EL CAMINO 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:
BUS 109, COMS 100, COMS 120, COMS 130, COMS 140, SUPV 109
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 1A, ENGL 1AH
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:
BUS 108, COMS 120, ENGL 1C, ENGL 1CH, PHIL 105, PHIL 106, PSYC 103, PSYC 103H
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 20, ASTR 20, ASTR 25, ASTR 25, ASTRON 20, ASTRON 20, ASTRON 20H, ASTRON 20H, ASTRON 25, ASTRON 25, ASTRON 25H, ASTRON 25H, BIOL 15, CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B, CHEM 20, CHEM 4, CHEM 4H, GEOG 1, GEOL 1, GEOL 15, GEOL 2, GEOL 2, GEOL 6, GEOL 7, OCEA 10, OCEAN 10, PHY SCI 25, PHYS 1A, PHYS 1B, PHYS 1B, PHYS 1C, PHYS 1D, PHYS 1D, PHYS 2A, PHYS 2B, PHYS 3A, PHYS 3B
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:
ANAT 30, ANAT 32, ANATOMY 30, ANATOMY 32, ANTH 1, ANTH 1H, BIOL 10, BIOL 10H, BIOL 11, BIOL 12, BIOL 15, BIOL 17, BIOL 8, PHYO 31, PHYSIOL 31, PSYC 107, PSYCH 107
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:
ANAT 30, ANAT 32, ANATOMY 30, ANATOMY 32, ANTH 5, ASTR 12, ASTRON 12, BIOL 10, BIOL 10H, BIOL 11, BIOL 12, BIOL 18, BIOL 8, CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B, CHEM 20, CHEM 4, CHEM 4H, GEOG 6, GEOL 2, GEOL 3, GEOL 6, OCEA 10, OCEAN 10, PHYO 31, PHYS 1A, PHYS 1B, PHYS 1B, PHYS 1C, PHYS 1D, PHYS 1D, PHYS 2A, PHYS 2B, PHYS 3A, PHYS 3B, PHYSIOL 31
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 115, BUS 117, CSCI 7, CSCI 8, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 130, MATH 140, MATH 140, MATH 150, MATH 165, MATH 165, MATH 170, MATH 170, MATH 180, MATH 190, MATH 191, MATH 220, MATH 270, PSYC 109A, SOC 109A
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:
AMER STU 7, ANTH 2, ANTH 3, ASTU 7, BUS 22, C DEV 103, COMS 260, COMS 265, ECON 100, ECON 101, ECON 101H, ECON 102, GEOG 5, GEOG 5H, HIST 101, HIST 101H, HIST 102, HIST 102H, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 112, HIST 114, HIST 122, HIST 122H, HIST 140, HIST 141, HIST 154, JOUR 12, JOURN 12, P S 1, P S 10, P S 2, P S 5, P S 7, PE 275, POLI 1, POLI 10, POLI 2, POLI 5, POLI 7, PSYC 101, PSYC 101H, PSYC 102, PSYC 108, PSYC 109B, PSYC 112, PSYC 115, PSYC 116, PSYC 117, PSYCH 101, PSYCH 108, PSYCH 109B, PSYCH 112, PSYCH 115, PSYCH 116, PSYCH 117, SL/IT 130, SOC 101, SOC 101H, SOC 102, SOC 104, SOC 107, SOC 108, SOC 112, SOCI 101, SOCI 101H, SOCI 102, SOCI 104, SOCI 107, SOCI 112
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:
AHIS 101, AHIS 102A, AHIS 102AH, AHIS 102B, AHIS 102C, AHIS 205A, AHIS 205B, AHIS 209, ARCH 104, ARCH 107, ART 150, COMS 250, DANC 101, DANC 103, DANCE 103, FILM 105, FILM 110, FILM 110, FILM 154, MUSI 111, MUSI 116, MUSI 117, MUSIC 111, MUSIC 112H, MUSIC 116, PHOT 150, PHOTO 150, THEA 103, THEA 104, THTRE 103, THTRE 104
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:
AMER STU 7, ANTH 11, ANTH 4, ASTU 7, CHINESE 1, ENGL 1B, ENGL 24A, ENGL 25A, ENGL 27, ENGL 39, ENGL 43, ESTU 5, FILM 153, FREN 2, FRENCH 1, FRENCH 2, GERM 1, HIST 140, HIST 141, HIST 154, HUMA 1, HUMAN 1, JAPA 4, JAPAN 1, JAPAN 4, P S 7, PHIL 101, PHIL 101H, PHIL 103, PHIL 111, PHIL 115, POLI 7, SL/IT 111, SL/IT 112, SL/IT 130, SLAN 111, SPAN 1, SPAN 2, SPAN 3
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 22, C DEV 103, C H 1, CH 1, HDEV 110, HUM DEV 110, NUTR 110, PE 266, PE 275, PE 280, PSYC 102, PSYC 112, PSYC 116, PSYCH 112, PSYCH 116, SOC 102, SOCI 102
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:
ESTU 1, ESTU 3, HIST 112, HIST 114
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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