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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Sierra 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 |
| ENGL 1B, C1001; PHIL 4. |
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 11, 12, 15, 16A, 16B, 18, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 42; PSYC 142; SOC 15; 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) |
| AAD 13, 88; ARHI 101, 110, 120, 130, 132, 134, 140, 142, 150, 155; COMM 6; ENGL 42; ETHN 50; MUS 2, 6A, 9A, 10, 11, 12A, 12B, 13, 24; PHOT 10; THEA 13, 16A, 30. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| AAD 12; BUS 210; COMM 12; DFST 3, 4, 10; ENGL 16, 17, 24, 27, 29, 30A, 30B, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 45, 46A, 46B, 47A, 47B, 48; ETHN 30; FREN 2, 3, 4; HIST 4A, 4B, 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 50, 51; HUM 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 15, 17, 20, 21; JPN 2; LGBT 2; PHIL 2, 6, 10, 13, 20, 21, 27, 30, 60, 65, 210; SPAN 3, 4; THEA 30; WMST 3. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADMJ 50; AGRI 198, 215; ANTH 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 27; ARHI 132, 142; BUS 271; COMM 7, 8, 10, 70; ECON 1A, 1B; ESS 1; ETHN 11, 14, 20, 30, 45, 50, 53; GEOG 2, 3, 5; HDEV 1, 4, 9, 21, 22; HED 102; HIST 4A, 4B, 8B, 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 49, 50, 51; HUM 9; LGBT 1; POLS 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 27, C1000; PSYC 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 127, 130, 160, 180, 200, C1000; SOC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 27, 47, 110; WMST 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. |
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 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 25; CHEM 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 140; ESCI 1, 1L, 2, 3, 3L, 7, 10, 10L, 15, 15L, 50; ESS 1, 1L, 7, 8; GEOG 1, 1L, 4; PHYS 10, 10L, 105, 105L, 110, 110L, 140, 205, 205L, 210, 210L, 215, 215L. |
5B: Life Science |
| AGRI 156, 200; ANTH 1, 1L, 10; BIOL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15, 21, 30, 33, 35, 55, 56, 56L, 140; ESS 1, 1L, 8, 14; PSYC 140, 140L. |
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 11, 20, 30, 45, 50, 53. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 17A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 18A - US 1 |
| HIST 18B - US 1 |
| HIST 20 - US 3 |
| HIST 23 - US 1 |
| HIST 25 - US 1 |
| HIST 27 - US 1 & US 2 |
| POLS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS 5 - US 3 |
| POLS 18 - US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
