California State University General Education Breadth Requirements

Foothill College will certify completion of up to 58 quarter units of the 70-unit general education requirement for graduation from the CSU for students who meet the following course patterns. A minimum of 45 units in GE, including all of Area A and B-4 (Math) must be completed prior to transfer. For updated information, consult your counselor or access www.assist.org

AREA A - COMMUNICATION IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & CRITICAL THINKING

12–15 quarter units are required for admission and must be completed with a grade of C or better.

• A-1 Oral Communication: (select one course) SPCH 1A, 1B, 2, 3 or 4
• A-2 Written Communication: ENGL 1A or ESL 26;
  
• A-3 Critical Thinking: PHIL 1 or ENGL 1B
  

AREA B - PHYSICAL UNIVERSE & ITS LIFE FORMS
12–15 quarter units. Choose one course from B-1 and one course from B-2. One course must include a laboratory. Laboratory courses are indicated with an asterisk (*). Complete one course from B-4.

• B-1Physical Science: ASTRO 10A, 10L*, 10B, 10L*; CHEM 1A*, 1B*, 1C*, 8A*, 8B*, 10*, 12A,* 12B*, 12C*, 25*, 30A*, 30B*; GEOG 1*; GEOL 3, 10*, 11*, 22, 25*; MET 10, 10L*; OCEN 10; PHYS 2A*, 2B*, 2C*, 4A*, 4B*, 4C*, 4D*, 6, 12
  
• B-2 Life Science (Biological): BIOL 1A*, 1B*, 1C*, 1D, 10*, 12, 13*, 14*, 15*, 40A*, 40B*, 40C*, 41*, 45
  
• B-4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning: (Grade C or better) CIS 18; MATH 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10, 11, 12, 22, 44, 49, 51 (required for admission to CSU)
  

AREA C—ARTS, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY & FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Complete 12–15 quarter units, including a minimum of one course from Area C-1 and one course from Area C-2. Note: ENGL 101B is strongly recommended for students who completed PHIL 1 in Area A-3.

• C-1 Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater): ART 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 3, 4A with 4AX, 4C with 4CX, 6, 11, 14, 45A with 45AX, 80; DRAM 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 8, 20A with 20AL, 24, 30, 46; ENGL 42A**, 42B, 42C; MUS 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 3C, 7, 7D, 7E, 8, 10, 27, 28; PHIL 11; PHOT 1 with 1LX, 10, 11; SPCH 24, 30; VART 1, 2C, 3; WMN 15
  
• C-2 Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Languages): CHIN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; CRWR 6, 39A, 39B, 40, 41A, 41B, 60; DRAM 2A, 2B, 2C, 30; ENGL 1B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 41, 42A, 42B, 42C, 46A, 46B, 46C, 48A, 48B, 48C, 97A, 97B, 97C, 97D, 97E, 97F, 97G, 97H; FREN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 39; GERM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 39; HEBR 1, 2, 3; HIST 4A, 4B, 4C; HUMN 1A, 1B; JAPN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 33; KORE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; PHIL 2, 4, 8, 20A, 20B, 22, 24, 25; SPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; SPCH 12, 30, 46; VART 2A, 2B

AREA D—SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS & BEHAVIOR
Complete 12–15 quarter units from #1 and #2 below:

1. American Institutions Requirement for CSU graduation. Complete one course from each group:
   Group One: POLI 1 or 7 Group Two: HIST 17A or 17B.
   
2. Complete at least one course from D-1 through D-0:
   D-1 Anthropology & Archaeology: ANTH 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 50
   D-2 Economics: ECON 1A, 1B, 9, 12, 25; GEOG 5; POLI 9
   D-3 Ethnic Studies: (Some CSU campuses have specific courses to meet this requirement.) ANTH 2B, 4, 6, 11; ENGL 12, 31; HIST 10; MUS 8; PHIL 24, 25; POLI 7; PSYC 21, 22; SOC 21, 23; SOSC 20; SPCH 12; WMN 21
   D-4 Gender Studies: ART 2E; ENGL 22; PSYC 21; SOC 21; SPCH 10; WMN 5, 11, 15, 21
   D-5 Geography: GEOG 2, 5, 9, 10
   D-6 History: ECON 12, HIST 4A, 4B, 4C, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17A, 17B, 18, 19, 20, 23A, 24, 30; POLI 24
   D-7 Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science: CHLD 55; ENGL 26; HIST 18, 19; SOSC 20
   D-8 Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions: ECON 9; GERM 8; HIST 30; POLI 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 24; SPCH 6
   D-9 Psychology: CHLD 50A, 55; PSYC 1, 4, 10, 14, 21, 22, 25, 30, 33, 40, 49, 55; SOC 10, 21, 30; WMN 21
   D-10 Sociology & Criminology: PSYC 10, 21, 30; SOC 1, 10, 11, 15, 20, 21, 23, 30, 40; WMN 21
   

AREA E—LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING & SELF-DEVELOPMENT
A minimum of four quarter units from the following:

1. CNSL 2; 80
   
2. CRLP 70
   
3. HLTH 21
   
4. HP 48
   
5. SOC 19, 40
   
6. SPED 52
   
7. Physical Education/Human Performance activity courses (maximum allowed: 2 units)

Effective Fall 2005 through Summer 2006.
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