PALOMAR 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:
SPCH 100
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:
ENG 100, ENG 100E, ESL 110
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:
ENG 202, ENG 203, PHIL 113, PHIL 116, PHIL 200, READ 120, SPCH 105
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 100, ASTR 120, BIOL 118, CHEM 100, CHEM 104, CHEM 105, CHEM 110, CHEM 110, CHEM 110L, CHEM 115, CHEM 115, CHEM 115L, CHEM 205, CHEM 220, CHEM 221, ES 100, ES 115, GEOG 100, GEOG 103, GEOG 110, GEOG 115, GEOG 125, GEOL 100, GEOL 110, GEOL 120, GEOL 150, GEOL 150, GEOL 150L, OCN 100, OCN 100, OCN 100L, PHSC 101, PHYS 101, PHYS 102, PHYS 120, PHYS 121, PHYS 200, PHYS 200, PHYS 201, PHYS 201, PHYS 230, PHYS 230, PHYS 231, PHYS 231, PHYS 232
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 100, ANTH 101, BIOL 100, BIOL 101, BIOL 105, BIOL 110, BIOL 114, BIOL 118, BIOL 120, BIOL 125, BIOL 125, BIOL 126, BIOL 126, BIOL 126, BIOL 126L, BIOL 126L, BIOL 130, BIOL 131, BIOL 131, BIOL 131L, BIOL 135, BIOL 140, BIOL 140, BIOL 141, BIOL 141, BIOL 141, BIOL 141L, BIOL 141L, BIOL 145, BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOL 210, BIOL 211, BIOL 212, PSYC 210
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 100L, ANTH 101, ASTR 105L, BIOL 100, BIOL 101L, BIOL 105, BIOL 114L, BIOL 118L, BIOL 125, BIOL 125, BIOL 126, BIOL 126, BIOL 126L, BIOL 126L, BIOL 126L, BIOL 130, BIOL 131, BIOL 131L, BIOL 131L, BIOL 140, BIOL 140, BIOL 141, BIOL 141, BIOL 141L, BIOL 141L, BIOL 141L, BIOL 145L, BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOL 210, BIOL 211, BIOL 212, CHEM 100, CHEM 104, CHEM 105, CHEM 110, CHEM 110L, CHEM 110L, CHEM 115, CHEM 115L, CHEM 115L, CHEM 220, CHEM 221, GEOG 100L, GEOL 100L, GEOL 150, GEOL 150L, GEOL 150L, OCN 100, OCN 100L, OCN 100L, PHYS 101, PHYS 120, PHYS 121, PHYS 200, PHYS 200, PHYS 201, PHYS 201, PHYS 230, PHYS 230, PHYS 231, PHYS 231, PHYS 232, PSYC 210
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 204, CSIT 128, MATH 100, MATH 100E, MATH 101, MATH 105, MATH 106, MATH 110, MATH 110, MATH 110E, MATH 115, MATH 115, MATH 115E, MATH 120, MATH 120E, MATH 126, MATH 127, MATH 127, MATH 130, MATH 130E, MATH 135, MATH 140, MATH 141, MATH 200, MATH 205, MATH 206, MATH 206, MATH 245, PHIL 201, PSYC 205, SOC 180, SOC 205
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:
AIS 101, AIS 102, AIS 110, AIS 115, AIS 130, AIS 140, AIS 165, AJ 100, AMS 200, ANTH 105, ANTH 107, ANTH 110, ANTH 115, ANTH 125, ANTH 126, ANTH 130, ANTH 137, ANTH 140, AS 100, AS 101, AS 102, AS 120, AS 126, ASL 110, BUS 136, CHDV 100, CHDV 110, CHDV 115, COMM 100, COMM 105, CS 101, CS 102, ECON 100, ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 110, ECON 115, ECON 120, ECON 125, ENG 150, ENG 150, FCS 136, GCMW 100, GEOG 103, GEOG 105, HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 107, HIST 108, HIST 121, HIST 130, HIST 140, HIST 141, HIST 150, HIST 151, HIST 160, LS 121, LS 240, MCS 100, MCS 200, POSC 100, POSC 101, POSC 102, POSC 110, POSC 120, POSC 121, POSC 240, PSYC 100, PSYC 105, PSYC 110, PSYC 120, PSYC 130, PSYC 145, PSYC 225, PSYC 235, RS 102, RS 108, SOC 100, SOC 105, SOC 110, SOC 115, SOC 130, SOC 135, SOC 145, SOC 165, SOC 170, SOC 200, SPCH 120, SPCH 131
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:
AIS 104, AIS 105, AIS 135, AIS 146, ARCH 120, ARCH 121, ARCH 122, ART 100, ART 102, ART 104, ART 105, ART 163, ART 164, ART 165, ART 166, ART 169, CINE 100, CINE 102, CINE 103, CINE 110, CINE 120, CINE 122, CINE 123, DBA 100, DNCE 100, DNCE 101, DNCE 102, DNCE 105, ENG 290, FASH 130, GC 101, GC 115, MUS 100, MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 103, MUS 169, MUS 171, PHOT 125, TA 100, TA 150
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:
AIS 100, AIS 107A, AIS 107B, AIS 108A, AIS 108B, AIS 145, AIS 150, AIS 151, AIS 166A, AIS 166B, AIS 167A, AIS 167B, AIS 180B, AIS 207A, AIS 207B, AIS 266A, AIS 266B, AIS 282A, AIS 282B, AMS 100, AMS 105, ANTH 135, ANTH 155, ARAB 101, ARAB 102, ARAB 201, ASL 100, ASL 101, ASL 110, ASL 205, ASL 206, CHIN 101, CHIN 102, CHIN 201, CINE 123, CS 100, CS 140, CS 155, ENG 205, ENG 210, ENG 210, ENG 211, ENG 211, ENG 215, ENG 220, ENG 220, ENG 221, ENG 221, ENG 225, ENG 225, ENG 226, ENG 226, ENG 230, ENG 250, ENG 255, ENG 260, ENG 280, ENG 290, ESL 101, ESL 102, ESL 103, ESL 106, FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 201, FREN 202, GC 102, GERM 101, GERM 102, GERM 201, GERM 202, GERM 225, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 107, HIST 108, HIST 121, HIST 130, HIST 150, HIST 151, HIST 160, HUM 100, HUM 101, ITAL 101, ITAL 102, ITAL 201, ITAL 202, ITAL 225, JAPN 101, JAPN 102, JAPN 130, JAPN 201, JAPN 202, PHIL 111, PHIL 114, PHIL 121, PHIL 122, PHIL 125, PHIL 126, PHIL 140, PHIL 141, PHIL 142, PHIL 250, RS 101, RS 104, RS 105, RS 108, RS 110, SPAN 101, SPAN 101A, SPAN 101B, SPAN 102, SPAN 201, SPAN 202, SPAN 211, SPAN 212, SPAN 235
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:
AODS 150, BIOL 185, BUS 136, CHDV 100, COUN 110, COUN 115, COUN 120, COUN 148, CSIT 105, FCS 136, HE 100, NUTR 120, NUTR 165, NUTR 185, PSYC 105, PSYC 115, PSYC 125, PSYC 145, PSYC 150, READ 105, READ 110, SOC 105, SOC 125, SOC 130, SOC 145, SOC 150, SOC 175, SPCH 115
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:
AIS 100, AIS 101, AIS 102, AIS 125, AS 101, AS 102, CS 100, CS 101, CS 102, CS 140
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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