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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Pasadena 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 |
| SPCH 001, 001H, 010. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 001A, 001AH, 001AS. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| ENGL 001B, 001BH, 001C, 001CH; PHIL 025, 025H, 030, 033; PHSC 002; SPCH 006, 012. |
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 |
| AGPS 004, 006, 012; ASTR 001, 012; CHEM 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B, 008A, 008B, 022; ENVS 001, 003; GEOG 001, 001L, 004; GEOL 001, 001F, 002, 002F, 003, 003F, 004, 006, 012, 012F, 012L, 021, 021F, 022, 023, 030A, 030B, 030C, 030D, 030E, 030F; PHSC 003, 003L; PHYS 002A, 002B, 008A, 008B, 008C, 010, 010L, 031A, 031B. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANAT 025; ANTH 001, 001H, 001L; BIOL 002, 003, 004, 010A, 010C, 011, 011H, 014, 016, 030, 038, 039; MICR 002; PSYC 002; PYSO 001. |
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 |
| BUS 014A, 014B; CS 002, 006, 008, 045; MATH 003, 005A, 005AH, 005B, 005BH, 005C, 005CH, 006A, 008, 009, 010, 010H, 015, 022, 038, 055, 055H; STAT 015, 018, 050, 050H. |
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) |
| ARCH 024A, 024B; ART 001A, 001B, 001C, 003A, 003B, 004A, 004B, 004C, 004D, 005, 007, 008, 009; CHIN 022, 050; CINE 007A, 007B, 025; DANC 021A, 021B; DMA 002; FRNC 050; ITAL 050; JAPN 050; MUSC 007A, 007B, 021, 022, 023, 024A, 024B, 025, 027, 028; MUSP 007; PHOT 010; SPAN 050; THRT 001, 005A, 005B; TVR 019. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ARBC 001, 002; ARMN 001, 002; ASL 001, 002, 003, 004; CHIN 001, 002, 002A, 003, 004, 005, 010, 012; ENGL 001B, 001BH, 005A, 005B, 009, 010, 011, 024, 025A, 025C, 025D, 025E, 025F, 025G, 025H, 025I, 025J, 026, 030A, 030B, 030C, 044A, 044B, 044C, 045A, 045B, 046A, 046B, 048, 049A, 053, 054, 055, 057, 058, 059, 060, 061, 065, 075, 078A, 078B, 082A, 082B, 085; ETH 051, 055, 061A, 061B, 065, 071, 075, 081, 085; FRNC 001, 002, 003, 004, 006, 010, 012, 016; GRMN 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 010, 012; HIST 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B, 005A, 005B, 007A, 007AH, 007B, 007BH, 008, 009A, 009B, 016, 018, 019, 025B, 025D, 025F, 025I, 027A, 027B, 030, 051, 061A, 061B, 071, 081; HUM 001, 002, 003, 004; ITAL 001, 002, 003, 004, 010, 012; JAPN 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 010, 011, 012; KINA 039C, 039D; LATN 001, 002; LING 010, 011; PHIL 001, 001H, 003, 007, 008, 020A, 020B, 031, 037; PORT 001, 002, 003, 004; RELG 001, 002, 003; RUSS 001, 002, 004, 011; SPAN 001, 002, 002A, 003, 004, 005, 006A, 006B, 012, 025, 031, 042, 042A, 042B, 044A, 044B. |
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 009, 086; ASL 015; ECON 001AH, 001B, 001BH; ETH 014, 014H, 051, 061A, 061B, 062, 063, 071, 072, 073, 081, 082, 083, 086; GLBL 001, 002; HED 051; HIST 007AH, 007BH, 027, 051, 061A, 061B, 071, 081; PSYC 003, 062, 072, 082; SOC 001H, 014, 014H, 030, 035, 063, 073, 083; SOSC 017. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 001, 001H, 001L, 002, 002H, 003, 004, 005, 006, 012, 031; ETH 086. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 001A. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| ANTH 012, 031; ETH 014, 051, 063, 071, 072, 073, 081, 086; HIST 051, 071, 081; PSYC 072; SOC 014, 063, 073. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| NONE. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 002, 003. |
D-6: History |
| ETH 051, 071, 081; HIST 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B, 005A, 005B, 007A, 007B, 008, 009A, 009B, 016, 018, 019, 025B, 025D, 025F, 025I, 027A, 027B, 030, 051, 071, 081. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| COMM 001; CHDV 015; ENVS 002; GERO 001; LING 012, 014, 016, 017; SPCH 013. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| POLS 001, 002, 006, 007, 021, 022. |
D-9: Psychology |
| ETH 072; PSYC 001, 001H, 002, 005, 021, 021H, 022, 023, 024, 025, 033, 072. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| ETH 014, 063, 073; SOC 001, 002, 014, 015, 016, 022, 024, 063, 073. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ANTH 002, 002H; COLL 001; COUN 012; HED 003, 044, 052; NUTR 011; PSYC 001, 001H, 003, 021, 021H, 022, 023, 024; SOC 022, 024. |
| 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. |
| ANTH 086; ENGL 055, 065, 075, 085; ETH 014, 014H, 051, 055, 061A, 061B, 062, 063, 065, 071, 073, 075, 081, 082, 083, 085, 086; HIST 051, 061A, 061B, 071, 081; PSYCH 062, 082; SOC 014, 014H, 063, 073, 083. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETH 061A - US 1 |
| ETH 061B - US 1 |
| ETH 071 - US 1 |
| ETH 081 - US 1 |
| HIST 007A - US 1 |
| HIST 007AH - US 1 |
| HIST 007B - US 1 |
| HIST 007BH - US 1 |
| HIST 025B - US 1 |
| HIST 071 - US 1 |
| HIST 081 - US 1 |
| POLS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
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