Certificate of Achievement in CSU GE Breadth

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The Certificate of Achievement in CSU GE provides students transferring to a California State University (CSU) with an introduction to the breadth and depth of liberal arts and science, emphasizing global perspectives for all CSU campuses. It provides students with a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences and prepares them for specialized study in a particular discipline or program.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to evaluate and apply a global understanding of the liberal arts and sciences. Measurement would be the completion of a minimum of 13 courses within the CSU GE pattern from the following areas:

English Language, Communication, and Critical Thinking
Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
Ethnic Studies

Transfer Opportunities

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will meet the lower-division general education requirements for a CSU campus and are not held to additional lower-division general education breadth requirements at the CSU. Students planning to transfer to a CSU campus are encouraged to consult ASSIST.org and a COS counselor for program planning and course selection. This certificate is designed for students planning to transfer to a CSU campus.

Course List
Code	Title	Units
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS		39
A minimum of 39 units must be completed in Areas A-F with a minimum grade of C or better.
AREA A: ENGLISH LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION, & CRITICAL THINKING		9
Select one course from each subarea (A1, A2, & A3) - minimum 9 units
A1: Oral Communication
COMM 001	Fundamentals of Public Speaking
COMM 007	Persuasion
COMM 008	Group Communication
COMM 112	Public Speaking for Business
A2: Written Communication
ENGL 001	College Reading and Composition
A3: Critical Thinking
AJ 025	Constitutional Law ^*
COMM 005	Argumentation and Debate
ENGL 002	Critical Reading, Writing, and Reasoning
PHIL 020	Introductory Logic
PHIL 025	Critical Thinking
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AREA B: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY & QUANTITATIVE REASONING		9
Select one course from each subarea (B1, B2, & B4). One course must include a lab (denoted with ^). - minimum 9 units
B1: Physical Science - Minimum one course
AG 004	Soil Science ^{^}
ASTR 010	Introduction to Astronomy ^{^}
CHEM 001	General Chemistry 1 ^{^}
CHEM 002	General Chemistry 2 ^{^}
CHEM 010	Introduction to Chemistry ^{^}
CHEM 012	Organic Chemistry 1 ^{^}
CHEM 013	Organic Chemistry 2 ^{^}
CHEM 020	Introduction to General Chemistry ^{^}
CHEM 021	Organic/Biological Chemistry ^{^}
GEOG 001	Physical Geography
GEOL 001	Physical Geology ^{^}
GEOL 005	Earth History ^{^}
GEOL 012	Environmental Geology
PHYS 020	General Physics 1 ^{^}
PHYS 021	General Physics 2 ^{^}
PHYS 055	Physics 1: Mechanics & Waves ^{^}
PHYS 056	Physics 2: E&M and Heat ^{^}
PHYS 057	Physics 3: Modern Physics ^{^}
PSCI 020	Physical Science ^{^}
B2: Life Science - Minimum one course
AG 002	Environmental Conservation
ANTH 011	Biological Anthropology
BIOL 001	Principles of Biology 1 ^{^}
BIOL 002	Principles of Biology 2 ^{^}
BIOL 020	Frontiers in Biology ^{^}
BIOL 021	Plant Biology ^{^}
BIOL 022	Animal Biology ^{^}
BIOL 025	Human Ecology
BIOL 030	Human Anatomy ^{^}
BIOL 031	Human Physiology ^{^}
BIOL 040	General Microbiology ^{^}
PLSI 001	Introduction to Plant Science ^{^}
B3: Laboratory Activity. GEOG 001L or any laboratory course from B1 or B2.
GEOG 001L	Physical Geography Lab ^{^}
B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning - Minimum one course
BUS 020	Business Statistics
BUS 119	Quantitative Methods
MATH 005	Modern Mathematics
MATH 010	Structure and Concepts 1
MATH 011	Structures and Concepts 2
MATH 021	Introduction to Statistics
MATH 035	Precalculus A
MATH 044	College Algebra
MATH 054	Precalculus B
MATH 065	Calculus 1
MATH 066	Calculus 2
MATH 067	Calculus 3
MATH 070	Precalculus
MATH 080	Linear Algebra
MATH 081	Differential Equations
SSCI 025	Statistics - Social Sciences
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AREA C: ARTS & HUMANITIES		9
Select three courses. At least one course must be from Arts and one from Humanities. - minimum 9 units
C1: Arts - Minimum one course
ARCH 070	Architecture History 1
ARCH 071	Architecture History 2
ART 001	Art Appreciation
ART 002	Art History/Ancient-Gothic
ART 003	Art History/Gothic-Modern
ART 004	Art of Ancient America: Mesoamerica
ART 005	Art of Ancient America: South America
CINA 031	Film Appreciation-American
CINA 032	Film Appreciation-International
MUS 001	Music Fundamentals
MUS 004	Theory and Musicianship 1
MUS 005	Theory and Musicianship 2
MUS 006	Theory and Musicianship 3
MUS 007	Theory and Musicianship 4
MUS 010	Music Appreciation
MUS 011	Music Appreciation/Jazz
MUS 013	Music of the World
MUS 014	History of Rock and Roll
DRAM 001	Introduction to the Theatre
DRAM 002	Fundamentals of Acting 1
DRAM 003	Fundamentals of Acting 2
DRAM 006	Shakespeare ^*
C2: Humanities - Minimum one course
ASL 001	American Sign Language 1
ASL 002	American Sign Language 2
ASL 003	American Sign Language 3
ASL 004	American Sign Language 4
ASL 005	Deaf Culture
ASL 006	Deaf Literature
AJ 123	Ethics in Criminal Justice
BUS 185	Ethics in Business and Industry
DRAM 006	Shakespeare ^*
ENGL 004	Composition and Literature
ENGL 010	Chicano Literature
ENGL 015	Survey of British Literature 1
ENGL 016	Survey of British Literature 2
ENGL 018	African American Literature
ENGL 019	Women in Literature
ENGL 030	American Literature 1
ENGL 031	American Literature 2
ENGL 044	World Literature 1
ENGL 045	World Literature 2
ENGL 046	Shakespeare
ETHN 001	Black American Studies ^*
ETHN 002	American Indian Studies ^*
ETHN 003	Chicana and Chicano Studies ^*
ETHN 004	Asian American Studies ^*
ETHN 010	Introduction to Ethnic Studies and Social Justice Studies ^*
HIST 004	History of Western Civilization to 1648 ^*
HIST 005	Western Civilization Since 1648 ^*
HIST 017	People of the US to 1877 ^{, *}
HIST 018	People of the US from 1865 ^{, *}
HIST 023	Mexican American ^*
HIST 025	World History to 1500 ^*
LING 111	Introduction to Language
PHIL 001	Introductory Philosophy
PHIL 005	Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 012	Comparative Religion
PORT 001	Beginning Portuguese
PORT 002	Elementary Portuguese
SPAN 001	Beginning Spanish
SPAN 002	Elementary Spanish
SPAN 003	Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 004	Advanced Spanish
SPAN 012	Hispanic Literature
SPAN 022	SPAN 2 for Spanish Speakers
SPAN 023	Spanish 3 for Spanish Speakers
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AREA D: SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES		6
Select two courses (different disciplines recommended) - minimum 6 units
AG 001	AG, Society, & the Environment
AGMT 001	Agriculture Economics
AJ 011	Introduction to Criminal Justice
AJ 025	Constitutional Law ^*
AJ 045	Terrorism and Freedom
AJ 114	Juvenile Delinquency
ANTH 010	Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 012	Archaeology
ANTH 013	Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
CHLD 039	Child Growth and Development ^*
CHLD 042	Child, Family, and Community
COMM 002	Gender and Communication
COMM 009	Intercultural Communication
ECON 025	Introduction to Economics
ECON 040	Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 050	Principles of Macroeconomics
ETHN 001	Black American Studies ^*
ETHN 002	American Indian Studies ^*
ETHN 003	Chicana and Chicano Studies ^*
ETHN 004	Asian American Studies ^*
ETHN 010	Introduction to Ethnic Studies and Social Justice Studies ^*
GEOG 002	World Regional Geography
HIST 004	History of Western Civilization to 1648 ^*
HIST 005	Western Civilization Since 1648 ^*
HIST 017	People of the US to 1877 ^{, *}
HIST 018	People of the US from 1865 ^{, *}
HIST 023	Mexican American ^*
HIST 025	World History to 1500 ^*
JOUR 007	Mass Communication
JOUR 020	Cultural Issues in Film/TV/Web
KINE 093	Women's Health
NUTR 020	Cultural Foods ^*
POLS 005	Federal, State and Local Government ^**
POLS 006	Comparative Politics
POLS 008	International Relations
POLS 011	Political Theory and Thought
POLS 012	Introduction to Political Science
PSY 001	General Psychology ^*
PSY 005	Social Psychology
PSY 010	Human Sexuality ^*
PSY 034	Abnormal Psychology ^*
SOC 001	Introduction to Sociology
SOC 002	Social Problems
SOC 010	Sociology of Gender
SOC 026	Marriage and Family Life ^*
SOC 043	Sociology of Deviance
SSCI 050	Law and Democracy
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AREA E - LIFELONG LEARNING & SELF-DEVELOPMENT		3
Select one course - minimum 3 units
CHLD 039	Child Growth and Development ^*
COUN 010	Career and Life Planning
COUN 025	College and Life Success
ENGL 014	Creative Writing
HW 001	Personal and Community Health
HW 007	Sports Health
HW 104	Drugs and Society
KINE 088	Sport and Exercise Psychology
LIBR 050	Research Skills for Lifelong Learning
NURS 106	Cultural Competency in Healthcare
NUTR 018	Nutrition
NUTR 020	Cultural Foods ^*
PSY 001	General Psychology ^*
PSY 010	Human Sexuality ^*
PSY 034	Abnormal Psychology ^*
PSY 080	Introduction to Lifespan Psychology
PSY 133	Personal and Social Growth
SOC 026	Marriage and Family Life ^*
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AREA F: ETHNIC STUDIES		3
Select one course. Required for new CCC students at the beginning of Fall 2021. See a counselor for more information. - minimum 3 units
ETHN 001	Black American Studies ^*
ETHN 002	American Indian Studies ^*
ETHN 003	Chicana and Chicano Studies ^*
ETHN 004	Asian American Studies ^*
ETHN 010	Introduction to Ethnic Studies and Social Justice Studies ^*
=
TOTAL		39

*: Course can be counted in one area only.
**: Course may be used to meet the CSU American Institution Requirement (AI).
^: Course has embedded lab.

Advising Notes: To be fully certified, students must complete the minimum units in Areas A-F. At least 30 of these units must be completed with a minimum grade of C or better, including the 9 units in Area A - English Language, Communication, and Critical Thinking and 3 units in Area B-4: Mathematics. AP, CLEP, and IB may be used to meet CSU General Education requirements for certification.

Fulfilling the CSU minimum eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission to CSU campuses. Admission selection criteria vary widely by campus and by major. Consult with your counselor or a CSU campus representative to learn about the GPA and courses that may be required for admission to particular campuses and majors. Refer to the CSU website for CSU transfer eligibility requirements.

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Certificate of Achievement in CSU GE Breadth

Program Outcomes

Transfer Opportunities

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