General Education Breadth Requirements

The General Studies Program (41 lower division semester units and 9 upper division units)

Core Courses: 10 units

Area A: Communication in the English Language and Critical Thinking: 10 units minimum-

A1. Oral Communication

A2. Written Communication/Info Lit

A3. Critical Thinking

Breadth courses: 31 units

Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms: 10 units minimum

B1. Physical Science

B2. Life Science

B3. Laboratory Activity (1 unit)

B4. Mathematics and Quantitative reasoning

Area C: Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign Languages: 9 units minimum

C1. Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre)

C2. Humanities, Literature, and Letters (Philosophy, Foreign Languages)

Area D: Social, Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior: 3 units minimum

D1. Human Behavior

D2. Comparative Systems

D3. Social Issues

Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self: 3 units minimum

Area F: American Institutions-- 6 units

F1. American History I and II

Upper Division GE: 9 units minimum

Nine units of integrated and integrative course work, incorporating contents from Area A or Area B, and C and D:

Area I. Writing Proficiency

Area II. Human Expression Across the Globe

Area III. World Issues and Problems