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Pasadena City College CSU General Education Requirements

2006-2007 CSU General Education Transfer Curriculum Requirements

GENERAL INFORMATION

  1. A Transfer AA Degree will be awarded upon completion of CSUGE, Unit, Scholarship and Residency requirements as stipulated in the PCC Catalog.
  2. To transfer to the CSU system at the junior level, it is necessary to have at least 60 CSU transferable units; 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.
  3. A single course may not meet more than one area 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 - Physical Universe and Its Life Forms
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, 10, 22
Geography 1
Geology 1, 1F, 2, 2F, 3, 3F, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 22, 30A - L
Physical Science 37
Physics 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10, 31A, 31B

B2 - LIFE SCIENCE

Anatomy 25
Anthropology 1
Biology 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4, 11, 14, 16, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
Microbiology 2
Physiology 1, 2A, 2B
Psychology 2

B3 - LABORATORY ACTIVITY

Anatomy 25
Anthropology 1L
Astronomy 1
Biology 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4, 11, 14, 16, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40
Chemistry 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 8A, 8B, 10L, 22
Geography 1L
Geology 1, 1F, 2, 2F, 3, (effective Summer 2004) 3F, 6, 8, 12F, 12L, 30A-L
Microbiology 2
Physical Sciences 37
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, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 22, 38, 55
Statistics 15, 18, 50

AREA C - Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign Language
(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
Italian 50
Music 7A, 7B, 21, 22, 23, 24A, 24B, 25, 26, 27, 28, 38A
Theater Arts 5, 7A, 7B

C2 - HUMANITIES (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Languages)

American Sign Language 10A, 10B (both effective Fall 2005)
Arabic 1, 2
Armenian 1, 2
Chinese 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 10, 12
English 1B, 5A, 5B, 9, 10, 11(Fall 2007), 24, 25A, 25C, 25D, 25E, 25F, 25G, 25H, 25I, 25J, 26(Fall 2007), 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, 10
German 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 10
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(Fall 2007)
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, Political, and Economic Institutions and Behavior, Historical Background
(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, 31

D2 - ECONOMICS

Economics 1A, 1B, Geography 5

D3 - ETHNIC STUDIES

Anthropology 31, History 12, 29A, 29B, 31, 41, Psychology 29, 31, 41, Sociology 14, 29, 31, 41

D4 - No courses currently available

D5 - GEOGRAPHY

Geography 2, 3, 5, 10

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

Comm 1(Fall 2007), English 12, Linguistics 12

D8 - POLITICAL SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL INSTITUTIONS

Political Science l*, 2, 6, 7, 21, 22

D9 - PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology 1, 2, 5(Fall 2007), 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 33, 41

AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS REQUIREMENT
All CSU campuses require the statutory requirement in U.S. History and Government. Some campuses will allow this requirement to be met with one asterisked (*) course in U.S. history within Area D6, as well as Political Science 1 (required). Other campuses may require coursework in addition to these two courses. If the requirement must be met separately, students should consult the specific campus for additional details.

History* 7A, 7B, 25A, 25B, 29A, 29B (choose one course)
     AND
Political Science 1* (required)

AREA E - Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (3 Units)

Anthropology 2
Biology 19
Counseling 12
Dance 1, 2, 3, 4A-H, 5AB, 6AB, 7AB, 8ABC, 9ABC, 10, 11ABC, 13, 15AB, 19ABC, 22ABC, 37ABC (max. 1 unit)
English 6, 8
Health Education 2A, 2E, 44
Nutrition 11
Physical Education Activity 3A-E, 27, 28A-B, 29A-C, 30, 32A-C, 33, 34A-B, 36, 37, 38, 39A-B, 46A-C, 48A-C, 49A-B, 53, 54A-C, 65A-C, 69, 81A-C (max. 1 unit)
Psychology 1, 21, 22, 23, 24
Sociology 2, 22, 24

 

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Revised June 27, 2007 by dmchase@pasadena.edu