PASADENA CITY 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 001, SPCH 001H, SPCH 010
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 001A, ENGL 001AH, ENGL 001AS
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:
ENGL 001B, ENGL 001BH, ENGL 001C, ENGL 001CH, PHIL 025, PHIL 025H, PHSC 002, SPCH 006
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 001, ASTR 012, CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 002A, CHEM 002B, CHEM 008A, CHEM 022, ENVS 001, GEOG 001, GEOL 001, GEOL 002, GEOL 003, GEOL 006, GEOL 012, GEOL 012, GEOL 012L, PHSC 003, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, PHYS 008A, PHYS 008B
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 025, ANTH 001, ANTH 001H, BIOL 002, BIOL 003, BIOL 010A, BIOL 010A, BIOL 010A, BIOL 010C, BIOL 010C, BIOL 011, BIOL 011H, MICR 002, PSYC 002, PYSO 001
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 025, ANTH 001L, ASTR 001, BIOL 002, BIOL 003, BIOL 010A, BIOL 010A, BIOL 010C, BIOL 011, BIOL 011H, CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 002A, CHEM 002B, CHEM 008A, CHEM 022, ENVS 001, GEOG 001L, GEOL 001, GEOL 002, GEOL 003, GEOL 006, GEOL 012, GEOL 012L, GEOL 012L, MICR 002, PHSC 003L, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, PHYS 008A, PHYS 008B, PYSO 001
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 014A, BUS 014B, CS 002, CS 006, CS 008, CS 045, MATH 003, MATH 003, MATH 005A, MATH 005AH, MATH 005B, MATH 005BH, MATH 005C, MATH 005CH, MATH 008, MATH 008, MATH 009, MATH 010, MATH 015, MATH 022, MATH 038, MATH 055, STAT 015, STAT 018, STAT 050, STAT 050H
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:
ANTH 001, ANTH 001H, ANTH 002, ANTH 002H, ANTH 004, ANTH 012, ASL 015, BUS 002, CHDV 015, COMM 001, ECON 001A, ECON 001AH, ECON 001B, ECON 001BH, ENGL 010, ENGL 012, GEOG 002, GEOG 003, HIST 001A, HIST 001B, HIST 002A, HIST 002B, HIST 005A, HIST 007A, HIST 007AH, HIST 007B, HIST 007BH, HIST 008, HIST 025B, HIST 029A, HIST 029B, HIST 030, LING 010, LING 012, POLS 001, POLS 002, POLS 006, POLS 007, POLS 021, PSYC 001, PSYC 001H, PSYC 002, PSYC 005, PSYC 021, PSYC 021H, PSYC 023, PSYC 024, SOC 001, SOC 002, SOC 015, SOC 024, SOC 031, SPCH 013
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:
ARCH 024A, ART 001A, ART 001B, ART 001C, ART 003B, ART 004C, ART 005, CHIN 050, CINE 007A, CINE 007B, CINE 025, DANC 021A, DANC 021B, DMA 002, ENGL 060, MUSC 021, MUSC 025, MUSC 028, PHOT 010, THRT 001, THRT 005A, TVR 019
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:
ARBC 001, ARBC 002, ARMN 001, ARMN 002, ASL 001, ASL 002, CHIN 001, CHIN 002, CHIN 003, CHIN 004, ENGL 010, ENGL 030B, ENGL 030C, ENGL 044A, ENGL 044B, ENGL 044C, ENGL 049A, ENGL 060, GRMN 001, GRMN 002, GRMN 003, GRMN 004, HIST 001A, HIST 001B, HIST 002A, HIST 002B, HIST 005A, HIST 008, HIST 030, HUM 001, HUM 002, HUM 003, HUM 004, ITAL 001, ITAL 002, ITAL 003, ITAL 004, LATN 001, LATN 002, LING 010, PHIL 001, PHIL 001H, PHIL 003, PHIL 007, PHIL 020A, RELG 001, RELG 002, RELG 003, RUSS 001, SPAN 001, SPAN 002, SPAN 002A, SPAN 003, SPAN 004, SPAN 044A
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:
ANTH 002, ANTH 002H, COLL 001, HED 002A, HED 044, NUTR 011, PSYC 001, PSYC 001H, PSYC 003, PSYC 021, PSYC 021H, PSYC 023, PSYC 024, SOC 002, SOC 024, SOC 035
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:
ANTH 012, ETH 014, HIST 029A, HIST 029B, SOC 014, SOC 063, SOC 083
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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