SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY 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:
COMS 103, COMS 135, COMS 170
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 101, ENGL 105
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:
COMS 160, ENGL 205, HIST 205, PHIL 100, PHIL 103, PHIL 205
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:
AGRI 125, ASTR 101, ASTR 102, AVIA 115, BIOL 101, BIOL 120, CHEM 100, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L, CHEM 103, CHEM 111, CHEM 130, CHEM 130, CHEM 130L, CHEM 152, CHEM 152, CHEM 152L, CHEM 160, CHEM 200, CHEM 200, CHEM 200L, CHEM 201, CHEM 201, CHEM 201L, CHEM 231, CHEM 233, CHEM 251, GEOG 101, GEOL 100, GEOL 104, GEOL 111, GEOL 130, OCEA 101, PHYN 100, PHYN 105, PHYN 114, PHYS 100, PHYS 125, PHYS 126, PHYS 180A, PHYS 180A, PHYS 180B, PHYS 180B, PHYS 195, PHYS 196, PHYS 197
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:
AGRI 107, ANTH 102, BIOL 100, BIOL 101, BIOL 107, BIOL 110, BIOL 111, BIOL 115, BIOL 130, BIOL 131, BIOL 160, BIOL 180, BIOL 205, BIOL 210A, BIOL 210B, BIOL 215, BIOL 215, BIOL 230, BIOL 235, BIOL 250, BIOL 250, PSYC 260
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:
AGRI 107, AGRI 125, ANTH 104, ASTR 109, ASTR 111, BIOL 100, BIOL 101, BIOL 107, BIOL 115, BIOL 131, BIOL 160, BIOL 205, BIOL 210A, BIOL 210B, BIOL 215, BIOL 215, BIOL 230, BIOL 235, BIOL 250, BIOL 250, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L, CHEM 100L, CHEM 103, CHEM 111L, CHEM 130, CHEM 130L, CHEM 130L, CHEM 152, CHEM 152L, CHEM 152L, CHEM 200, CHEM 200L, CHEM 200L, CHEM 201, CHEM 201L, CHEM 201L, CHEM 231L, CHEM 233L, CHEM 251, GEOG 101L, GEOL 101, GEOL 111, GEOL 120, GEOL 130, PHYN 101, PHYS 100, PHYS 125, PHYS 126, PHYS 181A, PHYS 181B, PHYS 195, PHYS 196, PHYS 197
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:
BIOL 200, BUSE 101, BUSE 115, CISC 246, HEIT 256, MATH 104, MATH 107, MATH 107L, MATH 109, MATH 115, MATH 116, MATH 118, MATH 119, MATH 119, MATH 119, MATH 121, MATH 121, MATH 121, MATH 121, MATH 122, MATH 122, MATH 122, MATH 141, MATH 150, MATH 151, MATH 210A, MATH 210A, MATH 210B, MATH 210B, MATH 245, MATH 252, MATH 254, MATH 255, PHIL 101, POLI 201, PSYC 258
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:
ADJU 101, ADJU 106, ADJU 230, AGRI 100, AMSL 150, ANTH 103, ANTH 106, ANTH 107, ANTH 110, ANTH 200, ANTH 205, ANTH 210, ANTH 215, ARTF 108, BLAS 100, BLAS 115, BLAS 135, BLAS 140A, BLAS 140B, BUSE 120, CHIC 141A, CHIC 141B, CHIC 150, CHIC 201, CHIL 101, CHIL 103, CHIL 141, COMS 135, CRES 101, DJRN 100, ECON 120, ECON 121, ECON 220, ENGL 202, GEND 101, GEOG 102, GEOG 104, GEOG 154, HIST 100, HIST 101, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 109, HIST 110, HIST 115A, HIST 115B, HIST 120, HIST 120, HIST 120, HIST 121, HIST 121, HIST 121, HIST 123, HIST 130, HIST 131, HIST 132, HIST 141, HIST 142, HIST 150, HIST 151, HIST 154, HIST 175, HUMS 101, JOUR 202, NUTR 153, PEAC 101, PHIL 109, PHIL 126, POLI 101, POLI 102, POLI 103, POLI 121, POLI 140, PSYC 101, PSYC 111, PSYC 121, PSYC 123, PSYC 133, PSYC 135, PSYC 137, PSYC 155, PSYC 166, PSYC 211, PSYC 230, PSYC 245, RTVF 101, RTVF 162, SOCO 101, SOCO 110, SOCO 125, SOCO 145, SOCO 150, SOCO 201, SOCO 220, SOCO 223, SUST 101
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:
ARTF 100, ARTF 106, ARTF 107, ARTF 108, ARTF 109, ARTF 110, ARTF 111, ARTF 113, ARTF 115, ARTF 120, ARTF 125, ARTF 130, ARTF 188, ARTF 191, ARTF 194, ARTG 118, BLAS 110, BLAS 111, BLAS 120, CHIC 230, CHIC 250, DANC 181, DFLM 101, DFLM 102, DRAM 105, DRAM 107, DRAM 109, DRAM 111, DRAM 136, DRAM 137, DRAM 150, DRAM 151, DRAM 205, FASH 120, FASH 122, INTE 125, MUSI 100, MUSI 103, MUSI 109, MUSI 111, MUSI 114, MUSI 117, MUSI 118, MUSI 119, MUSI 125, MUSI 126, MUSI 131, MUSI 138, PHOT 150, RTVF 160, RTVF 162
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:
AMSL 120, AMSL 121, AMSL 150, AMSL 220, AMSL 221, ARAB 101, ARAB 102, ARAB 201A, ARCH 126, ARCH 127, ARTF 188, ARTF 191, BLAS 145A, BLAS 145B, BLAS 150, BLAS 155, CHIC 130, CHIC 135, CHIC 138, CHIC 190, CHIC 203, CHIC 204, CHIC 210, CHIN 101, CHIN 102, CHIN 201, CHIN 202, ENGL 208, ENGL 209, ENGL 210, ENGL 210, ENGL 211, ENGL 211, ENGL 215, ENGL 215, ENGL 216, ENGL 216, ENGL 220, ENGL 220, ENGL 221, ENGL 221, ENGL 230, ENGL 234, ENGL 237, ENGL 238, ENGL 240, FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 201, FREN 202, GERM 101, GERM 102, GERM 201, HIST 100, HIST 101, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 120, HIST 120, HIST 120, HIST 121, HIST 121, HIST 121, HIST 131, HIST 132, HIST 154, HUMA 101, HUMA 102, HUMA 103, HUMA 104, HUMA 106, HUMA 118, HUMA 119, HUMA 201, HUMA 202, HUMA 205, HUMA 210, ITAL 101, ITAL 102, ITAL 201, JAPN 101, JAPN 102, JAPN 201, JAPN 202, JAPN 210, JAPN 211, LATI 101, LATI 102, LATI 201, PHIL 102A, PHIL 102B, PHIL 103, PHIL 104A, PHIL 104B, PHIL 105, PHIL 106, PHIL 107, PHIL 108, PHIL 110, PHIL 111, PHIL 112, PHIL 125, PHIL 126, PHIL 130, PHIL 131, RUSS 101, RUSS 102, RUSS 201, SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201, SPAN 202, SPAN 210, SPAN 211, SPAN 215, SPAN 216, SPAN 221, SPAN 222, TAGA 101, TAGA 102, TAGA 201, VIET 101, VIET 102, VIET 201
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:
AVIA 133, BIOL 120, BIOL 135, BLAS 165, BUSE 120, BUSE 205, CHIL 101, CHIL 103, COMS 180, DANC 127, EXSC 294, HEAL 101, HEAL 103, HEAL 104, HEAL 107, HUMS 101, NUTR 150, NUTR 153, PERG 120, PERG 130, PERG 140, PERG 160, PSYC 111, PSYC 112, PSYC 135, PSYC 137, PSYC 230, SOCO 145
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:
BLAS 100, BLAS 140A, BLAS 140B, CHIC 110A, CHIC 110B, CHIC 141A, CHIC 141B, CHIC 170, FILI 100, HIST 150, HIST 151
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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