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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Santa Monica 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 |
| COMST 11, 12, 16, 21. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 1, 1D. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COMST 21; ENGL 2, 31; BUS 32; HIST 47; PHILOS 7, 9. |
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8; CHEM 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 21, 22+24, 31; GEOG 1, 3, 5; GEOL 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 31, 32; PHYSCS 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANATMY 1, 2; ANTHRO 1, 5, 9, 11; BIOL 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 15N, 21, 22, 23; BOTANY 1, 3; MCRBIO 1; NUTR 1; PHYS 3; PSYCH 2; ZOOL 5. |
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 |
| ACCTG 45; BUS 45; MATH 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21, 26, 28, 29, 41, 54. |
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) |
| AHIS 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 52, 71, 72; ART 10A, 10B, 13, 20A, 20B, 40A, 40B; DANCE 2, 5, 6; ENGL 26, 55; ET 61; ETH ST 12, 33, 36, 38, 71, 72; FILM 1, 2, 6, 8; GRDES 74; HUM 26; INTARC 41; MUSIC 1, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39, 60A, 60B; PHOTO 52; THART 2, 5, 41. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| AHIS 18; ASL 1, 2; ARABIC 1; CHNESE 1, 2, 3, 4, 9; COMST 12, 14; ECON 15; ENGL 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 26, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64; ENVRN 20; ETH ST 10, 16, 17, 19, 39, 41, 43, 44, 53, 62; FILM 5, 6, 7, 11; FRENCH 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 20; GERMAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 8; HEBREW 1, 2, 3, 4, 8; HIST 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 33, 34, 41, 43, 52, 53, 55, 62; HUM 9A, 26; ITAL 1, 2, 3, 4, 8; JAPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9; KOREAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 9; LING 1; PERSIN 1, 2; PHILOS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 20, 22, 23, 24, 48, 51, 52; POLSC 51, 52; PORTGS 1, 2; RELST 51, 52; RUSS 1, 2, 8; SPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 20; TURKSH 1. |
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 |
| AD JUS 1; COMM ST 20, 35, 37, 38; ECON 4, 8; ENVRN 4; ETH ST 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 62; HIST 10, 16, 27, 41, 42, 43, 51, 62; HUM 9A; MEDIA 10; NUTR 7; POL SC 21; PORTGS 2; PSYCH 8; SOCIOL 30, 31, 32, 34; WGS 40. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTHRO 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22; ASTRON 6; HIST 38, 39. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 1, 2, 5, 6; GLOBAL 5; HIST 1, 33, 34, 38, 39; POLSC 5. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| ETH ST 30; HIST 33, 34, 38, 39, 42; POLSC 21; SOCIOL 30, 32, 34. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| ANTHRO 14; COM ST 36; HIST 33, 34; POLSC 23; SOCIOL 33; WGS 10, 20, 30. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 2, 8, 11, 14; GLOBAL 11; HIST 33, 34, 38, 39; URBAN 8. |
D-6: History |
| ECON 15; ENGL 32; ENVRN 14, 32; ETH ST 10, 16, 41, 42, 43; HIST 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 47, 52, 55. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| COMST 9, 30, 31, 35, 37; ECE 11; ENVRN 7; ETH ST 14; GLOBAL 3, 10; GEOG 7; HIST 33, 34, 38, 39; MEDIA 1, 3, 4, 10; PHILOS 48; PSYCH 11; SPAN 9, 20. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| ECON 5; ENRN 22; ETH ST 21; GLOBAL 5; PHILOS 51, 52; POLSC 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 21, 22, 24, 31, 47, 51, 52. |
D-9: Psychology |
| ENVRN 40; PSYCH 1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 19, 25, 40. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| ETH ST 30; SOCIOL 1, 1S, 2, 2S, 4, 12, 30, 32, 33, 34. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| AQUA 10A; BILING 1; BIOL 2, 9; COUNS 20; ENGL 31; ETH ST 1; HEALTH 10; NUTR 1; KIN PE 2, 4; NUTR 1; PSYCH 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 19, 25, 33. |
| For a complete list of all approved PE activity courses for this area see the link for the pdf 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. |
| ETH ST 1. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ECON 15 - US 1 |
| ETH ST 10 - US 1 |
| ETH ST 41 - US 1 |
| ENVRN 14 - US 1 |
| HIST 10 - US 1 |
| HIST 11 - US 1 |
| HIST 12 - US 1 |
| HIST 14 - US 1 |
| HIST 15 - US 1 |
| HIST 41 - US 1 |
| POLSC 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
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