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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Santiago Canyon 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 100, C1000, C1000H. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 102, 102H, C1001, C1001H; PHIL 110; READ 151. |
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 105, 140, 150, 150S, 171, 180, 180H, 180S, 185, 270, 280, 287, 290, 295; SOC 125, 125H; STAT C1000, C1000E, 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) |
| ART 100, 100H, 101, 101H, 102, 102H; CINE 103, 104; DNCE 100; MUS 101, 101H, 102, 103, 104; THEA 100. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 111, 116, 210; CHNS 102; ENGL 102, 102H, 231, 232, 233A, 233B, 241, 242, 270, 271, 272, 278, 279, 280; FREN 102, 201, 202; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 115, 118, 132; ITAL 102, 201, 202; PHIL 106, 106H, 108, 112, 115, 118, 120; SPAN 102, 111, 195A, 195B, 201, 202. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 100, 100H, 103, 104; APCD 107; CDEV 107; CINE 105; CJ 101; CNSL 165; COMM 120, 120H, 225, 225H; ECON 101, 102; EDUC 101; ETHN 101, 110, 120, 130, 140; GEOG 100, 100H, 102, 102H, 140; GSWS 101, 102, 103; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 115, 118, 120, 120H, 121, 121H, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 133, 140, 142, 152, 162, 172, 240; IDS 155; KIN 109; POLS C1000, C1000H; POLT 150, 201, 220, 221, 230, 235; PSYC 157, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 220, 230, 240, 250, C1000, C1000H; SOC 100, 100H, 101, 115, 116, 120, 130, 160, 220, 230, 240, 240H, 286. |
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 100L, 102, 103, 104; CHEM 100, 200A, 200AH, 200B; ERTH 100, 100L, 111, 120, 121, 130, 160, 200; GEOG 101, 101H, 101L, 130, 130H; PHYS 100, 150A, 150B, 250A, 250B, 250C; PSC 100. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 101, 101L; BIOL 109, 109H, 109HL, 109L, 111, 115, 139, 149, 177, 190, 190L, 211, 213, 215, 221, 229, 231, 239, 241, 249, 259, 290; PSYC 200. |
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 101, 110, 120, 130, 140; SOC 101. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETHN 110 - US 1 |
| ETHN 120 - US 1 |
| ETHN 130 - US 1 |
| ETHN 140 - US 1 |
| HIST 118 - US 1 |
| HIST 120 - US 1 |
| HIST 120H - US 1 |
| HIST 121 - US 1 |
| HIST 121H - US 1 |
| HIST 124 - US 1 |
| HIST 127 - US 1 |
| POLT 101 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLT 101H - US 2 & US 3 |
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