CSU General Education-Breadth Courses 2014–2015
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
A2.* Written Communication
A3.* Critical Thinking
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| 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 |
| ENGL 202H | Critical Thinking and Composition (Honors) | 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
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| 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 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 101LH | Physical Geology Laboratory (Honors) # | 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 |
| PHSN 108 | Introduction to Climate Change | 3 |
| PHSN 108H | Introduction to Climate Change (Honors) | 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
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| 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 150 | General Botany # | 4 |
| BIO 170 | Marine Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 172 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
| 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 that corresponds to a lecture course found above in B1 or B2 (noted by the # symbol).
B4.* Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning: A minimum of 3 semester units is required.
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| BIO 180 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| 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 126 | Pre-Calculus I: College Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 131 | Pre-Calculus II: Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry | 4 |
| MATH 135 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 5 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MATH 150H | Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Honors) | 5 |
| MATH 155 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MATH 260 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 4 |
| PSYC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | 4 |
| PSYC 104H | Statistics for Behavioral Science (Honors) | 4 |
| SOC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | 4 |
| SOC 104H | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (Honors) | 4 |
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
C2. Humanities
| 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 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 100 | World History to 1500 (F'11) | 3 |
| HIST 100H | World History to 1500 (Honors) (F'11) | 3 |
| HIST 101 | World History Since 1500 (F'11) | 3 |
| HIST 101H | World History Since 1500 (Honors) (F'11) | 3 |
| HIST 103 | Western Civilization to 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 103H | Western Civilization to 1648 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization Since 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 104H | Western Civilization Since 1648 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 115 | Women in American History | 3 |
| HUMN 101 | Introduction to the Arts | 3 |
| HUMN 101H | Introduction to the Arts (Honors) | 3 |
| HUMN 250 | American Studies: First Contact Through the Civil War | 3 |
| HUMN 251 | American Studies: 1870s to the Present | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | Elementary Italian (First Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 102 | Elementary Italian (Second Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 121 | Introduction to Italian Culture | 3 |
| 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) | 4 |
| JAPN 102 | Elementary Japanese (Second Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| LIT 120 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| LIT 250 | American Literature: First Contact Through the Civil War | 3 |
| LIT 251 | American Literature: Mid-1800s to the Present | 3 |
| LIT 260 | English Literature Through the 18th Century | 3 |
| LIT 261 | English Literature: Romantic to Contemporary | 3 |
| LIT 265 | Shakespeare Studies | 3 |
| LIT 265H | Shakespeare Studies (Honors) | 3 |
| LIT 270 | World Literature to 1600 | 3 |
| LIT 271 | World Literature Since 1600 | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 221 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| RELG 101 | World Religions | 3 |
| RELG 105 | Eastern Religions | 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 | 4 |
| SPAN 205 | Hispanic Film, Literature, and Composition | 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
D2. Economics
D3. Ethnic Studies
| ANTH 104 | Native American Cultures | 3 |
| HIST 107 | East Asian Societies | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Mexican American History Through 1877 (F'10) | 3 |
| HIST 142 | Mexican American History Since 1877 (F'10) | 3 |
| HIST 145 | African American History to 1877 (F'10) | 3 |
| HIST 146 | African American History Since 1877 (F'10) | 3 |
| SOC 207 | Race and Ethnic Relations (F'10) | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
| SOC 230 | Introduction to Chicana/o Studies | 3 |
| SOC 240 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
D4. Gender Studies
| COMM 135 | Gender Studies in Communication | 3 |
| HIST 115 | Women in American History | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
D5. Geography
D6. History
D7. Interdisciplinary, Social or Behavioral Science
| CHLD 113 | Child and Adolescent Growth and Development (F'11) | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| CSIT 160 | Technology, the Individual, and Society | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Aging | 3 |
| GERO 250 | Intergenerational Issues | 3 |
| NUTR 108 | Cultural Aspects of Foods and Nutrition | 3 |
| PSYC 115 | Human Sexuality (F'12) | 3 |
| SOC 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies | 3 |
D8. Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
| ADM 200 | Concepts of Criminal Law (F'11) | 3 |
| 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
D10. Sociology and Criminology
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| ADM 100 | Introduction to the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| ADM 100H | Introduction to the Administration of Justice (Honors) | 3 |
| CHLD 210 | Child, Family, and Community (F'11) | 3 |
| PSYC 145 | Psychology/Sociology of the Family (F'11) | 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 |
| SOC 145 | Psychology/Sociology of the Family (F'11) | 3 |
History, Constitution and American Ideals Requirement
All CSU campuses have a graduation requirement in History, Constitution and American Ideals. Students may be certified as completing this requirement by completing one course from Group I and one course from Group II; or by completing the course in Group III.
Group I
| HIST 110 | United States History to 1877 (or 110H) | 3 |
| HIST 110H | United States History to 1877 (Honors) (or 110) | 3 |
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas to 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Mexican American History Through 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 145 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
Group II
| HIST 111 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 111H | United States History Since 1877 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas Since 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 142 | Mexican American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 146 | African American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 165 | California History | 3 |
Group III
| 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.
| BUS 147 | Personal Finance (F'10) | 3 |
| BUS 136 | Human Relations in Business (F'13) | 3 |
| CHLD 113 | Child and Adolescent Growth and Development (F'11) | 3 |
| CHLD 205 | Health, Safety, and Nutrition (F'11) | 3 |
| COUN 100 | Career and Life Planning | 3 |
| COUN 110 | College Success Skills | 3 |
| CRLP 100 | Career and Life Planning | 3 |
| CSIT 165 | Living in an Online World | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Aging (F'11) | 3 |
| HEAL 101 | Principles of Health | 3 |
| INTR 100 | Foundation Skills for the College Experience | 4 |
| NUTR 100 | Nutrition Today | 3 |
| NUTR 105 | Human Performance and Sports Nutrition | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | Psychology of Personal Growth (F'11) | 3 |
| PSYC 115 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC 121 | Human Development (F'11) | 3 |
| PSYC 145 | Psychology/Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| PSYC 170 | Psychology of Aging: Adult Development and Aging | 3 |
| 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 2013 and are valid through Summer 2014.
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.
Courses listed in two different areas may be used in either area but not both.
