Students must complete a minimum of 39 units of coursework from Areas A through F including the specific requirements listed for each Area.  A grade of “C” or better is required for all courses in Area A, the mathematics course in Area B4 and at least 30 of the units completed in Areas A through F. Grades of “credit/pass” can be used if equivalent to a “C.” One course may not be used to satisfy more than one general education requirement. 

See CSU GE Certificate of Achievement information below.

AREA A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

9 semester (or 12-15 quarter units) required with at least one course each from A1, A2 and A3.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
A1: Oral Communication
CMST G100	Interpersonal Communication	3
CMST G110	Public Speaking	3
CMST G112	Small Group Dynamics	3
A2: Written Communication
ENGL G100	Freshman Composition	4
ENGL G100S	Freshman Composition with Support	6
A3: Critical Thinking
CMST G220	Essentials of Argumentation	3
ENGL G110	Critical Thinking, Reading And Writing Through Literature	4
PHIL G115	Logic and Critical Thinking	3
PHIL G125	Critical Reasoning and Writing	3
PSYC G130	Critical Thinking in Psychology	3

AREA B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning

9 semester (or 12-15 quarter units) required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science (at least one to contain a laboratory component) and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. Courses with an (*) have a laboratory component.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
B1: Physical Science
ASTR G100	Introduction to Astronomy	3
ASTR G100L	Introduction to Astronomy Lab *	1
CHEM G110	Introduction To Chemistry *	5
CHEM G130	Preparation for General Chemistry *	4
CHEM G180	General Chemistry A *	5
CHEM G185	General Chemistry B *	5
CHEM G220	Organic Chemistry A *	5
CHEM G225	Organic Chemistry B *	5
GEOG G130	Introduction to Weather and Climate	3
GEOG G180	Physical Geography	3
GEOG G180L	Physical Geography Laboratory *	1
GEOL G105	General Geology	3
GEOL G106	Earth Science For Teachers *	4
GEOL G110	Physical Geology *	4
GEOL G120	Historical Geology *	4
PHSC G100	Introductory Physical Science *	4
PHYS G110	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS G111	Conceptual Physics Lab *	1
PHYS G120	Algebra Based Physics: Mechanics *	4
PHYS G125	Algebra Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism *	4
PHYS G185	Calculus Based Physics: Mechanics *	4
PHYS G280	Calculus Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism *	4
PHYS G285	Calculus Based Physics: Modern *	4
B2: Life Science
ANTH G185	Physical Anthropology	3
ANTH G185L	Physical Anthropology Lab *	1
BIOL G100	Introduction To Biology *	4
BIOL G101	The Biology of Food and Cooking	3
BIOL G104	Marine Life	3
BIOL G104L	Marine Life Laboratory *	1
BIOL G110	Ecology And Field Biology *	3
BIOL G120	Health and Disease *	3
BIOL G180	Cell and Molecular Biology *	5
BIOL G182	Zoology *	4
BIOL G183	Botany *	4
BIOL G186	Diversity of Organisms *	5
BIOL G210	General Microbiology *	5
BIOL G220	Human Anatomy *	4
BIOL G221	Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology *	4
BIOL G225	Human Physiology *	4
PSYC G250	Psychobiology	3
B3: Laboratory Activity
Any course with a (*) in Area B1 or B2 meets this requirement
B4: Mathematics
BIOL G260	Biostatistics	3
CS G262	Discrete Structures	3
ECON G105	Consumer and Financial Math	3
ECON G160	Statistics for Business and Economics	3
MATH G100	Liberal Arts Mathematics	3
MATH G103	Statistics For Elementary Teachers	3
MATH G104	Mathematics For Elementary Teachers	3
MATH G115	College Algebra	4
MATH G120	Trigonometry	3
MATH G140	Business Calculus	4
MATH G160	Introduction To Statistics	4
MATH G170	Precalculus	4
MATH G180	Calculus 1	4
MATH G185	Calculus 2	4
MATH G235	Applied Linear Algebra	4
MATH G280	Calculus 3	4
MATH G285	Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	5
PSYC G140	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	4

AREA C: Arts and Humanities

9 semester units (or 12-15 quarter units) required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
C1: Arts
ART G100	Introduction to Art	3
ART G103	Survey of Asian Art	3
ART G104	Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art	3
ART G105	Survey of Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages	3
ART G106	Survey of Art from Renaissance to Contemporary	3
ART G107	Color and Design: 2D	3
ART G116	Drawing 1	3
ART G121	Ceramics 1	3
ART G127	Art of the Ancient Americas	3
ART G128	Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America	3
ART G130	Painting 1	3
ART G142	Sculpture 1	3
ART G150	Printmaking 1	3
ART G158	History and Aesthetics of Photography	3
DANC G101	Viewing Dance	3
MUS G101	History & Appreciation Of Music	3
or MUS G101H	History & Appreciation Of Music, Honors
MUS G103	World Music	3
MUS G108	History & Appreciation Of The Musical Theater	3
MUS G110	Golden West Symphonic Band	2
MUS G115	Basic Music	3
MUS G139	History Of Rock Music	3
MUS G143	History of Jazz	3
MUS G145	Basic Voice	2
MUS G165	History & Literature Of Music	3
PHOT G120	Darkroom Photography 1	3
THEA G100	Introduction to the Theater	3
THEA G102	History And Appreciation Of The Cinema	3
THEA G106	Acting 1	3
THEA G108	History and Appreciation of the Musical Theater	3
THEA G111	Theater History and Literature - Classical to 1800	3
THEA G112	Theater History and Literature - 1800 to Modern	3
THEA G120	Appreciation of the Theater	3
THEA G175	Stage Scenery	3
THEA G176	Stage Lighting	3
THEA G177	Make-Up	3
THEA G178	Introduction to Stage Costume	3
THEA G210	Musical Theater Performance 1	2
C2: Humanities
ANTH G190	Introduction to Linguistics	3
CMST G180	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
CMST G255	Intercultural Communication	3
or ETHS G255	Intercultural Communication
ENGL G110	Critical Thinking, Reading And Writing Through Literature	4
ENGL G112	Appreciation Of Literature	3
ENGL G114	Great Myths And Legends	3
ENGL G143	Children's Literature	3
ENGL G147	Introduction to Science Fiction	3
ENGL G150	American Literature through the Civil War (1865)	3
ENGL G155	American Literature 1865 To The Present	3
ENGL G160	Masterpieces of World Literature I (From Antiquity to the Mid-17th Century)	3
ENGL G161	Masterpieces of World Literature II (From the Mid-17th Century to the Present)	3
ENGL G181	Shakespeare	3
ENGL G270	British Literature to 1800	3
ENGL G275	British Literature Since 1800	3
ENGL G281	Creative Writing: Prose	3
HIST G110	Economic History Of The United States	3
HIST G120	Asian Civilizations	3
HIST G121	History of American Women	3
HIST G140	California History	3
HIST G150	History of Latin America	3
HIST G161	World History 1	3
HIST G162	World History 2	3
HIST G170	History Of The United States To 1876 #	3
HIST G175	History of the United States Since 1876 #	3
HIST G180	Western Civilization 1	3
HIST G185	Western Civilization 2	3
PHIL G100	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL G102	History of Ancient Philosophy	3
PHIL G110	Philosophy Of The East	3
PHIL G111	Philosophy of Religion - Western	3
PHIL G120	Ethics	3
PHIL G150	Political Philosophy	3
or PSCI G150	Political Philosophy
SIGN G180	American Sign Language 1	4
SIGN G185	American Sign Language 2	4
SIGN G200	Deaf Culture	3
SIGN G280	American Sign Language 3	4
SIGN G285	American Sign Language 4	4
SPAN G160	Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1	5
SPAN G165	Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2	5
SPAN G180	Elementary Spanish 1	5
SPAN G185	Elementary Spanish 2	5
SPAN G200	Mexican Culture and Civilization	3
SPAN G280	Intermediate Spanish 1	4
SPAN G285	Intermediate Spanish 2	4
VIET G180	Elementary Vietnamese 1	5
VIET G185	Elementary Vietnamese 2	5
VIET G280	Intermediate Vietnamese 1	4
VIET G285	Intermediate Vietnamese 2	4

AREA D: Social Sciences

6 semester units (or 8-11 quarter units), the two lower division Area D courses can be from the same discipline, provided the student takes an upper division Area D course from a different discipline.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
ANTH G100	Introduction To Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH G130	Introduction To Archaeology	3
ANTH G140	Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion	3
ANTH G150	Native Peoples of North America	3
ANTH G190	Introduction to Linguistics	3
ANTH G200	Gender, Culture, and Society	3
BUS G100	Introduction To Business	3
CJ G123	Juvenile Law	3
CJ G140	Introduction To Criminal Justice	3
CJ G141	Concepts of Criminal Law	3
CMST G180	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
CMST G225	Negotiation and Mediation	3
CMST G255	Intercultural Communication	3
or ETHS G255	Intercultural Communication
CMST G260	Organizational Communication	3
CMST G265	Gender Communication	3
ECON G110	Economic Issues and Policy	3
ECON G130	Environmental Economics and Policy	3
ECON G135	Political Economy	3
ECON G170	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON G175	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ETHS G103	Race, Ethnicity and Political Issues	3
or PSCI G103	Race, Ethnicity and Political Issues
ETHS G111	Introduction to Social Justice	3
or SOC G111	Introduction to Social Justice
ETHS G120	Critical Geographies of Race/Ethnicity in the United States	3
or GEOG G120	Critical Geographies of Race/Ethnicity in the United States
ETHS G130	Social Movements	3
or GLST G130	Social Movements
ETHS G133	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity	3
or SOC G133	Racial And Ethnic Relations In America
ETHS G134	Introduction to Chicana/o Studies	3
or SOC G134	Introduction To Chicano Studies
ETHS G150	Ethnic Groups of the United States: Their Histories #	3
or HIST G155	Ethnic Groups of the United States: Their Histories
ETHS G167	Psychology of Racism and Oppression	3
or PSYC G167	Psychology of Racism and Oppression
ETHS G181	American Government: The Politics of Race and Ethnicity #	3
or PSCI G181	American Government: The Politics of Race and Ethnicity
GEOG G100	World Regional Geography	3
GEOG G185	Human Geography	3
GEOG G190	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	3
GLST G100	Global Citizenship	3
GLST G101	Introduction to Global Studies	3
GLST G102	Global Issues	3
GLST G110	Conflict Resolution	3
GLST G120	The United Nations and Global Cooperation	3
GLST G230	Global Leadership: Concepts and Skills	3
HLED G220	Introduction to Public Health	3
HIST G101	Critical Thinking and Writing through Historical Sources	3
HIST G110	Economic History Of The United States	3
HIST G120	Asian Civilizations	3
HIST G121	History of American Women	3
HIST G140	California History	3
HIST G150	History of Latin America	3
HIST G161	World History 1	3
HIST G162	World History 2	3
HIST G170	History Of The United States To 1876 #	3
HIST G175	History of the United States Since 1876 #	3
HIST G180	Western Civilization 1	3
HIST G185	Western Civilization 2	3
PHIL G150	Political Philosophy	3
or PSCI G150	Political Philosophy
PSCI G100	Introduction To Political Science	3
PSCI G101	Survey Of Current Issues	3
PSCI G110	International Relations	3
PSCI G130	Law In American Society	3
PSCI G180	American Government #	3
PSCI G185	Comparative Politics	3
PSYC G100	Introduction To Psychology	3
PSYC G110	Psychology of Adjustment	3
PSYC G116	Child Growth and Development	3
PSYC G118	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3
PSYC G165	Principles of Human Sexuality 1	3
PSYC G250	Psychobiology	3
PSYC G255	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC G260	Social Psychology	3
PSYC G280	Research Methods in Psychology	4
SOC G100	Introduction To Sociology	3
SOC G110	Introduction To Marriage And The Family	3
SOC G115	Introduction to LGBTQ Studies	3
SOC G140	Introduction to Gender	3
SOC G160	Sociology of Criminology	3
SOC G185	Analysis of Social Problems	3
SOC G200	Introduction to Research Methods	3
SPAN G200	Mexican Culture and Civilization	3

AREA E: Lifelong Learning and Self-Development

3 semester units (or 4-5 quarter units).
No more than 1 semester unit of activity courses may be used to meet this requirement.
Military discharge certificate DD Form 214 will satisfy this requirement.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Non-Activity
COLL G100	Becoming A Successful Student	3
COUN G104	Career And Life Planning	3
COUN G105	Strategies for College Success	3
COUN G150	Planning for Arts, Languages, and Humanities	3
COUN G151	Planning for Business	3
COUN G152	Planning for Health Science, Nursing and Kinesiology	3
COUN G153	Planning for Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
COUN G154	Planning for STEM (Computer Science, Engineering, Physics and Math)	3
COUN G155	Planning for STEM (Biological and Physical Sciences)	3
COUN G156	Planning for Teaching	3
GLST G100	Global Citizenship	3
GLST G230	Global Leadership: Concepts and Skills	3
HLED G100	Personal Health	3
HLED G107	Drugs, Health, and Society	3
HLED G135	Nutrition	3
HLED G220	Introduction to Public Health	3
KIN G100	Introduction to Kinesiology	3
KIN G101	First Aid/Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation	3
KIN G110	Mental Skills for Performance	3
PE G103	Exercise For Healthy Living (and one course from the list of activity courses)	2
PSYC G110	Psychology of Adjustment	3
PSYC G116	Child Growth and Development	3
PSYC G118	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3
PSYC G165	Principles of Human Sexuality 1	3
Activity
ATHL G203	Sports Conditioning	0.5-2
ATHL G210	Intercollegiate Sports Off Season Training	0.5-2
ATHL G235	Basketball Team - Women	3
ATHL G236	Basketball Team - Men	3
ATHL G239	Softball Team - Women	3
ATHL G240	Baseball Team	3
ATHL G243	Cross Country Team - Women	3
ATHL G244	Cross Country Team - Men	3
ATHL G246	Football Team	3
ATHL G249	Soccer Team - Women	3
ATHL G250	Soccer Team - Men	3
ATHL G253	Swimming Team - Women	3
ATHL G254	Swimming Team - Men	3
ATHL G255	Track Team - Women	3
ATHL G256	Track Team - Men	3
ATHL G259	Volleyball Team - Women	3
ATHL G260	Volleyball Team - Men	3
ATHL G263	Water Polo Team - Women	3
ATHL G264	Water Polo Team - Men	3
ATHL G279	Beach Volleyball - Women	3
DANC G100	Modern Dance 1 - Beginning	2
DANC G105	Strength and Stretch	1
DANC G106	Strength and Stretch 2 - Intermediate	1
DANC G115	Tap Dance 1 - Beginning	2
DANC G119	Hip Hop Dance	2
DANC G120	Ballet 1 - Beginning	2
DANC G125	Jazz Dance 1 - Beginning	2
DANC G130	Dance For Musical Theater	2
DANC G135	Mid-Eastern Dance	0.5-1
DANC G145	Modern Dance 2 - Intermediate	2
DANC G150	Tap Dance 2 - Intermediate	2
DANC G160	Contemporary Dance Styles	2
DANC G200	Modern Dance 3 - Advanced	2
DANC G201	Modern Dance 4 - Professional	2
DANC G215	Tap Dance 3 - Advanced	2
DANC G230	Choreography	2
PE G101	Jogging for Fitness	1
PE G105	Adapted Strength And Fitness	1
PE G108	Adapted Aquatics	1
PE G111	Swimming	1
PE G114	Surfing	1
PE G126	Pickleball	1
PE G130	Yoga	1
PE G132	Pilates For Fitness	1
PE G150	Badminton	1
PE G158	Tennis	1
PE G166	Circuit Weight Training	0.5-2
PE G173	Introduction To Weight Training	1
PE G176	Total Fitness For Women	1
PE G178	Cardiovascular Laboratory	0.5-1
PE G186	Activities - Basketball	0.5-1
PE G192	Soccer	1
PE G195	Volleyball	0.5-1
PE G196	Sand Volleyball	0.5-1

AREA F: Ethnic Studies

3 semester units (or 4 quarter units).

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
ETHS G103	Race, Ethnicity and Political Issues	3
or PSCI G103	Race, Ethnicity and Political Issues
ETHS G111	Introduction to Social Justice	3
or SOC G111	Introduction to Social Justice
ETHS G120	Critical Geographies of Race/Ethnicity in the United States	3
or GEOG G120	Critical Geographies of Race/Ethnicity in the United States
ETHS G133	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity	3
or SOC G133	Racial And Ethnic Relations In America
ETHS G134	Introduction to Chicana/o Studies	3
or SOC G134	Introduction To Chicano Studies
ETHS G150	Ethnic Groups of the United States: Their Histories #	3
or HIST G155	Ethnic Groups of the United States: Their Histories
ETHS G167	Psychology of Racism and Oppression	3
or PSYC G167	Psychology of Racism and Oppression
ETHS G181	American Government: The Politics of Race and Ethnicity #	3
or PSCI G181	American Government: The Politics of Race and Ethnicity

CSU GE, Certificate of Achievement

This Certificate of Achievement is designed for students who intend to transfer to a California State University campus. Students who complete this certificate will meet all lower division general education requirements for CSU. Students must complete a minimum of 9 additional upper division general education units after transfer. Courses on this list are approved for a specific academic year. A course can be used only if it is on the list when it is taken by the student. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this list at the time of publication; however, additions or deletions sometimes occur during the year. Students are encouraged to see a counselor and check the ASSIST website regularly for the most current information about approved courses. ASSIST is the official repository of course articulation for California’s public colleges and universities.

To receive the CSU GE Certificate of Achievement:

1. Students must complete a minimum of 39 units of coursework from Areas A through F including the specific requirements listed for each Area.  
2. A minimum of 12 residency units must be completed at GWC.
3. Students need to file a petition for the Certificate of Achievement in CSU General Education Breadth (CSU GE) with the Admissions and Records Office. 
4. Students who are awarded this Certificate of Achievement must also request CSU GE Breadth certification at the Admissions and Records Office when sending their final transcript to the four-year school.

Notes

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US HISTORY, CONSTITUTION AND AMERICAN IDEALS (Not part of CSU Breadth. May be completed prior to transfer)  All CSU campuses require that students demonstrate competence in American History and the Constitution of the United States. Completion of HIST G170 or HIST G175 in Area C2 or D or HIST G155 or ETHS G150 in Area D or F and PSCI G180 or PSCI G180H in Area D or PSCI G181 or ETHS G181 in Area D or F will satisfy this requirement. These courses can also be counted for CSU GE Breadth. Students who do not complete this requirement before transfer will need to take appropriate courses at CSU after transfer.