Pasadena City College California State University General Education Requirements
2012 - 2013
California State University (CSU)
General Education (GE) Requirements
GENERAL INFORMATION
- To transfer to the CSU system at the junior level, it is necessary to have at least 60 CSU transferable units with a minimum 2.0 GPA; minimum general education requirements usually comprise approximately 39 of those units.
- Major requirements and/or electives complete the remainder of the 60 units. A maximum of 70 CSU transferable units are accepted by any CSU. Consult Counseling Services for more information.
- A single course may not meet more than one Area A through E requirement.
- Please consult Counseling Services or a specific CSU catalog for any additional requirements.
- Students expecting to request general education certification should complete 39 units distributed among categories A through E as noted with no less than 30 units for areas A through D. Areas A and B4 must be fully completed with minimum grades of C.
- Students whose majors require more than 30 units should consult Counseling Services regarding the advisability of completing all major requiremnts instead of all general education requirements.
* Courses may NOT be used to meet more than one area
** Credit under review. See a counselor.
NOTE: Please consult Counseling Services regarding catalog rights
AREA A - Communication and Critical Thinking (9 Units)
Choose a minimum of 3 units from each of the following areas: (Must be completed prior to transfer)
A1 - ORAL COMMUNICATION
Speech 1, 10
A2 - WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
English 1A
A3 - CRITICAL THINKING
English 1C Philosophy 25, 30, 33 Physical Science 2 Speech 6, 12
AREA B - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitive Reasoning
9 semester or 12-15 quarter units required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science, and
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. At least one of the science courses must contain a laboratory component (see AREA B3 below).
B1 - PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Astronomy 1, 12 Chemistry 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 8A, 8B, 22 Envs 1,3 Geography 1 Geology 1, 1F, 2, 2F, 3, 3F, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 22, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F, 30G, 30H, 30I, 30J, 30K, 30L, 30M Physical Science 3 Physics 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10, 31A, 31B
B2 - LIFE SCIENCE
Anatomy 25 Anthropology 1 Biology 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4,10A, 10B, 10C, 11, 14, 16, 30, 35, 38, 39 Microbiology 2 Physiology 1, 2A, 2B Psychology 2
B3 - LABORATORY ACTIVITY
Anatomy 25 Anthropology 1L Astronomy 1 Biology 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4, 10A, 10B, 11, 14, 16, 30, 38, 39 Chemistry 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 8A, 8B, 22 Envs 1,3 Geography 1L Geology 1, 1F, 2, 2F, 3, 3F, 6, 8, 12F, 12L, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F, 30G, 30H, 30I, 30J, 30K, 30L, 30M Microbiology 2 Physical Science 3L Physics 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10L, 31A, 31B Physiology 1, 2A, 2B
B4 - MATHEMATICS/QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Business 14B Computer Science 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 43, 45 Mathematics 3, 5A, 5B, 5C, 7A, 7B, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 22, 38, 55, 55H Statistics 15, 18, 50
AREA C - Arts And Humanities
(9 semester or 12-15 quarter units required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities area)
C1 - ARTS (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
Architecture 24A, 24B Art 1A, 1B, 2, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 5, 7, 8, 9 Chinese 22 Dance 21A, 21B French 50 Italian 50 Music 7A, 7B, 21, 22, 23, 24A, 24B, 25, 26, 27, 28, 38A Photo 25 Theater Arts 1, 5, 7A, 7B
C2 - HUMANITIES (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Languages)
American Sign Language 10A, 10B Arabic 1, 2 Armenian 1, 2 Chinese 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 10, 12 English 1B, 5A, 5B, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25A, 25C, 25D, 25E, 25F, 25G, 25H, 25I, 25J, 26, 30A, 30B, 30C, 44A, 44B, 44C, 45A, 45B, 46A, 46B, 47, 48, 49A, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 59, 60, 61, 78A, 78B, 82A, 82B, 82C French 1, 2, 3, 4. 5A, 5B, 6, 10, 12, 16 German 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12 Greek 1, 2 Hebrew 1, 2, 3 History 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 5A, 5B, 7A*, 7B*, 8, 9A, 9B, 12, 16, 18, 19, 25A*, 25B*, 25C, 25D, 25F, 25I, 27A, 27B, 29A*, 29B*, 30, 31*, 38, 41*, 50 Humanities 1, 2, 3, 4 Italian 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12 Japanese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 Latin 1, 2 Linguistics 10, 11 Philosophy 1, 3, 7, 8, 20A, 20B, 31, 37 Portuguese 1, 2, 3, 4 Religious Studies 1, 2, 3 Russian 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 Spanish 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 12, 25, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B
AREA D - Social Sciences
(9 semester or 12-15 quarter units required with courses in at least two areas)
D0 - SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY
Sociology 1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 22, 24, 25, 29, 31, 41
D1 - ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Anthropology 1, 1L, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 31
D2 - ECONOMICS
Economics 1A, 1B Geography 5
D3 - ETHNIC STUDIES
Anthropology 12, 31 History 12, 29A*, 29B*, 31*, 41* Psychology 29, 31, 41 Sociology 14, 29, 31, 41
D4 - No courses currently available.
No courses currently available 0
D5 - GEOGRAPHY
Geography 2, 3, 5
D6 - HISTORY
History 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 5A, 5B, 7A*, 7B*, 8, 9A, 9B, 12, 16, 18, 19, 25A*, 25B*, 25C, 25D, 25F, 25I, 27A, 27B, 29A*, 29B*, 30, 31*, 38, 41*, 50
D7 - INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
Child Development 15, Communication 1 English 12 Envs 2, Gerontology 1 Linguistics 12, 14, 16, Speech 13
D8 - POLITICAL SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
Political Science 1*, 2, 6, 7, 21, 22
D9 - PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology 1, 2, 5, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 33, 41
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS REQUIREMENT
All CSU campuses require the statutory requirement in U.S. history and American government course for CSU graduation.
This requirement may be met with one asterisked (*) course in U.S. history within Areas C2 or D6, AND with Political Science 1 (Area D8).
History 7A*, 7B*, 25A*, 25B*, 29A*, 29B*, 31*, 41*
(choose one course) AND
Political Science 1*
(required)
AREA E - Lifelong Learning and Self-Development (3 Units)
Anthropology 2 Biology 19 College 1, Counseling 12 Dance (maximum one unit) 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 8C, 9A, 9B, 9C, 10, 11A, 11B, 11C, 13, 15A, 15B, 19A, 19B, 19C, 22A, 22B, 22C, 37A, 37B, 37C English 6, 8 Health Education 2A, 2E, 44 Nutrition 11 Physical Education Activity (maximum one unit) 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 27, 28A, 28B, 29A, 29B, 29C, 30, 32A, 32B, 32C, 33, 34A, 34B, 36, 37, 38, 39A, 39B, 46A, 46B, 46C, 48A, 48B, 48C, 49A, 49B, Physical Education Activity (maximum one unit) 53, 54A, 54B, 54C, 65A, 65B, 65C, 69, 81A, 81B, 81C Psychology 1, 21, 22, 23, 24 Sociology 2, 22, 24
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