SIERRA 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 0266, COMM 0001, COMM 0002, COMM 0003, COMM 0005
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 0001A
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 0002, ENGL 0001B, ENGL 0001C, PHIL 0004, PHIL 0012
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 0221, ASTR 0002, ASTR 0005, ASTR 0007, ASTR 0010, CHEM 0001A, CHEM 0001B, CHEM 0002A, CHEM 0002B, CHEM 0003A, CHEM 0003A, CHEM 0003B, CHEM 0003B, CHEM 0005, CHEM 0012A, ESCI 0001, ESCI 0003, ESCI 0003, ESCI 0003L, ESCI 0007, ESCI 0010, ESCI 0015, ESCI 0015, ESCI 0015L, ESS 0001, ESS 0007, ESS 0008, GEOG 0001, GEOG 0004, MECH 0001, PHYS 0010, PHYS 0105, PHYS 0110, PHYS 0205, PHYS 0210, PHYS 0215
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 0156, AGRI 0200, ANTH 0001, ANTH 0010, BIOL 0001, BIOL 0001, BIOL 0002, BIOL 0002, BIOL 0003, BIOL 0003, BIOL 0004, BIOL 0005, BIOL 0006, BIOL 0010, BIOL 0011, BIOL 0014, BIOL 0021, BIOL 0033, BIOL 0055, BIOL 0056, ESS 0008, ESS 0014, PSYC 0140
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 0156, AGRI 0200, ANTH 0001L, ASTR 0011, BIOL 0001, BIOL 0001, BIOL 0002, BIOL 0002, BIOL 0003, BIOL 0003, BIOL 0004, BIOL 0005, BIOL 0006, BIOL 0011, BIOL 0014, BIOL 0021, BIOL 0033, BIOL 0055, BIOL 0056L, CHEM 0001A, CHEM 0001B, CHEM 0002A, CHEM 0002B, CHEM 0003A, CHEM 0003A, CHEM 0003B, CHEM 0003B, CHEM 0005, CHEM 0012A, ESCI 0001L, ESCI 0003, ESCI 0003L, ESCI 0003L, ESCI 0010L, ESCI 0015, ESCI 0015L, ESCI 0015L, ESS 0001L, ESS 0008, ESS 0014, GEOG 0001L, PHYS 0010L, PHYS 0105L, PHYS 0110L, PHYS 0205L, PHYS 0210L, PHYS 0215L, PSYC 0140L
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 0215, MATH 0010, MATH 0012, MATH 0013, MATH 0013, MATH 0015, MATH 0016A, MATH 0016A, MATH 0016B, MATH 0016B, MATH 0017, MATH 0018, MATH 0019, MATH 0024, MATH 0024, MATH 0027, MATH 0027, MATH 0029, MATH 0030, MATH 0031, MATH 0032, MATH 0033, MATH 0033, MATH 0042, MATH 0042, MATH. 010, PSYC 0142, SOC 0015
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:
ADMJ 0050, AGRI 0198, AGRI 0215, ANTH 0002, ANTH 0005, ANTH 0009, ANTH 0027, BUS 0271, COMM 0007, COMM 0008, COMM 0010, COMM 0070, DFST 0010, ECON 0001A, ECON 0001B, ETHN 0020, GEOG 0002, GEOG 0003, GEOG 0005, HDEV 0001, HDEV 0004, HDEV 0009, HDEV 0021, HIST 0004A, HIST 0004B, HIST 0017A, HIST 0017B, HIST 0018A, HIST 0018B, HIST 0020, HIST 0021, HIST 0023, HIST 0025, HIST 0027, HIST 0050, HIST 0051, HUM 0003, LGBT 0001, NUTF 0010, POLS 0001, POLS 0002, POLS 0003, POLS 0004, POLS 0005, POLS 0007, POLS 0016, POLS 0017, POLS 0027, PSYC 0100, PSYC 0103, PSYC 0104, PSYC 0105, PSYC 0107, PSYC 0108, PSYC 0110, PSYC 0127, PSYC 0130, PSYC 0150, PSYC 0160, SOC 0001, SOC 0002, SOC 0003, SOC 0004, SOC 0005, SOC 0009, SOC 0010, SOC 0027, SOC 0110, WMST 0001, WMST 0002
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:
AAD 0060, AAD 0061, AAD 0088, ARHI 0101, ARHI 0110, ARHI 0120, ARHI 0130, ARHI 0132, ARHI 0134, ARHI 0140, ARHI 0150, ART 0002, ART 0004A, ART 0004B, ART 0005A, ART 0007A, ART 0008A, ART 0009A, ART 0012A, ART 0017, ART 0040A, ENGL 0042, ETHN 0050, FASH 0012, HUM 0001, HUM 0002, HUM 0003, MUS 0002, MUS 0006A, MUS 0010, MUS 0011, MUS 0013, PHOT 0010, PHOT 0060A, THEA 0010A, THEA 0013
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:
AAD 0012, COMM 0012, DFST 0001, DFST 0002, DFST 0003, DFST 0004, DFST 0010, ENGL 0001B, ENGL 0016, ENGL 0017, ENGL 0019, ENGL 0020, ENGL 0027, ENGL 0030A, ENGL 0035, ENGL 0046A, ENGL 0046B, ENGL 0046B, ENGL 0047B, ETHN 0030, FREN 0001, FREN 0002, FREN 0003, FREN 0003, FREN 0004, GER 0001, GER 0002, HIST 0004A, HIST 0004B, HIST 0021, HIST 0050, HIST 0051, HUM 0001, HUM 0002, HUM 0003, HUM 0010, HUM 0015, HUM 0017, HUM 0020, HUM 0021, ITAL 0001, ITAL 0002, JPN 0001, JPN 0002, LGBT 0002, PHIL 0002, PHIL 0006, PHIL 0027, SPAN 0001, SPAN 0002, SPAN 0003, SPAN 0004, SPAN 0017
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:
BIOL 0006, BIOL 0055, HDEV 0001, HDEV 0009, HDEV 0021, HDEV 0061, HED 0002, KIN 0083, KIN 0084, LGBT 0001, NUTF 0010, NUTF 0013, PDEV 0001, PDEV 0006, PDEV 0070, PSYC 0100, PSYC 0104, PSYC 0108, PSYC 0110, PSYC 0127, PSYC 0130, PSYC 0150, RISE 0001, SOC 0004, SOC 0005, WMST 0002
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 0011, ETHN 0020, ETHN 0030, ETHN 0045, ETHN 0050, ETHN 0053, HIST 0018A, HIST 0018B, HIST 0023
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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