DIABLO VALLEY 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 120, COMM 123, COMM 130
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 122, ENGL 122AL, ENGL 122AM, ENGL 122L, ENGL 122M, ENGL 123, ENGL 123A
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:
ARTHS 191, COMM 121, COMM 123, DANCE 201, ENGL 123, ENGL 123A, ENGL 126, ENGL 126A, HIST 122, KINES 249, PHILO 130, PSYCH 145, SOCIO 122, SOCSC 122
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:
ASTRO 110, ASTRO 112, ASTRO 120, BIOSC 170, BIOSC 171, CHEM 107, CHEM 108, CHEM 109, CHEM 109, CHEM 120, CHEM 121, CHEM 226, CHEM 227, GEOG 120, GEOG 140, GEOL 120, GEOL 121, GEOL 121, GEOL 124, GEOL 125, GEOL 130, OCEAN 101, OCEAN 102, PHYS 110, PHYS 120, PHYS 121, PHYS 130, PHYS 230, PHYS 231, PHYSC 112
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:
ANTHR 115, ANTHR 140, BIOSC 101, BIOSC 102, BIOSC 116, BIOSC 117, BIOSC 119, BIOSC 126, BIOSC 130, BIOSC 131, BIOSC 139, BIOSC 140, BIOSC 146, BIOSC 161, BIOSC 162, BIOSC 170, BIOSC 171
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:
ANTHR 141L, ASTRO 112, ASTRO 130, BIOSC 102, BIOSC 117, BIOSC 119, BIOSC 126, BIOSC 130, BIOSC 131, BIOSC 139, BIOSC 140, BIOSC 146, BIOSC 162, BIOSC 171, CHEM 107, CHEM 108, CHEM 109, CHEM 109, CHEM 120, CHEM 121, CHEM 226, CHEM 227, GEOG 121, GEOL 121, GEOL 122, GEOL 124, GEOL 124, GEOL 130, OCEAN 102, PHYS 111, PHYS 120, PHYS 121, PHYS 130, PHYS 230, PHYS 231
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 240, GEOG 124, MATH 121, MATH 121, MATH 121L, MATH 124, MATH 125, MATH 135, MATH 135L, MATH 142, MATH 142, MATH 142L, MATH 181, MATH 181, MATH 181, MATH 182, MATH 182, MATH 182, MATH 183, MATH 183, MATH 191, MATH 191SP, MATH 192, MATH 193, MATH 194, MATH 195, MATH 292, MATH 294, PSYCH 214
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:
ADJUS 120, ANTHR 125, ANTHR 130, ANTHR 135, BUS 161, COMM 125, COMM 180, ECE 124, ECE 130, ECE 144, ECON 101, ECON 220, ECON 220, ECON 221, ECON 221, ENGIN 131, ENGL 124, FTVE 240, GEOG 130, GEOG 135, HIST 120, HIST 121, HIST 124, HIST 125, HIST 126, HIST 127, HIST 128, HIST 129, HIST 135, HIST 136, HIST 140, HIST 141, HIST 142, HIST 150, HIST 151, HIST 170, HIST 171, HIST 180, HIST 181, HSCI 127, HSCI 130, HSCI 135, HSCI 170, JRNAL 110, KINES 248, NUTRI 130, POLSC 120, POLSC 121, POLSC 127, POLSC 151, POLSC 220, POLSC 240, POLSC 250, PSYCH 101, PSYCH 122, PSYCH 130, PSYCH 140, PSYCH 141, PSYCH 160, PSYCH 200, PSYCH 215, PSYCH 220, PSYCH 225, PSYCH 230, PSYCH 240, SOCIO 120, SOCIO 121, SOCIO 123, SOCIO 124, SOCIO 125, SOCIO 131, SOCIO 135, SOCSC 111, SOCSC 120, SOCSC 123, SOCSC 220
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:
ARCHI 120, ARCHI 121, ARCHI 156, ARCHI 157, ARCHI 158, ARCHI 160, ART 151, ARTDM 214, ARTHS 193, ARTHS 195, ARTHS 196, ARTHS 197, ARTHS 199, DANCE 201, DRAMA 122, DRAMA 139, DRAMA 142, FTVE 200, FTVE 205, FTVE 210, FTVE 280, FTVE 281, FTVE 282, FTVE 283, MUSIC 110, MUSIC 114, MUSIC 117, MUSIC 118, MUSIC 119, MUSX 110
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:
ARABC 120, ARABC 121, ARCHI 160, CHIN 120, CHIN 121, CHIN 220, CHIN 221, DRAMA 142, ENGL 151, ENGL 164, ENGL 166, ENGL 170, ENGL 175, ENGL 176, ENGL 177, ENGL 178, ENGL 222, ENGL 223, FRNCH 120, FRNCH 121, FRNCH 220, FRNCH 221, FRNCH 230, FTVE 210, GRMAN 120, GRMAN 121, GRMAN 220, GRMAN 221, GRMAN 230, GRMAN 231, HIST 135, HIST 136, HIST 140, HIST 141, HIST 142, HIST 150, HIST 151, HIST 180, HIST 181, HUMAN 105, HUMAN 110, HUMAN 111, HUMAN 112, HUMAN 115, HUMAN 116, HUMAN 118, HUMAN 123, ITAL 120, ITAL 121, ITAL 220, ITAL 221, ITAL 230, ITAL 231, JAPAN 120, JAPAN 121, PERSN 120, PERSN 121, PHILO 120, PHILO 122, PHILO 220, RUSS 120, RUSS 121, SIGN 280, SIGN 281, SIGN 282, SPAN 120, SPAN 121, SPAN 220, SPAN 221
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:
CARER 110, COUNS 120, ECE 124, HSCI 124, HSCI 127, HSCI 130, HSCI 135, HSCI 170, KINES 100, KINES 246, NUTRI 115, NUTRI 130, NUTRI 160, PH 124, PH 127, PH 130, PH 135, PH 140, PSYCH 122, PSYCH 140, PSYCH 141, PSYCH 160, PSYCH 200, SOCSC 101
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:
ENGL 164, ETHN 101, HIST 125, HIST 127, HIST 128
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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