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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Foothill College |
2023 - 2024 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking |
| Select one course from each category. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 12-15 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| COMM 1A, 1AH, 1B, 2, 3, 4. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1BH; ESLL 26. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| ENGL 1B, 1BH, 1C, 1CH; PHIL 1, 7. |
Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning |
| Select one course from each category. 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. |
| 12-15 units minimum |
B-1: Physical Science |
| ANTH 13, 13L; ASTR 10A, 10B, 10BH, 10L; CHEM 1A, 1B, 1C, 12A, 12AL, 12B, 12BL, 12C, 12CL, 25, 30A, 30B; GEOG 1, 20; PHYS 2A, 2B, 2C, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 6, 12, 12H; PSE 20. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANTH 1, 1H, 1HL, 1L; BIOL 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 9, 9L, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 40A, 40B, 40C, 41, 45, 300. |
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 |
| C S 18; MATH 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1BH, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10, 12, 17, 22, 40A, 42, 44, 48A, 48B, 48C, PSYC 7; SOC 7. |
Area C: Arts and Humanities |
| Select one course from area C-1, and one course from area C-2 and one additional C-1 or C-2 course (students are advised/encouraged to take ENGL 1B if transferring to SJSU). |
| 12-15 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 1, 2A, 2AH, 2B, 2BH, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2J, 3, 4A; DANC 10; ENGL 34C; KINS 5; MDIA 1, 1H, 2C, 3, 4, 5, 8B; MUS 1, 2A, 2AH, 2B, 2BH, 2C, 2CH, 2D, 2F, 3A, 3B, 3C, 7F, 8, 8H, 9B, 10, 11B, 11D, 11E; PHIL 11; PHOT 5, 8, 8H, 10, 10H, 11, 11H; THTR 1, 2A, 2F, 8, 20A, 26. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| COMM 12; CRWR 6, 25A, 39A, 39B, 41A, 41B; ENGL 1B, 1BH, 5, 7, 7H, 8, 10A, 11, 11H, 12, 12A, 14, 16, 17, 18B, 22, 24, 31, 34C, 37, 38, 40, 43A, 43AH, 43B, 43BH, 45A, 45AH, 45B, 45BH, 49; HIST 4A, 4B, 4C; HUMN 1, 1H, 2, 3, 3H, 4, 4H, 5, 5H, 6, 7, 7H, 8, 9, 11, 11H, 12, 14; JAPN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; MDIA 2A, 2B, 11, 11H, 12; PHIL 2, 4, 8, 20A, 20B, 24, 25; SPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25A, 25B; THTR 2A. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| Select one course from D-1 through D-0 (with courses taken in at least two disciplines). Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in the American Institution section). |
| 9-13 units minimum |
D--1: Sociology |
| CHLD 8, 50D; CNSL 3, 3H; COMM 5; EDUC 2; ETHN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8; HIST 3A, 3B, 3C; MDIA 8B; PHOT 8, 8H; POLI 4; PSYC 2, 9; SOC 10, 45. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 2A, 2AH, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 16L, 17L, 20, 22, 52. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 1A, 1B, 9, 9H, 25; GEOG 5; POLI 9, 9H. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| ANTH 2B, 4, 6, 20; CHLD 51A; COMM 12; ENGL 12, 31; HIST 10; HLTH 22; MDIA 8A; MUS 8, 8H; PHIL 24, 25; PSYC 21, 22; SOC 23; SOSC 20; WMN 21. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| ART 2E; COMM 10; ENGL 22; KINS 10; PSYC 21; SOC 28; WMN 5, 11, 21. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 2, 5, 10. |
D-6: History |
| HIST 4A, 4B, 4C, 8, 10, 17A, 17B, 17C, 18, 20. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| CHLD 1, 2, 51A; GLST 1, 2; HIST 18; HLTH 20, 22, 23; HUMN 13; KINS 2, 10; MDIA 8A, 13; SOC 8; SOSC 20. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| ECON 9, 9H; HLTH 22; POLI 1, 2, 2H, 3, 3H, 9, 9H, 15, 15H. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSYC 1, 1H, 4, 10, 14, 21, 22, 25, 30, 33, 39, 40, 49; SOC 30; SPED 1; WMN 21. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| GLST 1, 2; PSYC 10, 21, 30; SOC 1, 1H, 8, 11, 14, 15, 20, 23, 28, 30, 40; WMN 21. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| No more than 2 units of KINS/DANC/PE activity may apply. |
| 4-5 units minimum |
| BIOL 8, 81; CS 81 (Approved beginning Summer 2024); CHEM 81; CNSL 72; CRLP 7; HLTH 21, 23, 300; KINS 4, 9, 15; MATH 83 (Approved beginning Summer 2022); SOC 19, 40, 45. For ATHL/DANC/PE/PHDA/PHED Activity courses - Check the approved CSU GE-Breadth Certification Area E course list on the ASSIST web site at: www.assist.org to determine which P.E. Activity courses satisfy this requirement. |
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. |
| ETHN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 17A - US 1 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 |
| HIST 17C - US 1 |
| HIST 17CH - US 1 |
| POLI 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLI 4 - US 3 |
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