Option 2 - Transfer CSU General Education
Designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU system. However, it may be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges. In addition to the General Education requirements below, students must complete additional requirements for the Associate Degree listed in the catalog. Transfer students are strongly advised to contact a Coastline counselor for guidance in preparing an educational plan. In addition, for the most current articulation information, visit www.assist.org.
Complete at least 39 units in the specific courses listed in Groups A-E. One course may not be used to satisfy more than one general education requirement; however, the same course may be used to satisfy both a general education requirement and a requirement for the major or Area of Emphasis. Students may also double-count courses for the Coastline Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement.
Certification of General Education for Transfer to CSU
Upon a student’s request, Coastline will verify the completion of lower-division general education requirements for transfer to the California State University. Courses can only be certified if they were on the CSU approved list at the time they were taken by the student. Upon transferring, the student will need to complete any upper-division general education requirements required by the university. Students who transfer without certification will have to meet both lower- and upper-division general education requirements of the specific CSU campus to which they are transferring. Meeting these requirements usually necessitates taking additional courses. Students may also request subject-area (partial) certification. To qualify a student must satisfactorily complete the courses required in one or more sub-areas. Coastline will provide a full-certification only once. Certification is not automatic and must be requested after the completion of the last term prior to transfer. This request should be made in the Admissions Office when final transcripts are requested to be sent to the transfer university.
Certificate of Achievement in CSU General Education
Upon completion of this General Education pattern, students receiving CSU GE certification will also automatically receive a Certificate of Achievement in CSU General Education.
Note: Courses appearing in more than one GE area (such as PSYC C116 Child Growth and Development that appears in both Areas D and E) may only be used in one of those areas. They cannot double-count for two GE areas.
Area A – English Language, Communication and Critical Thinking
Must complete 9 units with a minimum of one each course in Groups A1, A2, and A3 (grade of C or better).
Group A1 - Oral Communication
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Group A1 - Oral Communication | ||
| CMST C100 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| CMST C101 | Fundamentals of Human Communication | 3 |
| CMST C110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| CMST C140 | Small Group Communication (3) | 3 |
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Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Group A2 - Written Communication
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL C100 | Freshman Composition | 4 |
| ENGL C101 | Critical Reasoning, Reading, and Writing Through Literature | 4 |
Group A3 - Critical Thinking
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CMST C220 | Essentials of Argumentation | 3 |
| ENGL C102 | Critical Reasoning, Reading, and Writing | 3 |
| PHIL C115 | Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL C220 | Introduction to Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| READ C102 | Critical Reading | 3 |
Area B - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning
Must complete 9 units with a minimum of one course each in Groups B1, B2, and B4. One of the courses selected from Group B1 or B2 must have an embedded lab (ex: BIOL C220 Human Anatomy) or register for the associated lab course (ex: GEOL C105 General Geology and GEOL C105L Geology Lab) for Group B3 requirement to be satisfied. Group B4 course grade must be a C or better.
Group B1 - Physical Science
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Group B1 - Physical Science | ||
| ASTR C100 | Introduction to Astronomy (2) | 3 |
| ASTR C100 & C100L | Introduction to Astronomy and Astronomy Laboratory (1), (2) | 4 |
| CHEM C100 | Principles of Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM C110 | Introduction to Chemistry (1), (2) | 5 |
| CHEM C130 | Preparation for General Chemistry (1), (2) | 4 |
| CHEM C140 | Survey of Chemistry and Physics (1), (2) | 4 |
| CHEM C180 | General Chemistry A (2) | 4 |
| CHEM C180 & C180L | General Chemistry A and General Chemistry A Lab (1), (2) | 5 |
| CHEM C185 | General Chemistry B | 4 |
| CHEM C185 & C185L | General Chemistry B and General Chemistry B Lab (1) | 5 |
| CHEM C220 | Organic Chemistry A (2) | 3 |
| CHEM C220 & C220L | Organic Chemistry A and Organic Chemistry A Lab (1), (2) | 5 |
| CHEM C225 | Organic Chemistry B (3) | 3 |
| CHEM C225 & C225L | Organic Chemistry B and Organic Chemistry B Lab (1), (3) | 5 |
| ENVS C100 | Introduction to Environmental Science (2) | 3 |
| GEOG C180 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG C180 & C180L | Physical Geography and Physical Geography Lab (1) | 4 |
| GEOL C105 | General Geology (2) | 3 |
| GEOL C105 & C105L | General Geology and Geology Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| GEOL C106 | Earth Sciences for Teachers (1), (2) | 4 |
| GEOL C115 | California Geology | 3 |
| GEOL C161 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| GEOL C185 | Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL C185 & C185L | Historical Geology and Historical Geology Lab (1) | 4 |
| PHYS C110 | Conceptual Physics (2) | 3 |
| PHYS C110 & C110L | Conceptual Physics and Conceptual Physics Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C120 | Algebra Based Physics: Mechanics (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C125 | Algebra Based Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C140 | Survey of Chemistry and Physics (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C185 | Calculus Based Physics: Mechanics (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C280 | Calculus Based Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (1), (2), (3) | 4 |
| PHYS C285 | Calculus Based Physics: Modern Physics (1) | 4 |
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Laboratory Activity
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Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
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Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Group B2 - Life Science
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AGNG C122 | Biology of Aging (2) | 3 |
| ANTH C185 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| BIOL C100 | Introduction to Biology (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C100 & C100L | Introduction to Biology and Introduction to Biology Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| BIOL C100C | Introduction to Biology Lecture/Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| BIOL C102 | Introduction to the Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C103 | Introduction to Marine Science (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C103 & C103L | Introduction to Marine Science and Marine Science Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| BIOL C106 | Human Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL C120 | Biology of Aging (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C180 | Cell and Molecular Biology (1) | 4 |
| BIOL C185 | Diversity of Organisms (1) | 5 |
| BIOL C210 | General Microbiology (1), (2) | 5 |
| BIOL C211 | General Microbiology Lecture (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C211 & C211L | General Microbiology Lecture and General Microbiology Lab (1), (2), (3) | 5 |
| BIOL C220 | Human Anatomy (1), (2) | 5 |
| BIOL C221 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (1), (2) | 4 |
| BIOL C225 | Human Physiology (1) | 4 |
| BIOL C283 | Genetics | 4 |
| CHEM C281 | Biochemistry (2) | 4 |
| ECOL C100 | Human Ecology | 3 |
| ENVS C100 | Introduction to Environmental Science (2) | 3 |
| MRSC C100 | Introduction to Marine Science (2) | 3 |
| MRSC C100 & C100L | Introduction to Marine Science and Marine Sciences Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| PSYC C250 | Psychobiology (3) | 3 |
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Laboratory Activity
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Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
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Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Group B3 - Laboratory Activity
One of the courses taken in Area B1 or B2 above must include a lab. Lab courses are indicated with footnote (1).
Group B4 - Mathematical/ Quantitative Reasoning Concepts
Grade of C or better
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH C100 | Liberal Arts Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH C103 | Statistics for Elementary Teachers | 3 |
| MATH C104 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers | 3 |
| MATH C106 | Geometry for Elementary Teachers | 3 |
| MATH C115 | College Algebra (2) | 4 |
| MATH C120 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| MATH C140 | Business Calculus (2) | 4 |
| MATH C150 | Finite Mathematics With Applications | 4 |
| MATH C160 | Introduction to Statistics (2) | 4 |
| MATH C170 | Precalculus (2) | 5 |
| MATH C180 | Calculus 1 (2) | 5 |
| MATH C185 | Calculus 2 | 5 |
| MATH C280 | Calculus 3 | 5 |
| MATH C285 | Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 5 |
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Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
Area C – Arts and Humanities
Must complete 9 units with a minimum of 3 units in Group C1 and 3 units in Group C2.
Group C1 - Arts
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ART C100 | Survey of Art: Prehistory through Late Gothic | 3 |
| ART C101 | Survey of Art: Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ART C102 | Contemporary Art History | 3 |
| ART C103 | History of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART C104 | The History of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art | 3 |
| ART C105 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| ART C109 | The History and Appreciation of Italian Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART C120 | Drawing 1 | 3 |
| ART C122 | Painting 1 | 3 |
| ART C135 | Survey of Chinese Brush Painting (3) | 2 |
| ART C137 | History and Appreciation of Chinese Art and Culture (3) | 2 |
| ART C140 | Advanced Drawing | 3 |
| ART C142 | Painting 2 | 3 |
| ART C152 | History and Appreciation of Ceramics | 3 |
| ART C153 | Art of the Ancient Americas | 3 |
| ART C154 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ART C178 | Painting and Appreciation of East Asian Art and Culture (3) | 3 |
| ART C263 | Watercolor 1 | 3 |
| HUM C135 | History and Appreciation of the Cinema | 3 |
| MUS C100 | History and Appreciation of Music | 3 |
| MUS C103 | World Music | 3 |
| MUS C139 | History of Rock Music | 3 |
| MUS C143 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| THEA C100 | Introduction to Theater | 3 |
| THEA C101 | Introduction to History and Literature of Theater | 3 |
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Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Group C2 - Humanities
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARAB C180 | Elementary Arabic 1 | 5 |
| ARAB C180A | Elementary Arabic 1A | 2.5 |
| ARAB C180B | Elementary Arabic 1B | 2.5 |
| ARAB C185 | Elementary Arabic 2 (2) | 5 |
| ARAB C185A | Elementary Arabic 2A | 2.5 |
| ARAB C185B | Elementary Arabic 2B | 2.5 |
| ARAB C280A | Intermediate Arabic 1A | 2 |
| ARAB C280B | Intermediate Arabic 1B | 2 |
| ARAB C285A | Intermediate Arabic 2A | 2 |
| ARAB C285B | Intermediate Arabic 2B | 2 |
| BIOL C122 | Bioethics (2) | 3 |
| CHIN C180 | Elementary Chinese 1 | 5 |
| CHIN C185 | Elementary Chinese 2 | 5 |
| CMST C150 | Intercultural Communication (2) | 3 |
| ENGL C102 | Critical Reasoning, Reading, and Writing (2) | 3 |
| ENGL C127 | ChicanX, LatinX, and Latin American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C140 | Appreciation of Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C143 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C144 | The International Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL C145 | American Literature: The Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL C146 | Introduction to 20th Century Military Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL C150 | American Literature through the Civil War | 3 |
| ENGL C155 | American Literature 1865 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL C181 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL C270 | British Literature to 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL C275 | British Literature since 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL C296 | Gothic Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C297 | American Gothic Literature | 3 |
| FREN C180 | Elementary French 1 (2) | 5 |
| FREN C185 | Elementary French 2 (2) | 5 |
| FREN C280 | Intermediate French 1 | 4 |
| FREN C285 | Intermediate French 2 | 4 |
| HIST C121 | History of American Women | 3 |
| HIST C150 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST C161 | World History 1 | 3 |
| HIST C162 | World History 2 | 3 |
| HIST C170 | United States History to 1876 | 3 |
| HIST C175 | United States History since 1876 | 3 |
| HIST C180 | Western Civilization 1 | 3 |
| HIST C185 | Western Civilization 2 | 3 |
| HUM C100 | Introduction to the Humanities | 3 |
| HUM C110 | Humanities through the Arts | 3 |
| ITAL C180 | Elementary Italian 1 | 5 |
| ITAL C185 | Elementary Italian 2 | 5 |
| JAPN C180 | Elementary Japanese 1 | 5 |
| JAPN C185 | Elementary Japanese 2 | 5 |
| PHIL C100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL C102 | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL C113 | Environmental Ethics: Philosophical Approaches to Sustainability | 3 |
| PHIL C120 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL C122 | Bioethics (2) | 3 |
| SIGN C185 | American Sign Language 2 (3) | 4 |
| SPAN C160 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 (3) | 5 |
| SPAN C165 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 (3) | 5 |
| SPAN C180 | Elementary Spanish 1 | 5 |
| SPAN C180A | Elementary Spanish 1A | 2.5 |
| SPAN C180B | Elementary Spanish 1B | 2.5 |
| SPAN C185 | Elementary Spanish 2 (2) | 5 |
| SPAN C185A | Elementary Spanish 2A (2) | 2.5 |
| SPAN C185B | Elementary Spanish 2B (2) | 2.5 |
| SPAN C280 | Intermediate Spanish 1 (2) | 4 |
| SPAN C280A | Intermediate Spanish 1A (2) | 2 |
| SPAN C280B | Intermediate Spanish 1B (2) | 2 |
| SPAN C285 | Intermediate Spanish 2 | 4 |
| THEA C101 | Introduction to History and Literature of Theater | 3 |
| VIET C160 | Vietnamese For Vietnamese Speakers | 5 |
| VIET C180 | Elementary Vietnamese 1 | 5 |
| VIET C185 | Elementary Vietnamese 2 | 5 |
| VIET C280 | Intermediate Vietnamese 1 | 4 |
| VIET C285 | Intermediate Vietnamese 2 | 4 |
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Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
- (3)
Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Area D – Social and Behavioral Sciences
Choose two courses from any discipline(s) for a minimum of 6 semester units.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AGNG C120 | Introduction to Aging Studies (2) | 3 |
| AGNG C170 | Psychology of Aging (2) | 3 |
| ANTH C100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH C120 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH C150 | World Cultures | 3 |
| ANTH C175 | Global Perspectives of Food and Culture (2) | 3 |
| ANTH C190 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| CMST C150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| CJ C140 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ECON C110 | Economic Issues and Policy (2) | 3 |
| ECON C170 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON C175 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ETHS C100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHS C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States (2) | 3 |
| ETHS C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (2) | 3 |
| FN C177 | Global Perspectives of Food and Culture (2) | 3 |
| GEOG C100 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG C150 | California Geography | 3 |
| GEOG C185 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| HIST C115 | Latin American History and Culture | 3 |
| HIST C121 | History of American Women | 3 |
| HIST C122 | Chicano History | 3 |
| HIST C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States (2) | 3 |
| HIST C150 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST C161 | World History 1 | 3 |
| HIST C162 | World History 2 | 3 |
| HIST C170 | United States History to 1876 | 3 |
| HIST C175 | United States History since 1876 | 3 |
| HIST C180 | Western Civilization 1 | 3 |
| HIST C185 | Western Civilization 2 | 3 |
| HSVC C106 | Cultural Diversity in Human Services | 3 |
| MCOM C100 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| PSCI C101 | Survey of Current Issues | 3 |
| PSCI C160 | Law and Democracy | 3 |
| PSCI C180 | American Government | 3 |
| PSCI C183 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSCI C185 | Comparative Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSCI C188 | Political Theory | 3 |
| PSCI C200 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PSYC C100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C116 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSYC C118 | Life Span Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C165 | Principles of Human Sexuality 1 | 3 |
| PSYC C170 | Psychology of Aging (2) | 3 |
| PSYC C255 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C260 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C280 | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| SOC C100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC C110 | Dating, Relationships, and Marriage | 3 |
| SOC C120 | Introduction to Aging Studies (2) | 3 |
| SOC C130 | Globalization and Social Change | 3 |
| SOC C185 | Analysis of Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (2) | 3 |
| SOC C245 | Perspectives of Sex and Gender | 3 |
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Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
Area E – Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
Must complete 3 units.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AGNG C223 | Healthy Aging (2) | 3 |
| AGNG C225 | Nutrition through the Lifecycle (2) | 3 |
| AGNG C240 | Aging in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| COUN C104 | Career and Life Planning | 3 |
| COUN C105 | Strategies for College Success | 3 |
| COUN C108 | Applied Stress Management | 3 |
| COUN C109 | Developing and Understanding Happiness | 3 |
| ENGL C102 | Critical Reasoning, Reading, and Writing | 3 |
| FN C170 | Nutrition | 3 |
| FN C225 | Nutrition through the Lifecycle | 3 |
| HLTH C100 | Personal Health | 3 |
| HLTH C223 | Healthy Aging (2) | 3 |
| KIN C101 | Personal Fitness and Wellness | 1 |
| KIN C202 | Introduction to Kinesiology | 3 |
| PE C101 | Personal Fitness and Wellness | 1 |
| PSYC C116 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSYC C118 | Life Span Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C165 | Principles of Human Sexuality 1 | 3 |
| SOC C120 | Introduction to Aging Studies (2) | 3 |
| A maximum of one unit may be counted from the following activity courses: | ||
| PE C102 | Lifetime Fitness (3) | 0.5-1 |
| PE C115 | Tai Chi Beginning | 0.5-1 |
| PE C116 | Tai Chi Intermediate | 0.5-1 |
| PE C118A | Introduction to Yoga 1 | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C118B | Introduction to Yoga 2 (3) | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C119A | Hatha Yoga 1 | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C119B | Hatha Yoga 2 (3) | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C121A | Power Yoga 1 (3) | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C121B | Power Yoga 2 (3) | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C126A | Relaxation Movements 1 (3) | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C126B | Relaxation Movements 2 (3) | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C169A | Self Defense Arts (3) | 0.5-1.5 |
| PE C169B | Self Defense Arts 2 (3) | 0.5-1.5 |
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Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Area F - Ethnic Studies
Must complete 3 units
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ETHS C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States (2) | 3 |
| ETHS C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (2) | 3 |
| HIST C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States (2) | 3 |
| SOC C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (2) | 3 |
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Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
American Institutions Requirement
CSU's American Institutions graduation requirement is separate from the CSU GE pattern. Courses used to meet the CSU requirement can double count in Area C or D. To meet the requirement, students should take PSCI C180 American Government and either HIST C170 United States History to 1876 or HIST C175 United States History since 1876.