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General Education-Course Lists

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Certain professional programs include GE course patterns not listed here. Students should consult the curriculum of the specific major to identify the exact GE requirement for the major. The symbol (+) indicates that a course may be taken on a credit/no credit basis. Please refer to the corresponding major section in this catalog for prerequisites and a detailed description of general education courses listed below.

AREA A-Communication and Critical Thinking: 12 units:

Students must take one course from each sub-area.

1. Oral Communication:

2. Written Communication:

3. Critical Thinking:

AREA B-Mathematics and Natural Science: 16 units

To fulfill all B area requirements, students must take at least one course from each sub-area, for a total of 16 units.

1. Physical Science:

2. Biological Sciences:

Note(s):

*Students must complete SCI 210/210L , SCI 211/211L , SCI 212/212L , and SCI 213/213L  to meet GE Sub-areas B2 and B3.

3. Laboratory Activity:

Laboratory courses are marked with an “L” following the course number. At least one laboratory course from GE Sub-areas B1 or B2 must be taken to fulfill the GE Sub-area B3 requirement. Activity courses, which are marked with an “A” following the course number, do not fulfill the GE Sub-area B3 requirement.

4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning:

Students must meet all course prerequisites before enrolling in any mathematics or statistics course.

Note(s):

*Recommended for students who plan to meet state requirements for elementary school teachers. Students must complete MAT 194 , MAT 394 , MAT 395 , and MAT 494  to meet the GE Sub-area B4 requirement.

5. Science and Technology Synthesis (upper division):

Students must complete all GE lower-division requirements in Areas A and B before they take any GE B5 Synthesis course. Select at least 4 units of coursework from the following list:

Note(s):

*These interdisciplinary courses fulfill units in more than one of the three required GE Synthesis areas. All students are required to complete three different Synthesis courses that cover the three required GE Synthesis areas.

For Liberal Studies and Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies Majors with Pre-Credential and BA/Credential Subplans only:

Required for students who plan to meet state requirements for elementary school teachers and for Pre-Credential and BA/Credential subplans in Liberal Studies and Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies. The following courses are to be taken in sequence. Students must take all courses listed in order to meet General Education requirements. See departmental advisor for more information.

AREA C-Humanities: 16 units

Students are required to take at least one course from each sub-area. A minimum of 16 units must be completed. See also the Interdisciplinary General Education Program (IGE) Section, which is the pattern recommended for students in Engineering and Architecture.

1. Visual and Performing Arts:

2. Philosophy and Civilization:

3. Literature and Foreign Languages:

4. Humanities Synthesis (upper division):

Students must complete all GE lower-division requirements in Areas A and C before they take any GE C4 Synthesis course. Select one course from the following list:

Note(s):

*These interdisciplinary courses fulfill units in only one of the three required GE Synthesis areas. All students are required to complete three different Synthesis courses that cover the three required GE Synthesis areas.

AREA D-Social Sciences: 20 units

Students must take two courses in GE Sub-area 1, and at least one course from each of GE Sub-areas 2, 3, and 4. See also the Interdisciplinary General Education Program (IGE) section, which is the recommended pattern for most students in engineering and architecture.

1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals (8 units):

2. History, Economics, and Political Science:

3. Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies:

4. Social Science Synthesis (upper division):

Students must complete all GE lower-division requirements in Areas A and D before they take any GE D4 Synthesis course. Select one course from the following list:

Note(s):

*These interdisciplinary courses fulfill units in only one of the three required GE Synthesis areas. All students are required to complete three different Synthesis courses that cover the three required GE Synthesis areas.

AREA E-Lifelong Understanding and Self Development: 4 units

Use of Completion of Basic Military Training Toward Satisfaction of Area E:

Students who completed basic military training, served one year of active-duty service, and passed ENG 107 , ENG 109 , ENG 110 , or a comparable transfer course will be granted 4 units of GE Area E credit. This credit is limited to students with an other than dishonorable discharge or still on active duty.

Interdisciplinary Synthesis Courses:

These courses will satisfy the requirement in one of subareas: B5, C4, D4. Students must complete all lower-division courses in Area A and relevant subareas before they take an Interdisciplinary Synthesis course.

Select one course from the following list:

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