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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN

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Ventura College

2025 - 2026

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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; ENGM V01A.

1B: Critical Thinking and Writing

ENGL V01B, C1001; PHIL V05.

1C: Oral Communication

COMM C1000.

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
CS V17; MATH V04, V20, V21A, V21B, V21C, V22, V23, V43, V46, V52; PSY V04; STAT C1000.

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 V01, V02A, V02B, V02D, V02E, V02G, V04, V05, V06, V07, V08, V09A, V09B, V09C; DANC V01, V02; ENGL V29A, V29B; FILM V01, V11, V29A, V29B; MUS V03, V06, V07, V08, V09A, V09B; PHOT V07; THA V01, V17A, V17B, V20, V28, V29A, V29B.

3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English)

ANTH V04; CHST V01, V03; ENGL V01B, V15, V16, V18, V21A, V21B, V22A, V22B, V23, V26, V27, V30, V31, V33, V34, V35, V36; FILM V10; FREN V02; GERM V02; HIST V45, V50, V51, V55, V70, V76, V79, V82, V86; ITAL V02; JAPN V02; PHIL V01, V02, V09, V10, V12, V14, V15; SPAN V03, V03S, V04, V04S.

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines.
6 units minimum
AG V01, V12; ANTH V02, V03, V04, V05, V06, V07, V08, V09; CD V02, V03, V05, V27, V61; CHST V01, V02, V03, V24; CJ V01, V02, V28; COMM V02, V12, V15, V16; ECON V01A, V01B; ESRM V03; ETHS V04; GEOG V02, V06, V08; HED V20, V22; HIST V16, V32, V43, V44, V45, V46, V47, V50, V51, V53, V54, V55, V56, V58, V59, V70, V76, V78, V79, V82, V86; KIN V87; PHIL V10; POLS V02, V03, V04, V05, V09, V11, V12, V14, V17, V18, C1000; PSY V02, V05, V07, V15, V25, V29, V30, V31, V32; PSYC C1000; SOC V01, V02, V03, V04, V05, V07, V13, V24, V31.

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

AG V04; AST V01, V01L; CHEM V101, V102, V104, V120A, V120B, V160A, V160B; ESRM V02; GEOG V01, V01L, V05; GEOL V02, V02L, V03, V03L, V07, V09, V11, V21; PHSC V01; PHYS V01, V02A, V02AL, V02B, V02BL, V03A, V03AL, V03B, V03BL, V04, V04L, V05, V05L, V06, V06L.

5B: Life Science

AG V06, V54A, V66; ANPH V01; ANTH V01, V01L; BIOL V01, V01L, V03, V04, V10, V12, V14, V18, V29, V29L; ESRM V01, V10, V14; MICR V01; PHSO V01; PSY V03.

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
CHST V01, V02, V03; ETHS V01, V02, V14.

American Institutions (US-1-2-3)

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AES V02A - US 1
AES V02B - US 1
AES V22 - US 1
AES V40A - US 1
AES V40B - US 1
AES V47 - US 1
AES V63 - US 1
HIST V32 - US 1
HIST V43 - US 1
HIST V45 - US 1
HIST V46 - US 1
HIST V47 - US 1
HIST V50 - US 1
HIST V51 - US 1
HIST V53 - US 1
HIST V54 - US 1
HIST V55 - US 1
HIST V56 - US 1
HIST V58 - US 1
POLS V01 - US 2 & US 3
POLS V03 - US 2 & US 3

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