14 - US 1 |
| HIS 15 - US 1 |
| HIS 28 - US 1 |
| HIS 29 - US 1 |
| HIS 31 - US 1 |
| HIS 34 - US 1 |
| HIS 44 - US 1 |
| HUM 16 - US 1 |
| POL 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL 1H - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL 21 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL 23 - US 2 |
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