Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 University Catalog

General Education Course Lists

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-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), a two-course “Stretch Composition” sequence (ENG 1100 /1100M and ENG 1101 /1101M), or a two-course series (IGE 1100 and IGE 1200 ). More information about selecting the A2 course that fits students’ needs can be found at the following links, or in consultation with an advisor: (ENG) https://www.cpp.edu/class/english-modern-languages/composition/index.shtml or (IGE) https://www.cpp.edu/ceis/interdisciplinary-general-education/index.shtml.

Student must earn a grade of C- or better to receive credit in A2.

Note(s):

* Students must complete ENG 1100 or ENG 1100M before ENG 1101 or ENG 1101M.

** Students must complete IGE 1100 before enrolling in and completing IGE 1200 to receive GE Area A2 credit. For more information on the IGE program, please see the Interdisciplinary General Education program.

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:

2. Life Sciences:

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.

Note(s):

* Students must have completed MAT 1051 and co-enroll in MAT 1051A before taking MAT 1052 .

** Students must co-enroll in MAT 1055A .

MAT 1050 can alternatively be satisfied either through a single course MAT 1055 or a two-course “Stretch College Algebra” sequence (MAT 1051 and MAT 1052 ).

*** Students must have completed STA 1201 and co-enroll in STA 1201A before taking STA 1202 .

**** Students must co-enroll in STA 1205A

STA 1200 can alternatively be satisfied either through a single course STA 1205 or a two-course “Stretch Statistics with Applications” sequence (STA 1201 and STA 1202 ).

For more information on choosing the best course for you, please visit: https://www.cpp.edu/studentsuccess/new-students/category-placement.shtml.

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:

Note(s):

* This interdisciplinary course fulfills units in only one GE Sub-area.

** IGE 1200 taken alone will receive GE Sub-area C2 credit only.

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:

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:

PLS 2010 - Introduction to American Government (3) [D2]

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):

*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

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 (boot camp) will be granted 3 units of GE Area E credit.

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.