WEST 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 001, COMM 001H, COMM 007, COMM 010, COMM 010, COMM 010H, COMM 020
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
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 010, COMM 010H, ENGL 001B, ENGL 001C, PHIL 002, PHIL 003
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 010, ASTR 011, ASTR 014, ASTR 020, ASTR 021, CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 002, CHEM 030A, CHEM 030B, GEOG 001, GEOL 001A, GEOL 001B, GEOL 015, OCEA 010, PHYS 001, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002B, PHYS 004A, PHYS 010, PSCI 010, PSCI 020
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 001, BIOL 002, BIOL 010, BIOL 011, BIOL 018, BIOL 024, BIOL 036, BIOL 037, BIOL 041, BIOL 043, BIOL 045, BIOL 047, BIOL 048
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:
ASTR 020, ASTR 021, BIOL 010L, BIOL 011, BIOL 018, BIOL 041, BIOL 043, BIOL 045, BIOL 047, BIOL 048, CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 002, CHEM 030A, CHEM 030B, GEOL 001A, GEOL 001B, OCEA 010, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002B, PHYS 004A, PHYS 010
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:
MATH 000D, MATH 000D, MATH 000G, MATH 001, MATH 002, MATH 003A, MATH 003A, MATH 003AH, MATH 003AH, MATH 003B, MATH 004A, MATH 004B, MATH 004B, MATH 004B, MATH 004C, MATH 004C, MATH 010, MATH 012, MATH 014, MATH 019, MATH 03A, MATH 080
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 002, ANTH 003, ANTH 055, CHST 002, CHST 063, COMM 012, COUN 050, COUNS 050, ECON 001A, ECON 001AH, ECON 001B, ECON 001BH, HIST 004B, HIST 012, HIST 014, HIST 016, HIST 017A, HIST 017B, HIST 020, HSCI 008, HSCI 014, POLI 001, POLI 001H, POLI 003, POLI 004, PSYC 001, SOCI 001, SOCI 001, SOCI 002, SOCI 002, SOCI 003, SOCI 028, SOCI 040, SOCI 045, WGQS 002
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 046, ARCH 047, ARTS 001A, ARTS 001B, ARTS 001E, ARTS 001J, ARTS 004, ARTS 007, ARTS 010, DANC 061H, MUSC 002, MUSC 005, MUSC 007, MUSC 009, MUSC 054, MUSC 055, THEA 010, THEA 011B, THEA 012, THEA 014A, THEA 014B, THEA 014C, THEA 014D, THEA 014E, THEA 015, WGQS 002
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:
ARTS 095, ASLA 060A, ENGL 005A, ENGL 010, ENGL 043, HIST 004B, HUMN 001A, HUMN 001B, ITAL 001A, JPNS 001A, PHIL 001, PHIL 003, SJST 001, SPAN 001A, SPAN 001B, SPAN 002A, SPAN 002B, WGQS 002
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:
CHST 002, CHST 063, COMM 004, COMM 008, COMM 012, COUN 005, COUN 012, COUN 024, COUN 050, COUN 12, COUNS 050, HSCI 008, HSCI 012, HSCI 014, KINT 031, KINT 033, KINT 044, LIBR 004, NUTR 015, PSYC 009, PSYC 030, SOCI 001, SOCI 002, SOCI 003, SOCI 040, SOCI 045
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:
SJST 001
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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