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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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West Hills College - Lemoore |
2024 - 2025 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
| A |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from A1, A2 and A3. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| COM 001, 002, 003, 004. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENG 001. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COM 003; EDUC 005; ENG 003; PHIL 002; SOC 002. |
Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. 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. |
| 9 units minimum |
B-1: Physical Science |
| BIO 001A, 001B; CHEM 001A, 001B, 002A; ESCI 002; GEOG 001; GEOL 001, 003; PHY SCI 001, 002; PHYSICS 002A, 002B, 004A, 004B, 004C; SLSCI 021. |
B-2: Life Science |
| BIO 001A, 001B, 010, 015, 032, 035, 038. |
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 |
| BUS 039; MATH 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B, 003A, 010A, 015, 016, 025, 041, 045. |
Area C: Arts and Humanities |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities. |
| 9 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 005A, 016A, 016B, 042; COM 002; HUM 001; MUS 042; PA 001, 003, PA 014. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ASL 001, 002; ENG 001B, 002, 4, 005; GEOG 002, 003; HIST 004A, 004B, 017A, 017B, 020, 021; HUM 001, 011, 022; LING 011; PHIL 001, 003; SPAN 001,002, 003, 004. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| 6 semester units required with courses in at least 2 disciplines. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in the American Institution section). |
| 6 units minimum |
D--1: Sociology |
| AGBUS 040; ES 001, 005; HIST 032, 034, 044; KINES 2; POLSCI 005, 010; PSYCH 004, 005; SOC 005, 010. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| NONE. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 001A, 001B. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| GEOG 002; HIST 021. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| HIST 044; SOC 003. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 003, 018. |
D-6: History |
| GEOG 018; HIST 004A, 004B, 017A, 017B, 020, 021, 032, 034, 044. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| SW 020. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| AOJ 001; POL SCI 001, 002, 004. |
D-9: Psychology |
| CD 005; KINES 002; PE 029; PSYCH 001, 002, 003, 006, 029. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| AOJ 029; SOC 001, 002, 003. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| CD 004, 005, 006; COM 500; HE 035; HS 040, 045; KINES 001, 002; NUT 001; PSYCH 001, 002, 003, 004, 029; SOC 003; STUDEV 001. |
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. |
| ES 001, 005; SOC 005. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 017A - US 1 |
| HIST 017B - US 1 |
| HIST 044 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
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