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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Antelope Valley College |
2025 - 2026 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area 1: English Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units or 12 quarter units required with at least one course from each area 1A, 1B, and 1C. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
1A: Written Communication |
| ENGL C1000, C1000H. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 102, 102H, C1001, C1001H; PHIL 201. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM C1000, C1000H. |
Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units. Course must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 3 units minimum |
2: Math Concepts and Quant Reasoning |
| MATH 110, 116, 124, 128, 140, 148, 150, 150H, 160, 220, 230, 250; STAT C1000, C1000H. |
Area 3: Arts and Humanities |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units with at least one course in 3A-Arts and 3B-Humanities. |
| 6 units minimum |
3A: Arts (Visual Arts, Architecture, Music, Dance, Theater, and Film) |
| ART 100, 101, 101H, 102, 103, 104, 106; DA 101, 113; ENGL 235; FTV 101, 107, 108, 201, 203; MUS 101, 101H, 105, 106, 110; MUSC 102, 103, 107, 108, 109; THA 101, 101H, 110, 111, 225. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| CHIN 102; COMM 114, 217; ENGL 221, 222, 225, 227, 230, 231, 235, 242, 253, 253H, 256, 257, 259, 265, 279; ETHN 257EN; FREN 102, 201, 202, 203; FTV 201, 203, 251; GER 102, 201, 202; HIST 101, 102, 104, 105, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 110H, 111H, 113, 115, 119; LATN 102, 201; PHIL 105, 105H, 106, 108, 109, 130, 140; PHOT 107; SPAN 110SS, 201, 202, 203, 210SS, 220SS; THA 239, 239H. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
4: Two 3-unit courses |
| AJ 206; ANTH 102, 103, 110, 112, 112H, 140; BUS 212; CFE 102, 103; DFST 105, 106, 110; ECON 100, 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 110; GEOG 105, 106, 110; HIST 101, 102, 104, 105, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 110, 110H, 111, 111H, 113, 114, 116, 118, 119; POLS 103, 200, 201, 202, 203, C1000, C1000H; PSY 200, 201, 212, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236; PSYC C1000, C1000H; SOC 101, 101H, 105, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 120, 200. |
Area 5: Physical/Biological Sciences |
| 7 semester units or 9 quarter units required with at least one course from Physical Science and one course from Biological Science. One Physical or Biological Science course must include a laboratory (underlined). |
| 7 units minimum |
5A: Physical Science |
| ASTR 101, 101H, 101L; CHEM 101, 102, 110, 120, 210, 220; ERSC 101; GEOG 101, 101L, 102, 102L; GEOL 101, 101H, 101L, 102, 102L; PHYS 101, 102, 110, 120, 211; PSCI 101. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 101, 101H, 101L; BIOL 101, 101L, 102, 103, 104, 104H, 110, 120, 201, 202, 204, 205. |
5C: Science Lab |
| Students must select at least one laboratory (see underlined courses in areas 5A and 5B). |
Area 6: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
6: One course (can be upper division) |
| ENGL 257; ETHN 101, 102, 257EN. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETHN 110HI - US 1 |
| ETHN 111HI - US 1 |
| HIST 107 - US 1 |
| HIST 108 - US 1 |
| HIST 110 - US 1 |
| HIST 111 - US 1 |
| POLS 101 - US 2 & US 3 |
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