Pasadena City College California State University General Education Requirements

2012 - 2013 California State University (CSU) General Education (GE) Requirements

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A single course may not meet more than one Area A through E requirement.
4. Please consult Counseling Services or a specific CSU catalog for any additional requirements.
5. 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.
6. 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

Revised January 19, 2011 by dmchase@pasadena.edu