COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS
General Education Requirements
If you are transferring from a California Community College or a California State University,
you can satisfy the General Education Requirements for admissions by completing a GE Certification,
IGETC or the SDSU pattern described below. NOTE: majors in Liberal Studies should
complete the GE pattern described in the SDSU General Catalog.
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Communication & Critical ThinkingComplete one course from each of the following three sections (9 units) |
Oral Communication
Courses at selected institution:
COMS 105, COMS 105H, COMS 120
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Oral Communication, Public Speaking, Human Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Argumentation and Debate, Debate and Persuasion, Group Discussion or Communication, Small Group Discussion or Communication, Advanced Public Speaking, Principles of Oral Communication, Other
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Written Communication
Courses at selected institution:
ENGL 101, ENGL 101H
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Reading and Composition, College Writing, Rhetoric and Writing, 1st Semester Composition or Writing, Composition and Literature, English Composition, Expository Writing, Academic Writing, Writing Discourse, Freshman Composition, Composition I, Intensive Writing, Other
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Critical Thinking
Courses at selected institution:
COMS 225, COMS 227, ENGL 103, ENGL 103H, ENGL 112, ENGL 112H, PHILOS 106, PHILOS 206, PHILOS 230
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Advanced Composition, Composition II, 2nd Semester Composition or Writing, Critical Reasoning and Writing or Composition, Intermediate Composition, Critical Thinking and Writing or Composition, Argumentative, Critical or Analytical Writing, Research Writing, Critical Reading and Writing about Literature, Intro to Logic, Intro to Critical Thinking, Critical Thinking and Analytical Reasoning, Writing about Humanities, Argumentation and Debate, Debate and Persuasion, Other
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Natural Science and Quantitative ReasoningComplete one course from each of the following four sections (10 units) |
Physical Science
Courses at selected institution:
ASTRON 100, ASTRON 101, BIOSCI 130, CHEM 100, CHEM 151, CHEM 151H, CHEM 201, CHEM 201H, CHEM 202, CHEM 255, CHEM 256, ENVRMT 103, GEOGRPH 100, GEOGRPH 101, GEOGRPH 103, GEOGRPH 105, GEOLOGY 100, GEOLOGY 101, GEOLOGY 102, GEOLOGY 104, GEOLOGY 109, GEOLOGY 110, OCEAN 101, PHYSCI 101, PHYSIC 101, PHYSIC 110, PHYSIC 111, PHYSIC 220, PHYSIC 221, PHYSIC 222
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Intro to Astronomy, Solar or Stellar Systems, Observational Astronomy, Life in the Universe, Astrophysics, Intro to College Chemistry, Elementary Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Preparation for General Chemistry, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological Chemistry, Chemistry for Engineers, Chemistry and Society, Chemistry of Life, Analytical Chemistry, Intro to Physical or Natural Sciences, Envirnomental Science, Earth Science, Energy and Natural Resources, Intro to Geography, Physical Geography, Meteorology, Weather and Climate, Intro to Geology, Physical Geology, Mineralogy, Rocks and Minerals, Earth History, Historical Geology, Geology of Parks and Monuments, Environmental Geology, Intro to Oceans, Oceanography, Conceptual Physics, the Physical Universe, Intro to Physics, Descriptive Physics, Survey of Physics, General or Principles of Physics I, II, III or IV, Mechanics or Mechanics of Solids and Fluids, Electricity and Magnetism, Waves, Light and Modern Physics, Thermodynamics and Optics, Modern Physics, Relativity, Quantum Physics, Other
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Life Science
Courses at selected institution:
ANTHRO 101, ANTHRO 101H, BIOSCI 100, BIOSCI 100H, BIOSCI 106, BIOSCI 106H, BIOSCI 107, BIOSCI 107H, BIOSCI 115, BIOSCI 115, BIOSCI 116, BIOSCI 116, BIOSCI 130, BIOSCI 140, BIOSCI 201, BIOSCI 202, BIOSCI 204, BIOSCI 204, BIOSCI 205, BIOSCI 205, BIOSCI 221, GEOLOGY 103, PSYCH 102
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Physical Anthropology, Human Origins, Human Evolution, General or Principles of Biology, Concepts of Biology, The Living World, Principles of Life Science, Environmental Biology, Man and the Environment, Conservation Biology, Human Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Human Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Animal or Plant Diversity, The Cell, Biological Sciences I, II, Cellular, Molecular and/or Evolutionary Biology, Organismal or Organismic Biology, Microbiology, Bacteriology, Natural History of Plants and/or Animals, Marine Biology, Heredity and Evolution, Physiological Psychology, Psychobiology, Other
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Laboratory
Courses at selected institution:
ANTHRO 101L, ASTRON 101L, BIOSCI 100, BIOSCI 100H, BIOSCI 106, BIOSCI 106H, BIOSCI 107, BIOSCI 107H, BIOSCI 115, BIOSCI 115, BIOSCI 116, BIOSCI 116, BIOSCI 201, BIOSCI 202, BIOSCI 204, BIOSCI 204, BIOSCI 205, BIOSCI 205, BIOSCI 221, CHEM 151, CHEM 151H, CHEM 201, CHEM 201H, CHEM 202, CHEM 255, CHEM 256, ENVRMT 103, GEOGRPH 101, GEOLOGY 101, GEOLOGY 102, GEOLOGY 110, OCEAN 101, PHYSCI 101, PHYSIC 110, PHYSIC 111, PHYSIC 220, PHYSIC 221, PHYSIC 222
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Any lab course in the physical or life science fields consisting of two hours per week, Other
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Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
Courses at selected institution:
ECON 291, MATH 100, MATH 102, MATH 102, MATH 102X, MATH 103, MATH 103X, MATH 104, MATH 130, MATH 140, MATH 140H, MATH 140X, MATH 211, MATH 212, MATH 213, MATH 214, MATH 215, MATH 240, PSYCH 104, SOCI 137
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
College Algebra, Trigonometry, Elementary or Intro to Statistics and/or Probability, Math for General Education, Math of Liberal Arts, Survey of Modern Math, Math for Elementary Education or Teachers, Calculus for Business, Social, Behavioral or Life Sciences, Precalculus, Finite Mathematics, Calculus I, II, III or IV, Calculus with Analytical Geometry, Calculus with Applications, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Other
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Social and Behavioral SciencesComplete two courses (6 units) |
Social Behavioral Sciences
Courses at selected institution:
ANTHRO 103, ANTHRO 103H, ANTHRO 105, ANTHRO 220, COMS 246, COMS 256, COMS 260, ECE 101, ECE 102, ECON 170, ECON 201, ECON 201H, ECON 202, ECON 202H, ENGL 111, ENVRMT 101, GEOGRPH 102, GEOGRPH 104, HIST 101, HIST 101H, HIST 102, HIST 111, HIST 111H, HIST 112, HIST 112H, HIST 116, HIST 120, HIST 120H, HIST 161, HIST 191, HIST 192, HIST 210, HIST 240, HLHSCI 243, MEA 100, POLISC 150, POLISC 150H, POLISC 200, POLISC 230, POLISC 250, POLISC 270, PSYC 225, PSYCH 101, PSYCH 101H, PSYCH 105, PSYCH 109, PSYCH 126, PSYCH 172, PSYCH 172H, PSYCH 180, PSYCH 225, PSYCH 240, SOCI 101, SOCI 101H, SOCI 102, SOCI 103, SOCI 103H, SOCI 106, SOCI 110, SOCI 130, SOCI 200, SOCI 200H, SOCI 207, SOCI 208, SOCI 210, SOCI 230, SOCI 233, SOCI 250
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Intro to Criminal Justice, Administration of Justice, Cultural Anthropology, Intro to Archaeology, Prehistory and Archaeology, American Folklore and Folklife, Comparative World Culture, Cultural Prehistory, Intro to North American Indians, Native People of North America, Intro to Asian, African-American, Chicano, Ethnic, Latino or Mexican Studies, PreColumbian Cultures, Cultural Geography, World and/or Regional Geography, Economic Geography, Economic Problems, Macro or Micro Economics, Principles of Economics I, II, The American Economy, Business and Society, Intercultural Communication, Intro to Linguistics, Language and Meaning, Mass Communication, Comparative Government and/or Politics, European Governments, International Relations, World Governments or Politics, Intro to Psychology, General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Intro to Sociology, Study of Society, Social Groups, Social Problems, Social Psychology, Race and Ethnic Relations, Minority Groups in America, U.S. History I, II, American Civilization I, II, American History to Reconstruction, American History Since the Civil War, History of the Americas I, II, Introduction to American Government, American Government and Politics, The American Political System, Afro-American History I, II, History of the U.S., Black Perspective I, II, U.S. History from a Chicano Perspective I, II, The Chicano and the American Political System, Native Americans in U.S. History I, II, The American Indian and the U.S. Political System, Asian-American History I, II, Women in American History, Intro to Gender Studies, Other
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HumanitiesComplete 9 units with a minimum of one course each in Arts and Humanities.
Arts includes: Art, Cinema, Dance, Music and Theatre.
Humanities includes: History, Languages other than English, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies. |
Arts
Courses at selected institution:
ART 100, ART 110, ART 111, ART 112, ART 115, ART 116, ART 125A, ART 140, ART 141, ART 225A, CINEMA 120, CINEMA 121, CINEMA 122, CINEMA 123, COMS 150, DANCE 100, ENGL 105, GMD 120, GMD 120, MEA 101, MEA 102, MUSIC 100, MUSIC 105, MUSIC 106, MUSIC 107, MUSIC 108, MUSIC 125, PHOTO 140, PHOTO 150, THEATR 110, THEATR 110H, THEATR 140, THEATR 141
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Humanities Through the Arts, History of Architecture, Art History, Arts and Ideas, History of Western, Non-Western or European Art, Cultural Heritage, Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance or Modern Art, Classical or Modern Humanities, American Art, Eastern Humanities, Intro to Art, Humanities in the Western World, Intro to Visual Arts, Women in Humanities, Art Appreciation, Intro to African-American, Asian, Chicano, or other ethnic humanities or cultures, Arts of Native-American, African-American, Asian or other cultures, Contemporary Issues in Humanities, Arts of Oceania, Classical Mythology, World Mythology, History of Film as Art, Mythology in Literature, Women in Art, Intro to Dance, History of Photography, Dance History and/or Appreciation, Music, Art and Literature, Dramatic Literature, Survey of Drama, Music Appreciation, World Music, Music History and/or Literature, Intro to American Music, History of Jazz or Rock and Roll, Music of Mexico, Latin America, or other cultures, Great Composers, Intro to Theatre, Intro to Drama, Survey of Classical or Modern Drama, History of Theatre, Theatre Appreciation, Other
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Humanities
Courses at selected institution:
BUS 160, CHNESE 101, ENGL 108, ENGL 110, ENGL 111, ENGL 112, ENGL 112H, ENGL 250, ENGL 270, ENGL 271, ENGL 275, ENGL 281, FRNCH 101, FRNCH 102, FRNCH 201, FRNCH 202, GERMAN 101, GERMAN 102, HIST 101, HIST 101H, HIST 102, HIST 161, HIST 191, HIST 192, HIST 240, HIST 243, HUMAN 100, ITAL 101, ITAL 102, KPET 209, PHILOS 101, PHILOS 101H, PHILOS 120, PHILOS 220, SIGN 101, SIGN 102, SIGN 103, SIGN 110, SOCI 200, SOCI 200H, SPAN 101, SPAN 101H, SPAN 102, SPAN 150, SPAN 201, SPAN 202, SPAN 211, SPAN 212, SPAN 240
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Intro to Literature, Appreciation of Literature, Comparative Literature, World Literature, Masterpieces of European Literature, Survey of Literature, American Literature, English or British Literature, British Authors, American Authors, Literature of the United States, Intro to Fiction, Drama, Short Story, Poetry or the Novel, Intro to Shakespeare, Children's Literature, Literature of Science Fiction, Fantasy or Mystery, Women in Literature, The Bible as Literature, Literature and Film, African-American, Latin, Chicano, or other ethnic Literature or Writers, Multicultural Literature, Modern or Contemporary Literature, 20th Century Literature, Great Books in Literature, Foundations of Western Civilization, Western Civilizations, World History, Ancient, Medieval or Modern Civilizations, Women in History, History of Mexico, Africa, Asia, Latin America or other world cultures, Asian Civilization, Classical or Greek/Roman Civilizations, Ancient World, Intro to Philosophy, Nature of Philosophy, Ancient, Classical, Modern or Contemporary Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Ethics, Asian Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy of Science, Comparative Religion, World Religions, Religions of the Far East, Religions of the West, Contemporary Moral Issues, Quest for Values, Philosophy, Science and Nature, Any Foreign Language, Other
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Lifelong Learning and Self-DevelopmentComplete one course (3 units) |
Lifelong Learning and Self-Development
Courses at selected institution:
COMS 100, COUNS 110, COUNS 111, COUNS 142, COUNS 150, HLHSCI 100, HLHSCI 149, HLHSCI 150, HLHSCI 243, KPET 200, MEA 100, PSYCH 105, PSYCH 172, PSYCH 172H, SOCI 103, SOCI 103H, SOCI 110, SOCI 130, SOCI 208, SOCI 230, SOCI 233
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Student Success Strategies, Human Behavior, Human Sexuality , Nutrition, Physical and Mental Health, Stress Management, Information Literacy, Social Relationships, Relationships with the Environment, Death and Dying, Lifelong Learning, Health & Lifestyle, Health & Society, Interpersonal Relations, College Success & Lifelong Learning, Career-Life Planning, Life Skills and Personal Adjustment, Child/Human Development, Psychology/Sociology of Death and Dying, Cultural Aspects of Nutrition, Nutrition for Fitness and Sports, Intro to Public Health, Other
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Ethnic StudiesComplete one course (3 units) |
Ethnic Studies
Courses at selected institution:
ETHNST 290, HIST 116, POLISC 290, SOCI 107
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:
Afro-American History, The Black Family, Black Women: Myth and Reality, Black Religions and Spirituality, Modern Civil Rights Movement, Black Nationalism, History and Culture of Hip Hop, American Indian Heritage, U.S. History from an American Indian Perspective to 1870, U.S. History from an American Indian Perspective Since 1870, Indians Through Film and Television, Asian American Experiences, Contemporary Issues in Filipino-American Communities, Chicana and Chicano Heritage, Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies, Chicana and Chicano Role in the American Political System, Critical Issues in Chicana Studies, Mexican Immigration, Gender, Sex, and Politics in Colonial Mexico, Chicana Women¿s History: 1848-Present, Other
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