Getting InPlan B
CSU General Education-Breadth Courses 2010–2011
AREA A—English Language Communication & Critical Thinking
Three courses and a minimum of 9 semester units are required. Select one course from each group below.
A1.* Oral Communication
| Required courses: | ||
| COMM 101 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| COMM 106 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM 207 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
A2.* Written Communication
| Required courses: | ||
| ENGL 100 | Composition and Reading | 4 |
A3.* Critical Thinking
| Required courses: | ||
| COMM 212 | Argumentation | 3 |
| ENGL 201 | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature | 4 |
| ENGL 201H | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature (Honors) | 4 |
| ENGL 202 | Critical Thinking and Composition | 4 |
| PHIL 100 | Informal Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| READ 100 | Critical Reading and Thinking | 3 |
AREA B—Scientific Inquiry & Quantitative Reasoning
Three courses and a minimum of 9 semester units are required. Select one course from each group below. One course must include a corresponding laboratory from group B1 or B2. (Lab courses are noted with the # symbol.)
B1. Physical Science
| Required courses: | ||
| ASTR 101 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTR 101L | Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory # | 1 |
| ASTR 120 | Life in the Universe | 3 |
| ASTR 201 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| CHEM 100 | Introductory Chemistry # | 4 |
| CHEM 102 | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry # | 4 |
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry and Society | 3 |
| CHEM 103L | Chemistry and Society Laboratory # | 1 |
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry of Living Things (Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry) # | 5 |
| CHEM 108 | Preparatory Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 110 | General Chemistry # | 5 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| EART 106 | Earth and Space Science | 3 |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 101L | Physical Geography Laboratory # | 1 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 101H | Physical Geology (Honors) | 3 |
| GEOL 101L | Physical Geology Laboratory # | 1 |
| GEOL 120 | Environmental Geology: Earth Hazards and Humanity | 3 |
| OCEA 101 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| OCEA 101H | Introduction to Oceanography (Honors) | 3 |
| OCEA 101L | Introductory Oceanography Laboratory # | 1 |
| PHSN 101 | Fundamentals of Physical Science | 3 |
| PHSN 106 | Energy, Motion, and Matter: An Introduction to Physics and Chemistry | 3 |
| PHYS 111 | Introductory Physics I # | 4 |
| PHYS 112 | Introductory Physics II # | 4 |
| PHYS 151 | Principles of Physics I # | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | Principles of Physics II # | 4 |
| PHYS 253 | Principles of Physics III # | 4 |
B2. Life Science
| Required courses: | ||
| ANTH 101 | Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 101H | Biological Anthropology (Honors) | 3 |
| ANTH 101L | Biological Anthropology Laboratory # | 1 |
| ANTH 190 | Primate Behavior and Ecology † | 3 |
| BIO 100 | General Biology (Lecture and Lab) # | 4 |
| BIO 101 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIO 101L | General Biology Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 102 | Ecology and Environmental Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 103 | Animal Diversity | 3 |
| BIO 105 | Genes and Technology in Society | 3 |
| BIO 105L | Genes and Technology in Society Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 150 | General Botany # | 4 |
| BIO 170 | Marine Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 172 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 172L | Marine Ecology Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 202 | Foundations of Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity, and Organismal Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 204 | Foundations of Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 220 | Human Physiology # | 4 |
| HORT 116 | Plant Science # | 4 |
| PSYC 260 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
B3. Laboratory Activity: This requirement may be met by the completion of any lab course found above in B1 or B2 (noted by the # symbol).
B4.* Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning: A minimum of 3 semester units is required.
| Required courses: | ||
| BIO/BTEC 180 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| MATH 103 | Statistics | 4 |
| MATH 105 | Concepts and Structures of Elementary Mathematics I | 3 |
| MATH 106 | Concepts and Structures of Elementary Mathematics II | 3 |
| MATH 115 | Calculus with Applications | 4 |
| MATH 125 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| MATH 135 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 5 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MATH 155 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MATH 260 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 4 |
| PSYC/SOC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | 3 |
AREA C—Arts & Humanities
Select one course from C1 and one course from C2. Select a third course from either C1 or C2. A minimum of 9 semester units is required.
C1. Arts
| Required courses: | ||
| ART 100 | Drawing and Composition | 3 |
| ART 101 | Design and Color | 3 |
| ART 103 | Beginning Sculpture | 3 |
| ART 157 | Art Orientation | 3 |
| ART 158 | Traditional Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | 3 |
| ART 201 | Objects and Ideas in Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 254 | Understanding and Appreciating the Photographic Image | 3 |
| ART 258 | Ancient to Gothic Art | 3 |
| ART 259 | History of Renaissance to Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 260 | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 260H | History of Modern Art (Honors) | 3 |
| ART 290 | Landmarks of Art | 3 |
| COMM/DRAM 111 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| DNCE 100 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DNCE 101 | Dance History | 3 |
| DNCE 105 | Dance Cultures of the World | 3 |
| DRAM 105 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 106 | Study of Filmed Plays | 3 |
| DRAM 120 | Dramatic Literature (Ancient Greeks to Shakespeare) | 3 |
| DRAM 121 | Dramatic Literature (Restoration to Present) | 3 |
| DRAM 130 | Acting I | 3 |
| FILM 101 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FILM 101H | Introduction to Film (Honors) | 3 |
| FILM 106 | Study of Filmed Plays | 3 |
| MUS 105 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUS 109 | Beginning Music Theory Through Guitar | 3 |
| MUS 113 | Musics in Multicultural America | 3 |
| MUS 114 | History of Rock and Roll | 3 |
| MUS 115 | History and Appreciation of Western Music | 3 |
| MUS 115H | History and Appreciation of Western Music (Honors) | 3 |
| MUS 116 | A Survey of World Music | 3 |
| MUS 117 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 118 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 119 | History of Jazz | 3 |
C2. Humanities
| Required courses: | ||
| ASIA/PHIL 105 | Asian Philosophy and Religion | 3 |
| CHNS 101 | Elementary Chinese (First Semester) | 4 |
| CHNS 102 | Elementary Chinese (Second Semester) | 4 |
| CHNS 201 | Intermediate Chinese (Third Semester) | 4 |
| COMM 215 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| FILM 101 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FILM 110 | Film History | 3 |
| FREN 101 | Elementary French (First Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French (Second Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French (Third Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 101 | Elementary German (First Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 102 | Elementary German (Second Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 201 | Intermediate German (Third Semester) | 4 |
| HIST 103 | Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization | 3 |
| HUMN 101 | Introduction to the Arts | 3 |
| HUMN 201 | Humanities of the Western World: Pre-History Through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HUMN 202 | Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HUMN 205 | Women in Western Art and Literature | 3 |
| HUMN 250 | American Studies | 3 |
| HUMN 251 | American Studies | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | Elementary Italian (First Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 102 | Elementary Italian (Second Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 201 | Intermediate Italian (Third Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 202 | Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 210 | Intermediate Italian Conversation and Reading | 3 |
| JAPN 101 | Elementary Japanese (First Semester) | 5 |
| JAPN 102 | Elementary Japanese (Second Semester) | 5 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester) | 5 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester) | 5 |
| LIT 120 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| LIT 250 | American Literature | 3 |
| LIT 251 | American Literature | 3 |
| LIT 260 | English Literature | 3 |
| LIT 261 | English Literature | 3 |
| LIT 265 | Shakespeare Studies | 3 |
| LIT 270 | World Literature | 3 |
| LIT 271 | World Literature | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 122 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 221 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish (First Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish (Second Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 203 | Spanish for Native Speakers | 3 |
| SPAN 205 | Advanced Composition: Hispanic Film and Literature | 3 |
AREA D—Social Sciences
Select three courses from at least two different groups. A minimum of 9 semester units is required. A course used to meet one group requirement may not be used to meet another group requirement.
D1. Anthropology and Archaeology
| Required courses: | ||
| ANTH 102 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 102H | Cultural Anthropology (Honors) | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 104 | Native American Cultures † | 3 |
| ANTH 190 | Primate Behavior and Ecology † | 3 |
D2. Economics
| Required courses: | ||
| ECON 100 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics: MACRO | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Economics: MICRO | 3 |
D3. Ethnic Studies
| Required courses: | ||
| ANTH 104 | Native American Cultures † | 3 |
| ASIA/HIST 107 | East Asian Societies † | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
D4. Gender Studies
| Required courses: | ||
| COMM 135 | Gender Studies in Communication | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
D5. Geography
| Required courses: | ||
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 104 | World Geography | 3 |
D6. History
| Required courses: | ||
| ASIA/HIST 107 | East Asian Societies † | 3 |
| HIST 100 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 100H | World History to 1500 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 101 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 101H | World History Since 1500 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 105 | History of England | 3 |
| HIST 108 | History of Africa | 3 |
| HIST 109 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 110 | United States History | 3 |
| HIST 111 | United States History | 3 |
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 150 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 165 | California History | 3 |
D7. Interdisciplinary, Social or Behavioral Science
| Required courses: | ||
| ADM/SOC 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Aging | 3 |
D8. Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
| Required courses: | ||
| PLSC 101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History (F'09) | 4 |
| PLSC 103 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| PLSC 150 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
D9. Psychology
| Required courses: | ||
| CHLD/PSYC 121 | Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 103 | Social Psychology | 3 |
D10. Sociology and Criminology
| Required courses: | ||
| ADM 100 | Introduction to the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| ADM 100H | Introduction to the Administration of Justice (Honors) | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology (Honors) | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 103 | Social Psychology | 3 |
U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals Requirement
All CSU campuses have a graduation requirement in U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals. Students may be certified as completing this requirement at MiraCosta College by completing one of the groups of classes listed below.
Group I
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 110 | United States History | 3 |
| HIST 111 | United States History | 3 |
Group II
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas ** | 3 |
Group III
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 141 | History of the Mexican-American in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 142 | History of the Mexican-American in the United States | 3 |
Group IV
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 145 | History of African-Americans in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 146 | History of African-Americans in the United States ** | 3 |
Group V
| Required courses: | ||
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History | 4 |
These courses may be used to partially satisfy the Area D requirement.
AREA E—Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
Select one course. A minimum of 3 units is required.
| Required courses: | ||
| COUN/CRLP 100 | Career and Life Planning | 3 |
| COUN 110 | College Success Skills | 3 |
| HEAL 100 | Nutrition Today | 3 |
| HEAL 101 | Principles of Health | 3 |
| INTR 100 | Foundation Skills for the College Experience | 4 |
| PSYC 115 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC/SOC 145 | Psychology/Sociology of the Family | 3 |
Important Information & Footnotes
This general education certification pattern can be subject to change year by year, but students are assured that courses taken to meet this pattern will be honored if they are approved for the academic year that the course is completed. Courses on this list are approved effective Fall 2010 and are valid through Summer 2011.
Certification of this general education pattern is not a CSU admission requirement. Students should work with a MiraCosta College counselor to develop an educational plan that includes general education and major preparation course work.
Credit will not be awarded for both the honors and non-honors version of a course.
| * | MiraCosta College will not certify courses in Area A or B4 that have not been completed with a minimum grade of "C" or "P." |
| ** | These courses cannot be used to meet this requirement if taken in the Fall 2004 semester. |
| † | Courses listed in two different areas may be used in either area but not both. |
| () | Course approved beginning semester and year indicated. Course taught on campus prior to CSU GE approval. |
| # | Laboratory course. |
