2023-2024

Transfer Information

This pattern is designed for the student planning to transfer to the California State University system. Southwestern College will certify course work completed at another California community college or any institution that participates in certifying general education course work to the CSU, including a CSU campus other than the one to which the student is transferring, only if the courses are on the approved CSU general education list at the college where they were completed. Such a course will be certified in the general education breadth area that is shown on the official certification list for the institution at which it was taken.

When course work has been taken at a regionally accredited institution that does not maintain a CSU certification list, Southwestern College can certify the course work provided that Southwestern College faculty determine that the course work is equivalent to course work on the approved Southwestern College general education breadth list. Any category of required general education courses not completed at the time of certification will have to be fulfilled according to the requirement of the transfer institution. Students who desire to transfer to one of the 23 California State University (CSU) campuses must complete 48 units of general education breadth courses, of which nine shall be at the upper-division level. Southwestern College can certify only the 39 lower-division units of general education breadth courses.

CSU GE Breadth for STEM

CSU-GE Breadth for STEM is only approved for the Associate in Science in Biology for Transfer Degree. This pattern allows students to defer completion of one course from CSUGE Area C and one course from CSUGE Area D until after transfer. Students earning the AS-T in Biology with this pattern must complete the following before transfer:

• all required courses in Areas A, B, E and F
• one course in Area C1, Arts,
• one course in Area C2, Humanities, and
• one courses in Area D, Social Sciences.

It is recommended that students consult with a counselor to determine which general education pattern is most appropriate for their individual educational goals.

CSU General Education Breadth Areas and Units

Course List

Code	Title	Units
A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATIONS AND CRITICAL THINKING		9
LANGUAGE AND CRITICAL THINKING
A minimum of 9 units must be distributed as follows: One course from A1, one course from A2, and one course from A3. All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
A1: ORAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 103	ORAL COMMUNICATION [FA97]
COMM 104	PUBLIC SPEAKING [FA97]
COMM 174	INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION [FA97]*
A2: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
ADN 140	READING AND COMPOSITION FOR NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS [FA14]
ENGL 115	COLLEGE COMPOSITION: READING AND WRITING ANALYTICALLY
ENGL 115H	HONORS COLLEGE COMPOSITION: READING AND WRITING ANALYTICALLY [FA14]
ESL 115A	COLLEGE COMPOSITION FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS [FA21]
A3: CRITICAL THINKING
COMM 160	ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE [FA00]
ENGL 116	CRITICAL THINKING AND ARGUMENT
PHIL 103	LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING
RDG 158	COLLEGE READING AND CRITICAL THINKING [FA19]
B. SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING		9
Select a minimum of 9 units, plus laboratory, must be distributed as follows: One course each in subareas B1, B2, and B4, plus laboratory activity (B3) corresponding to one of the completed science courses (B1 or B2).
B1: PHYSICAL SCIENCE
ASTR 100	PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY
ASTR 120	SOLAR SYSTEM ASTRONOMY [FA01]
ASTR 150	DISCOVERY OF THE COSMOS [FA03]
ASTR 170	THE RADICAL UNIVERSE [FA01]
ASTR 180	LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE [FA01]
ASTR 205	ELEMENTARY ASTROPHYSICS
BIOL 143	BIOLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, AND GEOSCIENCE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA [FA22] "
CHEM 100	INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL CHEMISTRY * lec & lab
CHEM 102	GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY [FA19] *
CHEM 110	ELEMENTARY ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY * lec & lab
CHEM 170	PREPARATION FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY *lec & lab
CHEM 200	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I * lec & lab
CHEM 210	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II * lec & lab
CHEM 240	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I * lec & lab
CHEM 242	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II [FA00]* lec & lab
CHEM 250	ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY * lec & lab
GEOG 100	INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY---PHYSICAL ELEMENTS
GEOG/GEOL/PHS 110	INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
GEOG 130	WEATHER AND CLIMATE
GEOG 160	GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA
GEOL 100	PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY
GEOL 104	INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE [FA08]
GEOL/GEOG/PHS 110	INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
GEOL 115	DINOSAURS AND THE STORY OF EARTH [FA14]
PHS 101	INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES [FA05]
PHS/GEOG/GEOL 110	INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
PHYS 150	FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS I [FA18]
PHYS 152	FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS II [FA18]
PHYS 270	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I
PHYS 272	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II
PHYS 274	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS III
B2: LIFE SCIENCE
ANTH 101	BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
BIOL 100	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BIOL 130	ANIMAL BIOLOGY: A BEHAVIORAL APPROACH
BIOL 140	ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 145	ECOMUNDO: ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE [FA02, FA00-FA01]
BIOL 150	NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS * lec & lab
BIOL/CHEM 151	THE SCIENCE OF BREWING BEER [FA17]
BIOL 160	MARINE BIOLOGY
BIOL 180	HUMAN HEREDITY, EVOLUTION, AND SOCIETY
BIOL 185	BIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS [FA04]
BIOL 190	HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY * lec & lab
BIOL 210	GENERAL ZOOLOGY * lec & lab
BIOL 211	INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY * lec & lab
BIOL 212	BIOLOGY OF PLANTS * lec & lab
BIOL 260	HUMAN ANATOMY * lec & lab
BIOL 261	PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY * lec & lab
BIOL 265	GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY * lec & lab
CHEM/BIOL 151	THE SCIENCE OF BREWING BEER [FA17]
B3: LABORATORY ACTIVITY
ANTH 101L	LABORATORY IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY [FA15]
ASTR 109	ASTRONOMY LABORATORY
BIOL 101	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY LABORATORY
BIOL 131	ANIMAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY
BIOL 146	ECOMUNDO: FIELD STUDIES AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS IN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE [FA02]**
BIOL 150	NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS * lec & lab
BIOL/CHEM 151L	INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF BREWING LAB [FA19]
BIOL 161	MARINE BIOLOGY LABORATORY
BIOL 190	HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY * lec & lab
BIOL 210	GENERAL ZOOLOGY * lec & lab
BIOL 211	INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY * lec & lab
BIOL 212	BIOLOGY OF PLANTS * lec & lab
BIOL 260	HUMAN ANATOMY * lec & lab
BIOL 261	PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY * lec & lab
BIOL 265	GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY * lec & lab
CHEM 100	INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL CHEMISTRY * lec & lab
CHEM 102	GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY [FA19]* lec & lab
CHEM 110	ELEMENTARY ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY * lec & lab
CHEM/BIOL 151L	INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF BREWING LAB [FA19]
CHEM 170	PREPARATION FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY * lec & lab
CHEM 200	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I * lec & lab
CHEM 210	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II * lec & lab
CHEM 240	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I * lec & lab
CHEM 242	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II [FA00]* lec & lab
CHEM 244	ORGANIC ANALYSIS AND SPECTROSCOPY [FA03]
CHEM 250	ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY * lec & lab
GEOG 101	PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY
GEOL 101	GENERAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY
GEOL 115L	DINOSAURS AND THE STORY OF EARTH LAB [FA14]
PHS 101L	INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE LABORATORY [FA15]
PHS 111	OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY
PHYS 151	FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS LABORATORY I [FA18]
PHYS 153	FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS LABORATORY II [FA18]
PHYS 271	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS LABORATORY I
PHYS 273	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS LABORATORY II [FA11]
PHYS 275	MODERN PHYSICS AND PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS LABORATORY III [FA11]
B4: MATHEMATICS/QUANTITATIVE REASONING 1
ARCH 235	STRUCTURES [FA18]
BIOL 215	BIOSTATISTICS [FA20, FA05-FA10]
BUS 183	BUSINESS MATHEMATICS [FA19]
GEOG 150	EXPLORING OUR WORLD-MAPS AND GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE [FA14]
MATH 100	MATHEMATICS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION MAJORS [FA05]
MATH 101	COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MATH 104	TRIGONOMETRY
MATH 110	MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS I [FA09, FA99-FA05]
MATH 111	MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS II
MATH 115	STATWAY II [FA15]
MATH 118	FINITE MATHEMATICS [FA19]
MATH 119	ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
MATH 120	CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS ANALYSIS
MATH 121	APPLIED CALCULUS I
MATH 122	APPLIED CALCULUS II
MATH 244	PRE-CALCULUS WITH TRIGONOMETRY [FA04]
MATH 250	ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I
MATH 251	ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II
MATH 252	ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS III
MATH 253	INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS [FA98]
MATH 254	INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA [FA98]
MATH 260	DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
MATH 265	DISCRETE STRUCTURES [FA15]
PSYC/SOC 270	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
PSYC/SOC 280	STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES [FA22]
C. ARTS AND HUMANITIES		9
Select a minimum of 9 units of the following. Select one course from C1, one course from C2, and one more course from either C1 or C2.
C1: ARTS (ART, CINEMA, DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER)
ARCH 208	WORLD ARCHITECTURE I [FA00]
ARCH 210	WORLD ARCHITECTURE II
ART 100	DRAWING I
ART 104	INTRODUCTION TO ART
ART 105	LIFE DRAWING I
ART 107	PAINTING I
ART 110	SCULPTURE I
ART 112	ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAS [FA95]
ART 113	ART AND CULTURE OF PRE-HISPANIC MEXICO [FA95]
ART 114	COLOR THEORY [FA16]
ART 121	DARKROOM AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I
ART 129	ASIAN ART [FA95]
ART 130/FTMA 161	HISTORY OF FILM AS ART
ART 149	WOMEN IN WESTERN ART HISTORY, 1550- PRESENT [FA95]
ART 150	ART HISTORY SURVEY---STONE AGE TO THE AGES OF FAITH
ART 151	ART HISTORY-RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY
ART 156	HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY [FA98]
ART 157	NINETEENTH THROUGH TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ART
ART 170	BEGINNING CERAMICS
ART 182	DESIGN IN WOOD I
ART 185A	JEWELRY AND METALWORK I [FA96]
ART 185B	JEWELRY AND METALWORK II [FA96]
ART 208A	FILM AND DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY I [FA16]
COMM 185/FTMA 160	CINEMA AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION
COMM 170	ORAL INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE [FA22-FA24] "
DANC 200	DANCE HISTORY AND APPRECIATION [FA97]
FTMA 160/COMM 185	CINEMA AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION
FTMA 161/ART 130	HISTORY OF FILM AS ART
HUM 123	WOMEN AND GENDER IN WORLD ART [FA13]
MUS 105	INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
MUS 106	INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ
MUS 107	AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC
MUS 155/RA&T 105	ELECTRONIC MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
MUS 195	WORLD MUSIC [FA03]
MUS 202	DEVELOPMENT OF MARIACHI: STYLE AND CULTURE [FA03]
RA&T 105/MUS 155	ELECTRONIC MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
TA 100	SURVEY OF DRAMA
TA 101	INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
TA 102	PLAY ANALYSIS FOR PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION, AND APPRECIATION [FA18]
TA 110	ACTING I
C2: HUMANITIES (LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH)
AFRO/SOC 151	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA21]*
ASIA/SOC 115	FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA21]*
ASL 101	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I
ASL 102	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
ASL 201	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III
ASL 225	DEAF CULTURE
CHIN 101	MANDARIN CHINESE I
CHIN 102	MANDARIN CHINESE II *
ENGL 160	ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING: CREATIVE NONFICTION I
ENGL 220	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
ENGL 225	INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
ENGL 230	WORLD LITERATURE I
ENGL 231	WORLD LITERATURE II
ENGL 240	ENGLISH LITERATURE I
ENGL 241	ENGLISH LITERATURE II
ENGL 250	AMERICAN LITERATURE I
ENGL 251	AMERICAN LITERATURE II
ENGL 255	TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE
ENGL 256	INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE [FA98]
ENGL 260	MYTHOLOGY IN LITERATURE
ENGL 265	LITERATURE AND FILM
ENGL 270	MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
ENGL 271	LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 272	CHICANO LITERATURE
ENGL 273	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE [FA08, FA93-07]
ENGL 274	LITERATURE OF THE U.S. - MEXICO BORDERLANDS AND BAJA CALIFORNIA [FA00]
ENGL 280	LITERATURE BY WOMEN
ENGL 281	HORROR, MADNESS, AND THE MACABRE [FA98]
ESL 159A	ACADEMIC ESL ADVANCED READING AND GRAMMAR IV [FA21]
FIL 101	ELEMENTARY FILIPINO I
FIL 102	ELEMENTARY FILIPINO II
FIL 201	INTERMEDIATE FILIPINO I
FREN 101	ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
FREN 102	ELEMENTARY FRENCH II
FREN 201	INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
FREN 202	INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
FTMA 162/HUM 112	CULTURE AND THE MEDIA
HIST 104	WESTERN CIVILIZATION I [FA07]*
HIST 105	WESTERN CIVILIZATION II [FA07]*
HIST 106	WORLD HISTORY I [FA07]*
HIST 107	WORLD HISTORY II [FA07]*
HIST 160	MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA [FA18]*
HUM 101	HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS I
HUM 102	HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS II
HUM 104	INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES: ARTS AND IDEAS
HUM 112/FTMA 162	CULTURE AND THE MEDIA
HUM 121	WOMEN AND GENDER IN WORLD CULTURE [FA13]
HUM 140	WORLD MYTHOLOGY
ITAL 101	ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
ITAL 102	ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II
ITAL 201	INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I
ITAL 202	INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
JPN 101	BEGINNING JAPANESE I
JPN 101A	INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
JPN 101B	CONTINUATION OF ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
JPN 102	BEGINNING JAPANESE II
JPN 201	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I
JPN 202	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II
MAS/SOC 150	MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES [FA18]*
PHIL 101	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 106	WORLD RELIGIONS
PHIL 107	ASIAN PHILOSOPHY [FA99]
PHIL 120	ETHICS: THEORY AND PRACTICE
PORT 101	ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE I
PORT 102	ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE II
SOC/ASIA 115	FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA21]*
SOC/MAS 150	MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES [FA18]*
SOC/AFRO 151	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA21]*
SPAN 101	ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
SPAN 101A	INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY SPANISH
SPAN 101B	CONTINUATION OF ELEMENTARY SPANISH
SPAN 101H	HONORS ELEMENTARY SPANISH I [FA18]
SPAN 102	ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
SPAN 201	INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
SPAN 202	INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
SPAN 215	SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS I
SPAN 216	SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS II
SPAN 221	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE FOR BILINGUALS
SPAN 225	INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND WRITING ON SPANISH CULTURE
SPAN 226	INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND WRITING ON LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
D. SOCIAL SCIENCES		6
Select a minimum of 6 units of the following. Select two courses.
AFRO/HIST 110	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I *
AFRO/HIST 111	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II *
AFRO/SOC 151	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA05]*
AJ 110	ETHICS AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
AJ 111	INTRODUCTION TO ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
AJ 114	FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
AJ 252	CONSTITUTIONAL LAW [FA17]
ANTH 102	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 103	ARCHAEOLOGY AND PREHISTORY
ANTH 112	CULTURES OF MEXICO
ANTH 115	MAGIC, RELIGION, WITCHCRAFT, AND HEALING [FA21]
ASIA/HIST 112	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
ASIA/HIST 113	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II *
ASIA/HIST 114	FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY
ASIA/SOC 115	FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE *
CD 135	PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
CD 170	PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT *
CD 284	CHILD, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY [FA05]
COMM 174	INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION [FA04]*
COMM 176	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION [FA98]
COMM 200/JOUR 101	INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
ECON 100	CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
ECON 101	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I
ECON 102	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II
FTMA 164	ETHNIC IMAGES IN FILM [FA23] +
GEOG 106	WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY [FA05]
GEOG 120	INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY: CULTURAL ELEMENTS
HIST 100	AMERICAN CIVILIZATION I *
HIST 101	AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II *
HIST 104	WESTERN CIVILIZATION I *
HIST 105	WESTERN CIVILIZATION II *
HIST 106	WORLD HISTORY I *
HIST 107	WORLD HISTORY II *
HIST/AFRO 110	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I *
HIST/AFRO 111	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II *
HIST/ASIA 112	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
HIST/ASIA 113	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II *
HIST/ASIA 114	FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 121	COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS I [FA97]*
HIST 122	COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS II [FA97]*
HIST 132	WOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY [FA03]
HIST/MAS 141	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I *
HIST/MAS 142	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II *
HIST 160	MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA [FA18]*
HLTH 121	CULTURAL ASPECTS OF FOOD AND NUTRITION [FA17]
HLTH 212	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH [FA17]*
HLTH 214	HISTORY & FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH [FA23] ^ +
HUM 120	INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES [FA13]
HUM 122	WOMEN AND GENDER IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS [FA13]
JOUR 101/COMM 200	INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
MAS 100	CHICANA AND CHICANO HERITAGE [FA22]
MAS 110	INTRODUCTION TO CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES [FA22]
MAS/HIST 141	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I *
MAS/HIST 142	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II *
MAS/SOC 150	MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES [FA03]*
MAS/SOC 170	CRITICAL ISSUES IN CHICANA/LATINA STUDIES [FA21]*
MAS 180	RACE AND CLASS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST [FA22]
PS 101	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE *
PS 102	INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS *
PS 103	INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
PS 104	INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS [FA98]
PSYC 101	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 106	HUMAN SEXUALITY *
PSYC 109	THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING [FA20]*
PSYC/SOC 116	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 211	INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY [SP07]
PSYC 230	DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY *
PSYC 250	ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 260	INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY [FA98]
SOC 101	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 106	RACE AND ETHNICITY [FA13]
SOC 107	SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION [FA13]
SOC 110	CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC/ASIA 115	FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE *
SOC/PSYC 116	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 135	SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY
SOC 140	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER [FA21]
SOC/MAS 150	MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES [FA03]*
SOC/AFRO 151	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA05]*
SOC/MAS 170	CRITICAL ISSUES IN CHICANA/LATINA STUDIES [FA21]*
SOC 255	INTRO TO SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS [FA18]
E. LIFELONG LEARNING AND SELF DEVELOPMENT		3
Select a minimum of 3 units of the following: 2
CD 170	PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT [FA05]*
BUS 121	PRINCIPLES OF MONEY MANAGEMENT [FA22]
DANC 121	DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY I [FA11"]#
DANC 122	DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY II [FA11]#
DANC 123	DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY III [FA11]#
DANC 124	DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY IV [FA11]#
ES/T 202	INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY [FA12]
HLTH 101	PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHFUL LIVING
HLTH 108	STRESS MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE [FA21]
HLTH 116	WOMEN'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING [FA95]
HLTH 204	FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION [FA04]
HLTH 212	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH [FA17]*
LS 100	COLLEGE LEARNING & SUCCESS SKILLS FOR ALL FIELDS OF STUDY [FA22] ^
PD 100	LIFELONG SUCCESS [FA03]
PD 114	TRANSITIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION [FA07]
PSYC 106	HUMAN SEXUALITY [FA00]*
PSYC 109	THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING *
PSYC 230	DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY [FA21]*
F. ETHNIC STUDIES		3
Select a minimum of 3 units of the following courses. Area F shall not be waived. 3
AFRO/HIST 111	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA21]*
ASIA/HIST 113	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA21]*
MAS 100	CHICANA AND CHICANO HERITAGE [FA22]*
MAS 110	INTRODUCTION TO CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES [FA22]*
MAS/HIST 142	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA21]*
MAS/SOC 170	CRITICAL ISSUES IN CHICANA/LATINA STUDIES [FA21]*
Total Units		39

*

Courses listed in more than one area

+

New course(s) to General Education area.   

**

Acceptance only with prior or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 145

#

Less than 3 units

/

Same as course
 

^

Modified course name and/or number

"

Reference assist.org for historical General Education information. 

[ ]

Courses with semester and date in brackets indicate the General Education approval in area. Courses taken prior to approval date is not approved for meeting a General Education requirement.  Reference assist.org for any dates not listed.  

¹

Must pass with a grade of "C" or better.

²

 Not all 3 units in physical activity.  

³

The CSUGE Ethnic Studies, Area F requirement is effective fall 2021 and beyond.  Students with SWC continuous enrollment and catalog rights prior to fall 2021 may complete a previous CSUGE Breadth pattern (9 units in Area D and without Area F).  See an academic counselor for more information.  

CSU Graduation Requirement in American Institutions

U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals

Courses in American Institutions (U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals) are required for graduation by the CSU. Although the American Institutions requirement is not a part of the CSU GE Breadth, students are encouraged to complete the requirement prior to transfer. This requirement can be satisfied by completing any combination of two classes that, when combined, fulfill US-1, US-2 and US-3. The courses used to satisfy this requirement, may also be used to fulfill CSU General Education Breadth Area D requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
US-1: American History
AFRO/HIST 110	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I [FA04]*
AFRO/HIST 111	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA22]*
HIST 100	AMERICAN CIVILIZATION I [FA04]*
HIST 101	AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II [FA04]*
HIST/MAS 141	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I [FA04]*
HIST/MAS 142	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA04]*
PS 101	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE [FA14]
US-2: The U.S. Constitution
AFRO/HIST 110	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I [FA11, FA04-FA08]*
AFRO/HIST 111	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA04-FA24]*
ASIA/HIST 113	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA04-FA24]*
HIST 100	AMERICAN CIVILIZATION I [FA04]*
HIST 121	COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS I [FA04]*
HIST 122	COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS II [FA12]*
HIST/MAS 141	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I [FA04]*
PS 101	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE [FA14]*
PS 102	INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS [FA04]*
US-3: California State and Local Government
AFRO/HIST 111	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA04-FA24]*
HIST 101	AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II [FA04]*
ASIA/HIST 113	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA22]*
HIST 122	COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS II [FA04]*
HIST/MAS 142	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II [FA04]*
PS 102	INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS [FA04]*

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Courses listed in more than one area

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New course(s) to General Education area.   

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Courses with semester and date in brackets indicate the General Education approval in area. A courses taken prior to approval date is not approved for meeting a General Education requirement.  Effective dates per course may differ on IGETC and CSUGE Breadth.   Reference assist.org for any dates not listed.  

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Area A. English Language Communication and Critical Thinking		9-11
Area B. Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning		9-10
Area C. Arts and Humanities		9
Area D. Social Sciences		6
Area E. Lifelong Learning and Self-Development		3
Area F. Ethnic Studies		3
Total Units		39-42