DEANZA COLLEGE
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:
COMM 001, COMM 001H, COMM 010, COMM 010H, COMM 1
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:
ESL 005, EWRT 001A, EWRT 01AH
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:
COMM 008, COMM 008H, COMM 009, COMM 015, EWRT 002, EWRT 002H, PHIL 003, PHIL 004
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:
ASTR 004, ASTR 010, CHEM 001A, CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 001B, CHEM 001C, CHEM 001C, CHEM 010, CHEM 012A, CHEM 012A, CHEM 012B, CHEM 012B, CHEM 01AH, CHEM 01AH, CHEM 01BH, CHEM 01BH, CHEM 01CH, CHEM 01CH, CHEM 025, CHEM 030A, CHEM 030B, ESCI 001, GEO 001, GEOL 010, GEOL 020, MET 010, MET 012, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002C, PHYS 002C, PHYS 002C, PHYS 004A, PHYS 004B, PHYS 004C, PHYS 004C, PHYS 004D, PHYS 004D, PHYS 010
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:
ANTH 001, ANTH 001H, ANTH 007, BIOL 006A, BIOL 006A, BIOL 006A, BIOL 006B, BIOL 006B, BIOL 006B, BIOL 006C, BIOL 006C, BIOL 006C, BIOL 010, BIOL 010H, BIOL 011, BIOL 026, BIOL 040A, BIOL 040A, BIOL 040B, BIOL 040B, BIOL 040C, BIOL 040C, BIOL 06AH, BIOL 06AH, BIOL 06CH, BIOL 06CH, ESCI 001, ESCI 019
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:
ANTH 001L, ASTR 015L, BIOL 006A, BIOL 006A, BIOL 006A, BIOL 006B, BIOL 006B, BIOL 006B, BIOL 006C, BIOL 006C, BIOL 006C, BIOL 010, BIOL 010H, BIOL 011, BIOL 026, BIOL 040A, BIOL 040A, BIOL 040B, BIOL 040B, BIOL 040C, BIOL 040C, BIOL 06AH, BIOL 06AH, BIOL 06CH, BIOL 06CH, CHEM 001A, CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 001B, CHEM 001C, CHEM 001C, CHEM 010, CHEM 012A, CHEM 012A, CHEM 012B, CHEM 012B, CHEM 01AH, CHEM 01AH, CHEM 01BH, CHEM 01BH, CHEM 01CH, CHEM 01CH, CHEM 025, CHEM 030A, CHEM 030B, ESCI 001L, ESCI 019, GEOL 010, MET 010L, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002C, PHYS 002C, PHYS 002C, PHYS 004A, PHYS 004B, PHYS 004C, PHYS 004C, PHYS 004D, PHYS 004D
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:
BUS 054, EDUC 046, MATH 001A, MATH 001A, MATH 001B, MATH 001B, MATH 001C, MATH 001C, MATH 001D, MATH 002A, MATH 002A, MATH 002AH, MATH 002AH, MATH 002B, MATH 010, MATH 010H, MATH 011, MATH 011, MATH 011H, MATH 012, MATH 012, MATH 017, MATH 01AH, MATH 01AH, MATH 01BH, MATH 01BH, MATH 01CH, MATH 01CH, MATH 01DH, MATH 022, MATH 02AH, MATH 02BH, MATH 031, MATH 031, MATH 031A, MATH 031A, MATH 031B, MATH 031B, MATH 032, MATH 032, MATH 044, MATH 046, PSYC 015, SOC 015
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:
AFAM 012A, AFAM 012B, ANTH 002, ANTH 002H, ANTH 003, ANTH 004, ANTH 005, ASAM 042A, ASAM 42A, BUS 021, BUS 085, BUS 091, C D 010G, C D 010G, C D 010H, C D 010H, C D 012, COMM 007, COMM 070, COMM 070H, E S 001, E S 003, ECON 001, ECON 001H, ECON 002, ECON 002H, ECON 003, GEO 004, GEO 010, HIST 006A, HIST 006B, HIST 006C, HIST 016A, HIST 016B, HIST 017A, HIST 017A, HIST 017A, HIST 017B, HIST 017B, HIST 017B, HIST 017C, HIST 017C, HIST 017C, HIST 018A, HIST 018B, HIST 06AH, HIST 06BH, HIST 06CH, HIST 17AH, HIST 17AH, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH, HIST 17BH, HIST 17BH, HIST 17CH, HIST 17CH, HIST 17CH, HUMA 010, HUMA 030, ICS 007, ICS 016B, INTL 005, JOUR 002, KNES 054, LING 001, POLI 001, POLI 001H, POLI 002, POLI 003, POLI 005, PSYC 001, PSYC 003, PSYC 004, PSYC 005, PSYC 008, PSYC 009, PSYC 010G, PSYC 010G, PSYC 010H, PSYC 010H, PSYC 014, PSYC 024, SOC 001, SOC 014, SOC 020, SOC 029, SOC 035, WMST 001, WMST 009, WMST 028
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:
ARTS 001A, ARTS 001B, ARTS 002A, ARTS 002B, ARTS 002C, ARTS 002D, ARTS 002F, ARTS 002G, ARTS 03TE, ARTS 03TE, ASAM 040, CHLX 013, DANC 038A, E S 003, F/TV 001, F/TV 001H, F/TV 002B, F/TV 075G, HUMI 001, HUMI 001H, HUMI 015, INTL 024, MUSI 001A, MUSI 001D, PHTG 007, PHTG 021, THEA 001
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:
AFAM 011, ASAM 022, ASAM 032, ELIT 010, ELIT 022, ELIT 039, ELIT 041H, ELIT 046A, ELIT 046B, ELIT 046C, ELIT 047A, ELIT 048A, ELIT 048B, ELIT 048C, ELIT 46AH, ELIT 46BH, ELIT 46CH, ELIT 48AH, ELIT 48BH, ELIT 48CH, ESL 006, EWRT 001B, EWRT 01BH, EWRT 030, EWRT 040, EWRT 041, F/TV 001, F/TV 001H, F/TV 002B, FREN 001, FREN 002, FREN 003, GERM 001, GERM 002, GERM 003, GERM 004, HIST 003A, HIST 003B, HIST 003C, HIST 006A, HIST 006B, HIST 006C, HIST 03AH, HIST 03BH, HIST 03CH, HIST 06AH, HIST 06BH, HIST 06CH, HNDI 001, HUMI 001, HUMI 001H, HUMI 005, HUMI 006, HUMI 009, HUMI 009H, HUMI 016, INTL 016, ITAL 001, ITAL 002, ITAL 003, JAPN 001, KORE 001, KORE 002, KORE 002H, KORE 003, KORE 003H, LING 001, MAND 001, MAND 002, MAND 003, MAND 004, MAND 004, MAND 005, MAND 005, MAND 006, MAND 006, PERS 001, PERS 002, PERS 003, PHIL 001, PHIL 002, PHIL 008, PHIL 024, PHIL 030, RUSS 001, RUSS 002, RUSS 003, SIGN 001, SIGN 002, SPAN 001, SPAN 002, SPAN 003, SPAN 004, SPAN 005, SPAN 005, SPAN 006, SPAN 006, VIET 001, VIET 002, VIET 003, WMST 008, WMST 029, WMST 031
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:
BUS 056, C D 010G, C D 010H, C D 064, CLP 007, COMM 016, COMM 016H, E S 002, HLTH 021, HUMA 010, HUMA 020, HUMA 030, HUMI 016, KNES 045, KNES 047, KNES 050A, KNES 052, KNES 053, KNES 055, NUTR 010, PSYC 008, PSYC 009, PSYC 010G, PSYC 010H, PSYC 014, WMST 001, WMST 009
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:
AFAM 010, AFAM 011, AFAM 012A, AFAM 012B, CETH 010, CHLX 010, HIST 018A, HIST 018B
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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