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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Solano Community 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 001E, C1000. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 002, C1001. |
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 |
| CIS 021; ENGR 012; MATH 002, 004, 012, 020, 021, 022, 023, 030, 031, 040; 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) |
| ART 030B, 030C; ARTH 001, 011, 012, 021, 025, 031, 035; DANC 004; ETHN 035, 045; FTV 010; MUSC 005, 007, 008, 013, 045; PHOT 035; THEA 006, 009, 010, 011, 013. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| DANC 004; ENGL 018, 021, 023, 024, 030, 031, 033, 036, 039, 040, 041, 044; ENGR 003; ETHN 028, 029, 031, 033, 036; FREN 002, 003, 004, 011; HIST 002, 003, 004, 005, 010, 017, 018, 028, 029, 031, 037; HUMN 001, 002, 003; PHIL 003, 004, 006; PLSC 006; SPAN 002, 003, 004, 011. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 002, 006, 007, 024; CDFS 038, 040; CJ 001; COMM 012; COUN 015, 023; ECON 001, 002; ETHN 001, 002, 003, 024, 028, 029, 031; GEOG 002, 004, 006; HED 001; HIST 002, 003, 004, 005, 010, 017, 018, 028, 029, 031, 037; JOUR 011; PHIL 006; PLSC 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 016, 019; POLS C1000; PSYC 002, 004, 005, 006, 007, 012, 020, 030, 034, C1000; SJS 001, 002, 030; SOC 001, 002, 023, 040, 045. |
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 010, 020, 030, 040, 045; CHEM 001, 002, 003, 004, 010, 011, 012, 030, 030L; ENGR 045; GEOG 001, 001L; GEOL 001, 002, 005, 006, 006L; PHSC 012, 013, 014, 015, 016; PHYS 002, 004, 006, 007, 008, 010. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 001, 001L; BIO 002, 003, 004, 005, 012, 012L, 014, 015, 016, 016L, 018, 019, 020, 025; BIOT 001, 010. |
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 |
| ANTH 024; ARTH 035; ENGL 033, 036; ETHN 001, 002, 024, 028, 029, 031, 033, 035, 036; HIST 028, 029, 031. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 17 - US 1 |
| HIST 18 - US 1 |
| HIST 28 - US 1 |
| HIST 29 - US 1 |
| HIST 31 - US 1 |
| HIST 37 - US 1 |
| PLSC 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PLSC 5 - US 2 & US 3 |
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