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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Sacramento 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; ENGWR 488; ESLW 340. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM 316; ENGL C1001, C1001H; ENGWR 301, 303; ESL 350; SOC 305. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM 481, 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 |
| CISP 440; ECON 310; MATH 300, 333, 340, 342, 355, 356, 372, 373, 375, 400, 401, 402, 410, 420; PSYC 330; 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) |
| ARTH 300, 304, 306, 307, 308, 310, 312, 313, 314, 318, 320, 324, 325, 328, 332, 334, 410, 420, 484, 486, 487, 488; COMM 305; DDSN 305; DEAF 360; ENGLT 400, 403, 404; MUFHL 305, 309, 310, 311, 315, 320, 330, 400, 401, 410, 411, 481, 482; PHOTO 305; TA 300, 302, 303, 304, 308, 454; TAFILM 300, 302, 303, 304, 320. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTH 331; ARTH 301, 325; CANT 411, 412; DEAF 314, 316, 360, 380; ENGLT 301, 303, 304, 310, 311, 317, 320, 321, 327, 328, 331, 332, 334, 335, 345, 360, 365, 370, 380, 392, 401, 403, 480, 481; FASHN 330; FREN 411, 412; HIST 300, 302, 307, 308, 310, 311, 320, 321, 327, 360, 364, 365, 373, 375, 380, 483, 484, 486, 487; HUM 300, 310, 320, 332, 352, 370; JAPAN 411, 412; MAND 411, 412; PHIL 300, 306, 310, 330, 331, 338, 352, 368, 480, 481; RUSS 411, 412; SPAN 411, 412, 413, 415, 425, 427; TAFILM 307. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADMJ 300, 302, 304, 349; ANTH 310, 323, 324, 325, 331, 332, 334, 341, 481; BUS 330, 345; COMM 321, 325, 335, 351; DEAF 351, 355, 362; ECE 312, 314; ECON 302, 304; EDUC 300; ENGWR 384; ETHNS 300, 320, 330, 341, 350, 351, 360; GEOG 302, 310, 320; GERON 300, 302; GLST 301, 302; HIST 307, 308, 310, 311, 320, 321, 327, 344, 360, 375, 380, 381, 483, 484, 486, 487; JOUR 310, 320; NUTRI 310; POLS 302, 304, 310, 320, 322, 340, 480, C1000, C1000H; PSYC 316, 320, 335, 340, 356, 360, 364, 367, 370, 374, 390, 480, C1000; SJS 300, 310; SOC 300, 301, 302, 310, 312, 318, 319, 321, 335, 341, 343, 344, 345, 347, 350, 482; WGS 300, 302, 304. |
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 310, 320, 330, 400; CHEM 300, 305, 306, 309, 320, 330, 333, 336, 400, 401, 410, 420, 421, 423, 425, 426; GEOG 300, 301, 305, 306, 308; GEOL 300, 301, 305, 306, 308, 310, 311, 325, 345; PHYS 310, 350, 360, 410, 420, 430. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 300, 301, 480; BIOL 305, 308, 309, 310, 314, 315, 326, 327, 332, 342, 349, 350, 351, 352, 370, 402, 412, 422, 430, 431, 434, 440; PSYC 310, 311. |
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 |
| ETHNS 300, 320, 330, 350, 360. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 310 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 311 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 320 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 321 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 327 - US 1 |
| HIST 483 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 484 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 486 - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 487 - US 1 & 2 |
| POLS 301 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS 304 - US 3 |
| POLS 481 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
