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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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College of the Siskiyous |
2024 - 2025 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from A1, A2 and A3. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| COMS 1100, 1200, 1300. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 1001. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| ENGL 1502; PHIL 1004; PHYS 1020. |
Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. 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 |
| ASTR 1110; CHEM 1000, 1050, 1100, 2000, 2100; GEOG 1110; GEOL 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1210, 1220; PHYS 1001, 1010, 1105, 1110, 2105, 2110, 2115. |
B-2: Life Science |
| AG 1018; BIO 1000, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 2100, 2200, 2600, 2700, 2800; PSY 1601. |
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 |
| MATH 1010, 1050, 1100, 1200, 1400, 1500, 2400, 2500, 2600. |
Area C: Arts and Humanities |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities. |
| 9 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 1000, 1001, 1006, 1009, 1011, 1013; COMS 1500; MUS 1004, 1131, 1234, 1633; THEA 1100, 1600, 2000, 2400, 2600. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ASL 1020, 1521; ENGL 1019, 1501, 2036, 2043, 2044, 2046, 2543, 2544, 2546; HIST 1009, 1010, 1046, 1047; HUM 1001, 1005; PHIL 1001, 1003, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1014, 1015, 1020, 1021; SPAN 1010, 1520, 2010; THEA 2400. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| 6 semester units required with courses in at least 2 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 |
| ADJ 1001, 1517; COMS 1700; ECON 1010, 1020; ETHN 1001; POLS 1012, 1015; PSY 2001. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 1010, 1050, 1070, 1090. |
D-2: Economics |
| NONE. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| HIST 1044. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| ANTH 1080; HIST 1008. |
D-5: Geography |
| No courses articulate. |
D-6: History |
| HIST 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1017, 1018, 1022, 1023, 1044, 1046, 1047. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| ADHS 2526; ECE 1002; ENGL 1038; SOC 1002. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| POLS 1001. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSY 1001, 1003, 1004, 1502. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| ECE 1003, 2500; SOC 1001. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ECE 1002, 1999; HEA 1010; KINE 1011, 1030; PEMA 2137; PSY 1001. |
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. |
| ETHN 1001, 1004; PSY 1004. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 1017 - US 1 |
| HIST 1018 - US 1 |
| POLS 1001 - US 2 & US 3 |
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