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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Los Angeles Southwest 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 101. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGLISH 101, 101X. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| ENGLISH 102, 103; PHILOS 8. |
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 |
| ASTRON 1, 005; CHEM 51, 101, 102, 211, 212; EARTH 1, 2; ENV SCI 1; GEOG 1, 15; GEOLOGY 1, 2, 4, 6, 7; OCEAN 10; PHYS SC 1, 4, 14; PHYSICS 6, 7, 37, 38, 39. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANTHRO 101, 111; BIOLOGY 003, 005, 006, 007, 009, 020, 022, 046; MICRO 1, 20; PHYSIOL 1; PSYCH 2. |
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 215, 227, 227S, 228B, 230, 235, 236, 240, 245, 260, 265, 266, 267, 270, 275. |
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 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 300, 501; ARTHIST 126, 130, 140; DANCEST 805; MUSIC 111, 116, 141; THEATER 100, 110. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ASL 1, 2; ANTHRO 104; COMM 130; ENGLISH 102, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 215, 234, 235; FRENCH 1, 2; HISTORY 1, 2; HUMAN 1, 2, 6, 31; PHILOS 1; SPANISH 1, 2, 3, 4. |
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 |
| AFRO AM 002, 007; CHICANO 2, 4; HISTORY 041, 42, 43; POL SCI 020; SOC 011. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTHRO 102, 103, 104, 133. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 1, 2; POL SCI 60. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| NONE. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| HISTORY 52; POL SCI 19. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 2, 7, 14. |
D-6: History |
| HISTORY 1, 2, 5, 11, 12, 42, 43, 52; HUMAN 6. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| CH DEV 1; ENVSTDS 101; HEALTH 21; SOC 45. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| ADM JUS 1, 2; HISTORY 11, 12; LAW 3; POL SCI 1, 2, 5, 7, 19, 30, 50, 60. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSYCH 1, 11, 14, 41. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| ADM JUS 063; HEALTH 21; SOC 1, 2, 45. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| COUNSEL 20, 40; ENV SCI 2; FAM&CS 21; HEALTH 2, 8, 11, 21, 101; PSYCH 3, 41; SOC 12. |
| For a complete list of all approved PE activity courses for this area see www.assist.org Area E. |
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. |
| CHICANO 4 |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical and most current American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HISTORY 5 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 11 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 12 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 41 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 42 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 43 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
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