IRVINE 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 1, COMM 1H, COMM 3
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:
WR 1, WR 1H
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 2, COMM 3, PHIL 3, RD 74, WR 2, WR 2H
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 25, BIO 10, BIO 83, CHEM 12A, CHEM 12B, CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B, CHEM 3, CHEM 4, ENV 1, ERTH 20, GEOG 1, GEOG 10, GEOG 10H, GEOL 1, GEOL 2, GEOL 23, MS 20, PHYS 20, PHYS 2A, PHYS 2B, PHYS 4A, PHYS 4B, PHYS 4C
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 1, ANTH 1H, BIO 1, BIO 11, BIO 12, BIO 15, BIO 16, BIO 1H, BIO 2, BIO 2, BIO 21, BIO 3, BIO 44, BIO 5, BIO 5, BIO 80, BIO 81, BIO 83, MS 20, PSYC 3, PSYC 3H
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 1L, ASTR 25, BIO 10, BIO 11, BIO 12, BIO 15, BIO 16, BIO 1L, BIO 2, BIO 2, BIO 21, BIO 5, BIO 5, BIO 80, BIO 81, BIO 83, CHEM 12A, CHEM 12B, CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B, CHEM 3, CHEM 4, ERTH 20, GEOG 1L, GEOL 1, GEOL 2, GEOL 23, MS 20, PHYS 20, PHYS 2A, PHYS 2B, PHYS 4A, PHYS 4B, PHYS 4C
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:
BIO 7, CS 6A, ECON 10, ECON 10H, ECON 5, MATH 10, MATH 11, MATH 124, MATH 2, MATH 20, MATH 24, MATH 24H, MATH 26, MATH 30, MATH 31, MATH 3A, MATH 3AH, MATH 3B, MATH 3BH, MATH 4A, MATH 5, MATH 8, MGT 10, MGT 10H, MGT 5, PSYC 10, PSYC 10H
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:
AJ 13, AJ 2, AJ 4, AJ 8, ANTH 2, ANTH 2H, ANTH 3, ANTH 9, COMM 5, COMM 9, ECON 1, ECON 1H, ECON 2, ECON 20, ECON 20H, ECON 2H, ECON 5, ECON 6, ENV 1, ETHN 30, ETHN 40, FILM 40, FILM 40, GEOG 2, GEOG 3, GEOG 3H, GLBL 1, GLBL 2, GS 10, GS 20, HD 15, HD 7, HIST 1, HIST 1H, HIST 2, HIST 20, HIST 21, HIST 24, HIST 25, MUS 21, PS 1, PS 12, PS 12H, PS 1H, PS 21, PS 4, PSYC 1, PSYC 1H, PSYC 2, PSYC 3, PSYC 33, PSYC 37, PSYC 6, PSYC 7, PSYC 9, SOC 1, SOC 10, SOC 15, SOC 1H, SOC 2, SOC 20, SOC 30, SRM 80, SRM 85
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 40, ART 80, ARTH 1, ARTH 20, ARTH 22, ARTH 23, ARTH 24, ARTH 25, ARTH 26, ARTH 29, ARTH 30, ARTH 4, COMM 10, DNCE 77, DNCE 78, FILM 71, FILM 71H, MUS 1, MUS 20, MUS 20H, MUS 21, MUS 27, MUS 28, PHOT 1, TA 1, TA 10, TA 20, TA 21, TA 22, TA 25, TA 26, TA 27, TA 29H, TA 40
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:
ASL 21, ASL 22, ASL 23, CHI 1, CHI 2, CHI 3, CHI 4, ETHN 20, FILM 70, FILM 71, FILM 71H, FR 1, FR 10, FR 1H, FR 2, FR 3, FR 3, FR 4, FR 4, HIST 1, HIST 10, HIST 11, HIST 1H, HIST 2, HIST 25, HUM 1, HUM 1H, HUM 2, HUM 20, HUM 27, HUM 3, HUM 50, JA 1, JA 10, LIT 7, PHIL 1, PHIL 10, PHIL 2, PS 5, SPAN 1, SPAN 10, SPAN 1H, SPAN 2, SPAN 2H, SPAN 3, SPAN 4
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:
BIO 44, COUN 1, COUN 10, COUN 103, COUN 12, COUN 150, COUN 20, COUN 4, COUN 6, COUN 6H, GS 20, HD 7, HLTH 1, NUT 1, NUT 2, PSYC 33, PSYC 6, PSYC 7
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:
ETHN 10, ETHN 20, ETHN 30, ETHN 40
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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