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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Folsom Lake College |
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 |
| COMM 301, 311, 331, 361. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGWR 300, 480; ESLW 340. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COMM 311, 315; ENGRD 310; ENGWR 301, 302, 481, 482; PHIL 300, 320, 325. |
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 300, 400; CHEM 305, 400, 401, 410, 420, 421; GEOG 300, 301, 306; GEOL 300, 301, 302, 305, 306, 310, 311, 330, 345; PHYS 310, 311, 350, 360, 411, 421, 431; PS 302. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANTH 300, 301, 303; BIOL 300, 307, 310, 323, 342, 350, 370, 400, 410, 411, 420, 430, 431, 440, 442; PSYC 312. |
B-3: Laboratory Activity |
| Students must select at least one laboratory experience (see underlined courses in areas B-1 and B-2). The laboratory-only courses may be used to satisfy the laboratory requirement only when the corresponding lecture course is also taken. |
B-4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning |
| ECON 310; MATH 300, 310, 333, 335, 341, 343, 355, 356, 370, 372, 373, 375, 400, 401, 402, 410, 420; PSYC 330; STAT 300. |
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 300, 302, 304, 305, 310, 312, 320, 323, 327, 328, 370, 372, 402, 430; ARTH 300, 303, 304, 306, 307, 309, 311, 312, 318, 324, 325, 328, 330, 332, 333; COMM 305; DANCE 380; MUFHL 308, 310, 311, 315, 321, 330, 400, 401, 410; PHOTO 420; TA 300, 302, 303, 304; TAFILM 300, 303, 304, 320. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ARTH 325, 333; ENGCW 400, 410; ENGLT 303, 305, 310, 311, 313, 319, 320, 321, 330, 339, 340, 341, 345, 359, 360, 370, 402; ENGWR 301, 481; FREN 401, 402, 411, 412; HIST 301, 302, 307, 308, 344, 368; HUM 300, 301, 310, 320, 325, 332, 370; MUFHL 308; PHIL 300, 310, 330, 331, 350, 352; SILA 315, 316; SPAN 401, 402, 411, 412; TA 302, 303. |
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 |
| ANTH 323, 341; ECON 307; ETHNS 300, 320, 330, 350, 360; HIST 301, 302, 310, 311, 368; KINES 416; PSYC 390; SJS 300; SOC 341. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 310, 319, 330. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 302, 304. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| PSYC 368; SOC 321; SWHS 331. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| HIST 331. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 310, 322. |
D-6: History |
| HIST 307, 308, 314, 319, 331, 344. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| BUS 330; COMM 325, 341, 351, 363; ECE 312, 314; JOUR 310; NUTRI 310; PSYC 372; SOC 310, 379. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| BUS 345; POLS 301, 302, 310, 320. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSYC 300, 312, 320, 335, 340, 356, 368, 370; SWHS 331. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| ADMJ 300, 302, 320; COMM 351; JOUR 310; SOC 300, 301, 379. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. For a complete list of all PE courses, please click the pdf link at the top of the page. |
| 3 units minimum |
| COMM 321; ECE 312, 314; ENGED 320; HCD 310, 315; HEED 300, 351; INDIS 313; KINES 300; NUTRI 300, 302; PSYC 340, 356, 370, 372; SOC 310; SWHS 302, 340. |
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. |
| ETHNS 300, 320, 330, 350, 351, 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 331 - US 1 |
| POLS 301 - US 2 & US 3 |
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