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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Long Beach City 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 10, 10H, 20, 30, 45, 60. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 1, 1H, 1S; ESL 1S. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COMM 60; COSA 2; ENGL 3, 3H, 4, 4H; HIST 47; PHIL 11, 12, 22; READ 84. |
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 1, 1H, 1L; CHEM 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4; ENVRS 1; GEOL 1, 1H, 2, 2F, 2L, 3, 3H, 4, 5, 7, 10, 18, 20; PGEOG 1, 1L, 2; PHYS 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANAT 1, 41; ANTHR 1, 1H, 1L, 11; BIO 1A, 1B, 2, 5, 11, 20, 20H, 22, 25, 30, 41, 41H, 41L, 60, 60L, 61; PHYSI 1. |
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 |
| GBUS 10; MATH 21B, 27, 28, 28S, 37, 40, 40S, 45, 45S, 47, 50, 60, 60H, 70, 70H, 80, 84; STAT 1, 1H, 1S. |
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) |
| ARCHT 80, 81; ART 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 30, 31, 80; CART 41; COMM 50; DANCE 1, 19; FASH 32; FILM 1, 2A, 2B, 10; MUSIC 6, 32, 33B, 35, 40, 40H, 89; PHOT 10; TART 1, 25, 30; TV 1. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ASL 1, 2, 3, 4, 24; CHIN 1, 2; ENGL 2, 15, 16, 17, 26, 32, 33, 33H, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43A, 43B, 44, 44H, 45, 45H, 46, 47, 48, 48H, 49, 49H, 53A; FREN 1, 2, 3, 4; GER 1, 2; HIST 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1BH, 2B, 2C, 2CH, 5A, 5B, 7, 8A, 8AH, 8B, 8BH, 9A, 9B, 9C, 10, 10H, 11, 11H, 18, 25, 27A, 27B, 33; HUMAN 1, 1H, 7; ITAL 1, 2; JAPAN 1, 2, 3, 4; KHMER 9, 10; LING 1, 1H, 3, 3H; PHIL 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6H, 7, 7H, 8, 9, 10, 10H, 14, 15, 16; SOCSC 1, 1H, 7; SPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 9H, 10, 10H, 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D; VIET 1, 2. |
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 |
D--1: Sociology |
| ANTHR 4; CDECE 47; COMM 40; ETHST 1, 1H; GLST 1, 2; HIST 7; JOURN 10; PH 21, 22; PHIL 1, 1H, 10H; PSYCH 11H; SOCIO 11H, 17. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTHR 2, 2H, 3, 3H, 10. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 4. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| HIST 27A, 27B; SOCIO 13. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| HIST 25; PHIL 10. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 2, 40. |
D-6: History |
| HIST 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1BH, 2B, 2C, 2CH, 5A, 5B, 8A, 8AH, 8B, 8BH, 9A, 9B, 9C, 18, 33. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| CDECE 45; COMM 25; ECON 5; GEOG 5; HUMAN 1, 1H, 7; PHIL 3, 15, 16; SOCSC 1, 1H, 7. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| POLSC 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 4, 4H, 9, 10, 11; PUBAD 1. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSYCH 1, 1H, 11, 14, 33. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| SOCIO 1, 1H, 2, 11, 13, 40. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| THREE semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| Select one course from CDECE 45, 47; COUNS 2, 7, 50; HLED 3, 4, 5; LEARN 11, 11H; NUTR 20; PH 10, 24; PSYCH 4, 10. |
| 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. |
| EDUC 6; ETHST 1, 1H, 6. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 8A - US 1 |
| HIST 8AH - US 1 |
| HIST 8B - US 1 |
| HIST 8BH - US 1 |
| HIST 10 - US 1 |
| HIST 10H - US 1 |
| HIST 11 - US 1 |
| HIST 11H - US 1 |
| POLSC 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 1H - US 2 & US 3 |
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