Pasadena City College CSU General Education Requirements
2008-2009 CSU General Education Transfer Curriculum 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.
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* 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
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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)
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A1 - ORAL COMMUNICATION
Speech 1, 10
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A2 - WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
English 1A
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A3 - CRITICAL THINKING
English 1C
Philosophy 25, 30, 33
Physical Science 2
Speech 6, 12
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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)
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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 3, 37
Physics 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10, 31A, 31B
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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
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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, 3F, 6, 8, 12F, 12L, 30A-L
Microbiology 2
Physical Sciences 3L, 37
Physics 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10L, 31A, 31B
Physiology 1, 2A, 2B
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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
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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)
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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
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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, 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, 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
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, 44A, 44B
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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)
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D0 - SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY
Sociology 1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 22, 24, 25, 29, 31, 41
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D1 - ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Anthropology 1, 1L, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12,31
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D2 - ECONOMICS
Economics 1A, 1B, Geography 5
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D3 - ETHNIC STUDIES
Anthropology 12, 31, History 12, 29A, 29B, 31, 41, Psychology 29, 31, 41, Sociology 14, 29, 31, 41
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D4 - No courses currently available
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D5 - GEOGRAPHY
Geography 2, 3, 5, 10
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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
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D7 - INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
Communication 1, English 12, Linguistics 12, 14
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D8 - POLITICAL SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
Political Science l*, 2, 6, 7, 21, 22
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D9 - PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology 1, 2, 5, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 33, 41
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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)
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AREA E - Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (3 Units)
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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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