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Nov 21, 2024
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2023-2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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.
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AREA A-English Language Communication and Critical Thinking: 9 units:
Students must take one course from each sub-area.
1. Oral Communication:
Student must earn a grade of C- or better to receive credit in A1.
2. Written Communication:
GE Area A2 can be satisfied either through a single course (ENG 1103/1103M) or a two-course “Stretch Composition” sequence (ENG 1100/1100M and ENG 1101/1101M ). More information about selecting the A2 course that fits students’ needs can be found at the following link, or in consultation with an advisor: https://www.cpp.edu/class/english-modern-languages/composition/index.shtml.
Student must earn a grade of C- or better to receive credit in A2.
3. Critical Thinking:
Student must earn a grade of C- or better to receive credit in A3.
AREA B-Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning: 12 units
To fulfill all B area requirements, students must take at least one course from each sub-area, for a total of 12 units.
1. Physical Sciences:
- AST 1010 - Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe (3)
- CHM 1010 - Chemistry in Our World (2) and
- CHM 1010L - Chemistry in Our World Laboratory (1)
- CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I (3) and
- CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
- CHM 1220 - General Chemistry II (3) and
- CHM 1220L - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
- CHM 2120 - Chemistry for Elementary Educators (2) and
- CHM 2120L - Chemistry for Elementary Educators Laboratory (1)
- GEO 1010 - Physical Geography (3) and
- GEO 1010L - Physical Geography Lab (1)
- GSC 1100 - Water in a Changing World (3)
- GSC 1110 - Principles of Geology (3) and
- GSC 1410L - Principles of Geology Laboratory (1)
- GSC 1120 - Earth, Time, and Life (3) and
- GSC 1510L - Earth, Time, and Life Laboratory (1)
- GSC 1160 - Introduction to Astronomy (3)
- GSC 1200 - Introduction to Oceanography (3)
- GSC 1950 - Living in Earthquake Country (3)
- GSC 2120 - Earth Science for Elementary Educators (2) and
- GSC 2120L - Earth Science for Elementary Educators Laboratory (1)
- PHY 1020 - Fundamentals of Physics (3)
- PHY 1050 - The Physics of Musical Sound (2) and
- PHY 1050L - Physics of Musical Sound Laboratory (1)
- PHY 1210 - Physics of Motion, Fluids, and Heat (3) and
- PHY 1210L - Physics of Motion, Fluids, and Heat Laboratory (1)
- PHY 1510 - Introduction to Newtonian Mechanics (3) and
- PHY 1510L - Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory (1)
- PHY 2120 - Physical Science for Elementary Educators (2) and
- PHY 2120L - Physical Science for Elementary Educators Laboratory (1)
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. Student must earn a grade of C- or better to receive credit in B4.
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 3 units of coursework from the following list:
Note(s):
*This interdisciplinary course fulfills units in only one GE Sub-area.
AREA C-Arts and Humanities: 12 units
Students are required to take at least 3 units from each sub-area and 3 additional units from sub-areas 1 and/or 2. A minimum of 12 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. Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Civilization:
3. Arts and Humanities Synthesis (upper division):
Students must complete all GE lower-division requirements in Areas A and C before they take any GE C3 Synthesis course. Select one course from the following list:
- AG 4010 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural and Apparel Industries (3) *
- ANT 3530 - Language and Culture (3)
- ANT 3600 - Magic, Shamanism, and Religion (3) *
- ANT 4050 - Anthropology of Gender (3) *
- ARC 4630 - Interpreting Architecture (3)
- BUS 4820 - International Destinations and the United States: Cross-Cultural Analysis (3) *
- CLS 4100 - Model United Nations (3) *
- CLS 4820 - Study Abroad: International Fieldwork (3) *
- DAN 4460 - History of Dance and Its Artistic and Cultural Influences (3)
- ENG 3520 - Harry Potter as Literature and Culture (3)
- ENG 4110 - Technologies of Writing (3)
- ENG 4503 - Shakespeare before 1600 (3)
- ENG 4740 - Chinese Civilization and Culture (3)
- ENG 4880 - Modernism and Postmodernism (3)
- EWS 3010 - Ethnic Identity (3)
- EWS 3750 - Gender, Ethnicity, and Film (3)
- EWS 4430 - Women, Health, and Body Politics (3) *
- EWS 4500 - Multiracial and Hybrid Identities (3) *
- EWS 4510 - Diaspora Studies (3) *
- HST 3306 - Modern India (3) *
- HST 3313 - The Middle East from the Rise of Islam to 1500 (3)
- HST 3340 - History of American Institutions and Ideals, 1877-present (3) **
- HST 3352 - History and Culture of the British Empire (3)
- HST 3370 - History of California (3)
- HST 3373 - History and Hollywood (3)
- HST 4230 - Modern Science in World History (3) *
- HST 4406 - History of Women, Gender, & Sexuality in the United States (3) *
- HST 4408 - History of American Science and Technology (3) *
- HST 4433 - Nonviolence in the Modern World (3) *
- IGE 3200 - Visions of Science and Technology (3)
- IGE 3300 - Demons, the Undead, and the Monstrous Other (3)
- IGE 3500 - The Creative Process: Theory and Practice (3) *
- IME 4020 - Ethical Concepts in Technology and Applied Science (3) *
- MU 3100 - History of Technology in Music (3) *
- MU 4171 - Theory, History, and Design of Musical Instruments (3)
- MU 4240 - Beatlemania (3) *
- MU 4250 - Life and Death in the Arts (3)
- PHL 3110 - Philosophical Issues in the Law (3) *
- PHL 3330 - Bioethics (3) *
- PHL 3400 - Current Debates About Sexuality (3)
- PHL 3450 - Confrontations With The Reaper (3)
- PHL 3530 - Cognitive Science (3) *
- PHL 3540 - The Philosophy and Science of Implicit Bias (3) *
- PHL 3810 - Race and Racism (3) *
- RS 3030 - Organization for Regenerative Practices (3) *
- RS 4500 - Sustainable Communities (3) *
- SPN 3420 - Latin American Civilization (3)
- TH 3010 - Through Artists’ Eyes (3)
- TH 4100 - Theatrical Pursuit of an American Ideology (3)
- URP 4040 - Placemaking: Theories, Methods, and Practices (3)
Note(s):
*This interdisciplinary course fulfills units in only one GE Sub-area.
**Course fulfills American Ideals requirement part A (U.S. History and American Ideals).
AREA D-Social Sciences: 9 units
Students are required to take at least one course from each sub-area. A minimum of 9 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. U.S. History and American Ideals:
2. U.S. Constitution and California Government:
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:
- AG 4010 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural and Apparel Industries (3) *
- ANT 3500 - Environment, Technology and Culture (3) *
- ANT 3600 - Magic, Shamanism, and Religion (3) *
- ANT 3790 - Culture Areas of the World (3)
- ANT 4050 - Anthropology of Gender (3) *
- BUS 4820 - International Destinations and the United States: Cross-Cultural Analysis (3) *
- CLS 4100 - Model United Nations (3) *
- CLS 4820 - Study Abroad: International Fieldwork (3) *
- COM 3314 - Organizational Communication (3)
- COM 3327 - Intercultural Communication (3)
- COM 4133 - Public Opinion, Propaganda and Mass Media (3)
- COM 4222 - Crisis Communication (3)
- COM 4233 - Political Economy of Mass Communication (3)
- COM 4447 - Political Communication (3)
- CRM 3325 - Mass Incarceration (3)
- CRM 3390 - Media and Crime (3)
- CS 3750 - Computers and Society (3) *
- DAN 4490 - Dance in Contemporary Culture (3)
- EC 4441 - Industry Studies (3) *
- EC 4442 - Countrywide Economic Studies (3)
- ECS 3400 - Language and Literacy in Multilingual Families and Communities (3)
- EGR 3321 - CA Boundary Law and Public Lands (3)
- EGR 4050 - Role of Design Professionals In Society (3)
- ENG 4220 - Sociolinguistics (3)
- EWS 3300 - Ethnicity and Families (3)
- EWS 3700 - Race, Gender and the Law/Public Policies (3)
- EWS 3800 - Women in Global Perspective (3)
- EWS 4010 - Contemporary African American Studies (3)
- EWS 4020 - Contemporary Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies (3)
- EWS 4030 - Contemporary Native American Studies (3)
- EWS 4040 - Contemporary Asian Pacific Islander American Studies (3)
- EWS 4070 - Diverse Gender and Sexual Identities (3)
- EWS 4250 - Gender, Power, and Emerging Technologies (2) and
- EWS 4250L - Gender, Power, and Emerging Technologies Laboratory (1)
- EWS 4310 - Ethnicity, Gender and Religion/Spirituality (3)
- EWS 4430 - Women, Health, and Body Politics (3) *
- EWS 4450 - Multiethnic Heritage of California (3)
- EWS 4500 - Multiracial and Hybrid Identities (3) *
- EWS 4510 - Diaspora Studies (3) *
- EWS 4520 - Ethnicity, Race, and Sexuality (3)
- GEO 3510 - Geography of California (3) *
- HST 3306 - Modern India (3) *
- HST 3315 - The Middle East from 1500 (3)
- HST 3324 - European Revolutions, 1789-1914 (3)
- HST 3337 - Latin America since 1810 (3)
- HST 4210 - History of the Scientific Revolution (3)
- HST 4230 - Modern Science in World History (3) *
- HST 4406 - History of Women, Gender, & Sexuality in the United States (3) *
- HST 4407 - History of American Workers, 1877-Present (3)
- HST 4408 - History of American Science and Technology (3) *
- HST 4433 - Nonviolence in the Modern World (3) *
- IGE 3400 - Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia: Life along the Silk Road (3)
- IGE 3500 - The Creative Process: Theory and Practice (3) *
- IGE 3600 - UFOs, Illuminati, and Other Conspiracy Theories (3)
- IME 4030 - Fiscal Implications in Technical Decision Making (3) *
- KIN 4430 - Inequality in Sport and Physical Activity (3)
- KIN 4460 - Sport, Media, and Social Justice (3)
- KIN 4490 - US Sport, Culture, and Social Justice (3)
- KIN 4700 - Emotional Wellbeing and Stress Prevention (3)
- MHR 3020 - Organizational Behavior (3)
- MU 3100 - History of Technology in Music (3) *
- MU 4240 - Beatlemania (3) *
- NTR 3280 - Food and Culture (3)
- PHL 3110 - Philosophical Issues in the Law (3) *
- PHL 3540 - The Philosophy and Science of Implicit Bias (3) *
- PHL 3810 - Race and Racism (3) *
- PLS 3821 - Politics, Policies, Pop Culture (3)
- PLS 4205 - American Political Institutions and Behavior (3) **
- PLS 4800 - Policies of Need and Greed (3)
- PLS 4811 - California Government (3) ***
- PLS 4815 - Environmental Politics and Policy (3)
- PSY 3325 - Multicultural Psychology (3)
- PSY 3326 - Health Psychology (3) *
- PSY 4455 - Human Sexuality: Relationships (3)
- RS 3020 - Global Regenerative Systems (3)
- RS 3030 - Organization for Regenerative Practices (3) *
- RS 4500 - Sustainable Communities (3) *
- SOC 3345 - Crime, Criminalization and Society (3)
- SOC 4440 - Technology & Society (3)
- SOC 4451 - Social Inequality, Sport and the Body (3)
- SOC 4465 - Impact of Colonization on the Peoples of Hawaii (3)
- TH 4250 - Community Based Theatre (2) and
- TH 4250A - Community Based Theatre Activity (1)
- URP 3010 - Introduction to Urban Planning (3)
- URP 4110 - Evolution of American Cities and the Planning Movement (3)
- URP 4120 - Urban Design in Europe (3)
- URP 4220 - The Just City (3)
- URP 4750 - Planning in a Global Economy (3)
- URP 4820 - California Water (3)
Note(s):
*This interdisciplinary course fulfills units in only one GE Sub-area.
**Course fulfills American Ideals requirement part B (U.S. Constitution and California Government).
***Course fulfills the California Government portion of American Ideals requirement part B (U.S. Constitution and California Government).
AREA E-Lifelong Learning and Self-Development: 3 units
AREA F-Ethnic Studies: 3 units
- AG 2050 - Race, Ethnicity and Food Justice (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2050 - Race, Ethnicity and Food Justice (3)
- AMM 1090 - Race and Ethnicity in Fashion (3) cross listed as
- EWS 1090 - Race and Ethnicity in Fashion (3)
- AMM 1250 - Race, Ethnicity, and the American Consumer (3) cross listed as
- EWS 1250 - Race, Ethnicity, and the American Consumer (3)
- COM 2238 - Racialized Language, Power, and Identities (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2238 - Racialized Language, Power, and Identities (3)
- ENG 2185 - Realities and Representations of La Frontera/The Border (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2185 - Realities and Representations of La Frontera/The Border (3)
- ENG 2332 - Literature and the African American Experience (3) * cross listed as
- EWS 2332 - Literature and the African American Experience (3) *
- EWS 1401 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)
- EWS 2011 - African American Historical Experience (3)
- EWS 2021 - Latina and Latino American Historical Experience (3)
- EWS 2031 - Native American Historical Experience (3)
- EWS 2041 - Asian American Historical Experience (3)
- HST 2015 - The Great American Historical Paradox: African and American (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2015 - The Great American Historical Paradox: African and American (3)
- IGE 2600 - Digital Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2600 - Digital Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (3)
- LA 2250 - The Japanese American Experience and the California Landscape (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2250 - The Japanese American Experience and the California Landscape (3)
- LS 2200 - Sound, Rhythm, and Race (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2200 - Sound, Rhythm, and Race (3)
- LS 2230 - Infinite Blackness (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2230 - Infinite Blackness (3)
- NTR 2180 - Ethnic Studies of Food, Nutrition, and Health Disparities (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2180 - Ethnic Studies of Food, Nutrition, and Health Disparities (3)
- PLS 2080 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Politics (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2080 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Politics (3)
- PLS 3275 - Asian American Politics (3) cross listed as
- EWS 3275 - Asian American Politics (3)
- SOC 3313 - Latina/o Sociology (3) cross listed as
- EWS 3313 - Latina/o Sociology (3)
- SOC 3315 - Asian American Sociology (3) cross listed as
- EWS 3315 - Asian American Sociology (3)
- TH 2210 - Race and Ethnicity on Stage and Screen (3) cross listed as
- EWS 2210 - Race and Ethnicity on Stage and Screen (3)
- URP 1051 - Ethnic Communities, Places, and Urban Planning (3) cross listed as
- EWS 1051 - Ethnic Communities, Places, and Urban Planning (3)
Note(s)
*This interdisciplinary course fulfills units in only one GE Sub-area.
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 1101 or ENG 1103 or a comparable transfer course will be granted 3 units of GE Area E credit. This credit is limited to students with an other than dishonorable discharge or still on active duty.
Interdisciplinary Courses:
These courses will satisfy the requirement in one of subareas listed. Students must complete all lower-division courses in Area A and relevant subareas before they take an upper-division Interdisciplinary Synthesis course.
- AG 4010 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural and Apparel Industries (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- ANT 3500 - Environment, Technology and Culture (3) (fulfills Area B5 or D4)
- ANT 3600 - Magic, Shamanism, and Religion (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- ANT 4050 - Anthropology of Gender (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- BUS 4820 - International Destinations and the United States: Cross-Cultural Analysis (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- CLS 4100 - Model United Nations (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- CLS 4820 - Study Abroad: International Fieldwork (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- CS 3750 - Computers and Society (3) (fulfills Area B5 or D4)
- EC 4441 - Industry Studies (3) (fulfills Area B5 or D4)
- ENG 2332 - Literature and the African American Experience (3) (fulfills GE Area C2 or Area F) cross listed as
- EWS 2332 - Literature and the African American Experience (3) (fulfills GE Area C2 or Area F)
- EWS 4430 - Women, Health, and Body Politics (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- EWS 4500 - Multiracial and Hybrid Identities (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- EWS 4510 - Diaspora Studies (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- GEO 3510 - Geography of California (3) (fulfills Area B5 or D4)
- HST 3306 - Modern India (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- HST 4230 - Modern Science in World History (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- HST 4406 - History of Women, Gender, & Sexuality in the United States (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- HST 4408 - History of American Science and Technology (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- HST 4433 - Nonviolence in the Modern World (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- IGE 3500 - The Creative Process: Theory and Practice (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- IME 4020 - Ethical Concepts in Technology and Applied Science (3) (fulfills Area B5 or C3)
- IME 4030 - Fiscal Implications in Technical Decision Making (3) (fulfills Area B5 or D4)
- MU 3100 - History of Technology in Music (3) (fulfills Area B5, C3, or D4)
- MU 4240 - Beatlemania (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- PHL 3110 - Philosophical Issues in the Law (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- PHL 3330 - Bioethics (3) (fulfills Area B5 or C3)
- PHL 3530 - Cognitive Science (3) (fulfills Area B5 or C3)
- PHL 3540 - The Philosophy and Science of Implicit Bias (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- PHL 3810 - Race and Racism (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- PSY 3326 - Health Psychology (3) (fulfills Area B5 or D4)
- RS 3030 - Organization for Regenerative Practices (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
- RS 4500 - Sustainable Communities (3) (fulfills Area C3 or D4)
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