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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Irvine Valley 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 1, 1H, 3. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ESL 1; WR 1, 1H. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COMM 2, 3; LIB 20, 20H; PHIL 3; PSYC 13, 13H; RD 74; WR 2, 2H. |
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 20, 20H, 25; BIO 10; CHEM 1A, 1AH, 1B, 3, 4, 12A, 12B; ERTH 20; GEOG 1, 1L, 10, 10H; GEOL 1, 2, 3, 22, 23; MS 20; PHYS 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 20. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANTH 1, 1H, 1L; BIO 1, 1H, 1L, 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 19H, 21, 30, 43, 44, 55, 71, 72, 80, 80H, 81, 81H, 82, 83, 93L; BIOT 70, 70L; MS 20; PSYC 3, 3H, 3L. |
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 |
| BIO 7; CS 6A, 6B; ECON 5, 10, 10H; HLTH 10; MATH 2, 3A, 3AH, 3B, 3BH, 4A, 5, 6A, 8, 10, 11, 20, 24, 24H, 26, 31, 124; MGT 5, 10, 10H; PSYC 10, 10H. |
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 40, 42, 80; ARTH 1, 4, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33; COMM 10, 30; DNCE 77, 78, 85; MUS 1, 20, 20H, 21, 27, 28; PHOT 1; TA 1, 8, 10, 20, 21, 22, 25, 25H, 26, 26H, 27, 29, 29H, 30, 40. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ASL 15, 21, 22, 23, 24; CHI 1, 2, 3, 4; ESL 80; ETHN 20; FILM 70, 71, 71H, 72, 72H, 73, 74, 75; FR 1, 1H, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11; HIST 1, 1H, 2, 10, 11, 20, 21, 24, 25, 30, 40, 41, 51, 51H; HUM 1, 1H, 2, 3, 4, 10, 20, 21, 22, 27, 50; JA 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 4, 10, 21, 21H, 23, 23H; LIT 1, 1H, 7, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 49, 74; PHIL 1, 2, 5, 10, 11; PS 5, 41; SPAN 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 4, 10, 11. |
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 |
| ETHN 10, 10H, 20, 30, 40, 60; FILM 40; GS 50; HIST 11, 40, 41, 61; HLTH 5, 6, 7, 8; HUM 10; KNES 97; PS 41; PSYC 2, 20H; SOC 3H, 20H, 23. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 2, 2H, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 6, 13, 20, 20H; ENV 6. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| MUS 21; SOC 20. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| GS 10, 20; HIST 51, 51H; PSYC 20; SOC 19. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 2, 3, 20, 38. |
D-6: History |
| HIST 1, 1H, 2, 20, 21, 24, 25, 30, 51, 51H; PS 41. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| COMM 5, 9; ENV 1; GLBL 1, 2; SOC 10; SRM 80, 85, 90. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| AJ 2, 4, 13; LGL 21; PS 1, 1H, 3, 4, 6, 12, 12H, 14, 14H, 17, 21. |
D-9: Psychology |
| HD 7; PSYC 1, 1H, 3, 3H, 5, 5H, 6, 7, 9, 11, 20, 30, 32, 33, 37, 37H; SOC 30. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| AJ 2, 8; HD 4, 15; PSYC 30; SOC 1, 1H, 2, 3, 10, 15, 30. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| BIO 44; COUN 1, 4, 6, 6H, 10, 12, 20, 103, 150; GS 20; HD 7; HLTH 1, 3, 7; NUT 1, 2; PSYC 6, 7, 33; RD 171. |
| For a complete list of all approved PE activity courses for this area see pdf link at the top of the page. |
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 10, 10H, 20, 30, 40, 60. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETHN 30 - US 1 |
| ETHN 40 - US 1 |
| HIST 20 - US 1 |
| HIST 21 - US 1 |
| HIST 51 - US 1 |
| HIST 51H - US 1 |
| PS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PS 1H - US 2 & U3 3 |
| PS 3 - US 3 |
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