General Education Course Pattern

Option 1

CSU General Education Course Pattern

APPLICABLE COLLEGE OF THE DESERT COURSES:

Note: A single course, even though listed in more than one area, can only be used to satisfy one requirement.

Dept.	No.	Title	Units
A. COMMUNICATION in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE and CRITICAL THINKING Nine (9) units minimum; select 1 course from each of the 3 groups. (C or better required in all courses)
A-1. ORAL COMMUNICATION
SP	1	Intro Human Communication	3
SP	4	Public Speaking	3
SP	5	Group Discussion Process	3
SP	15	Intercultural Comm	3
A-2. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
ENG	1A	Composition	4
A-3. CRITICAL THINKING
PHIL	10	General Logic	3
SOC	4	Soc Anal/Crit Thinking	3
SP	7	Decision Making/Advocacy	3
B. PHYSICAL UNIVERSE and ITS LIFE FORMS Nine (9) units minimum; select one course from each group. One course must include laboratory.
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
B-1. PHYSICAL SCIENCES
A	1	Descriptive Astronomy	3
A	1L	Desc Astronomy Lab	1
CH	1A, 1B	General Chemistry	5, 5
CH	3	Intro Gen Chemistry	4
CH	4	Fund of Chemistry	4
CH	5	Bio-Organic Chemistry	4
CH	10A, 10B	Organic Chemistry	5, 5
G	1	Physical Geology	4
G	5	Environmental Geology	4
G	10	The Earth Sciences	4
G	17	Intro to Oceanography	3
GEOG	1	Physical Geography	3
GEOG	1L	Physical Geography Lab	1
PH	1	Introductory Physics	4
PH	2A, 2B	College Physics	4, 4
PH	4A, 4B, 4C	Engineering Physics	5, 5,5
PH	17	Introduction to Meteorology	3
B-2. LIFE SCIENCES
AGEH	1	Horticulture	3
AGEH	1L	Hoticulture Lab	1
AGPS	2	Entomology-Gen/App	4
AGPS	5	Plant Science	3
AGPS	5L	Plant Science Lab	1
ANTH	1	Intro/Physical Anthropology	3
BI	4	Elements of Biology	4
BI	5	Molecular & Cell Bio	5
BI	6	Biology of Organisms	5
BI	13	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	4
BI	14	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	5
BI	15	General Microbiology	5
NR	1	Cons Natural Resources	3
NR	1L	Cons Natr Resourc Lab	1
B-3. LABORATORY ACTIVITY (Must complete a lab course in eiter B-1 or B-2)
B-4. MATHEMATICS (C or better required)
MATH	1A,1B	Calculus	5, 5
MATH	2A	Multivariate Calculus	5
MATH	2B	Linear Algebra	4
MATH	2C	Ord. Diff. Equations	4
MATH	5	Trigonometry	5
MATH	10	College Algebra	4
MATH	12	Pre-calculus	5
MATH	13	Liberal Arts Math	4
MATH	14	Statistical Methods	4
SOC	3	Fundamentals of Statistics	3
C. ARTS, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, FOREIGN LANGUAGE Nine (9) units minimum; one course must be in the ARTS and one in the HUMANITIES
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
C-1. ARTS (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre)
ARCH	14	History of Architecture	3
ART	2A,B	History of Art	3,3
ART	2C	Hist of Modern Art	3
ART	3A	Basic Design /Color	3
ART	10	Intro to Art	3
ART	33	History of Photography	3
DANC	10	Intro to Choreography	2
DANC	15	History of Dance	3
MUS	5	History of Rock 'n' Roll	3
MUS	6	History of Film Music	3
MUS	7	History of Musical Theatre
MUS	10	Intro to Music	3
MUS	12	Fundamentals of Music	3
PE	15	Into to Choreography	2
TA	1	Intro to Theatre	3
TA	2	Acting I	3
C-2. HUMANITIES (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Language)
ASL	1	Elem Amer Sign Lang	5
ASL	2	Elem Amer Sign Lang	5
ASL	1A,B	Elem Amer Sign Lang	3, 3
ASL	3, 4	Intermediate American Sign Language	4, 4
ENG	1B	Composition & Literature	3
ENG	10A,B	American Literature	3, 3
ENG	11A,B	Surv of English Lit	3, 3
ENG	12A	World Literature I	3
ENG	12B	World Literature II	3
ENG	14	Shakespeare	3
ENG	15	The Short Story	3
ENG	16	Literature of the Desert	3
ENG	17	Women in Literature	3
ENG	21	Intro Latin American/Chicano Literature	3
ENG	22	Intro African-American Literature	3
ENG	23	Intro to Autobiography	3
ENG	24	Native American Literature	3
ENG	25	Intro to the Novel	3
ENG	31	Bible as Literature O.T.	3
ENG	32	Bible as Literature N.T.	3
ENG	35	Myth and Legend	3
ENG	36	Children's Literature	3
PHIL	6	Intro to Philosophy	3
PHIL	7	Ideas/Great Philosophers	3
PHIL	12	Religions of the World	3
PHIL	13	Perspect Death/Dying	3
PHIL	14	Intro to Ethics	3
PHIL	17	Philosophy of Religion	3
PHIL	18	Philosophy of Science	3
FR	1, 2	Elementary French	5, 5
FR	1A, 1B	Elementary French	3, 3
FR	2A, 2B	Elementary French	3, 3
FR	3,4	Intermediate French	4, 4
GER	1,2	Elementary German	5, 5
GER	1A,B	Elementary German	3, 3
GER	2A,B	Elementary German	3, 3
HIST	21	California History	3
ITAL	1,2	Elementary Italian	5, 5
ITAL	1A,B	Elementary Italian	3, 3
ITAL	2A,B	Elementary Italian	3, 3
ITAL	3, 4	Intermed. Italian	4, 4
JPN	1,2	Elementary Japanese	5,5
JPN	1A,B	Elementary Japanese	3, 3
JPN	2A,B	Elementary Japanese	3, 3
SPAN	1, 2	Elementary Spanish	5, 5
SPAN	1A,B	Elementary Spanish	3, 3
SPAN	2A,B	Elementary Spanish	3, 3
SPAN	3, 4	Intermed. Spanish	4, 4
TA	69A,B	Dramatic Literature	3, 3
D. SOCIAL, POLITICAL, and ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS and BEHAVIOR; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Nine (9) units minimum, with courses taken in at least two disciplines. Note: The "American Institutions" requirement may be satisfied by taking either HIST 17 or 18, plus PS 1 (Intro Government).
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
D-0. SOCIOLOGY & CRIMINOLOGY
AJ	1	Intro Admin of Justice	3
SOC	1	Intro to Sociology	3
SOC	2	Social Problems	3
SOC	14	Minority Grps in Amer	3
SOC	15	Mexican American Culture	3
D-1. ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH	2	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH	3	Archaeology, Intro to Prehistory	3
D-2. ECONOMICS
ECON	1	Prin of Macroeconomics	3
ECON	2	Prin of Microeconomics	3
ECON	11	International Economic Relations	3
ECON	12	Understanding Economic Principles & Applications	3
D-3. ETHNIC STUDIES
SOC	14	Minority Groups in Americas	3
SOC	15	Mexican American Culture	3
D-4. GENDER STUDIES
PSY	10	Psychological Aspects Marriage/Family	3
PSY	23	Psychology of Women	3
D-5. GEOGRAPHY
GEOG	2	Cultural Geography	3
GEOG	7	Regional Geography	3
GEOG	10	Geography of California	3
D-6. HISTORY
HIST	3	Hist World Civilization I	3
HIST	4	Hist World Civilization II	3
HIST	17*	U.S. History	3
HIST	18*	U.S. History	3
HIST	21	California History	3
D-7. INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
MC	1	Mass Media in American Culture	3
SP	15	Intercultural Communication	3
PSY	12	Human Sexuality	3

D-8. POLITICAL SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT, & LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
PS	1*	Intro to Government	3
PS	2	Intro Comparative Government	3
PS	4	Intro International Relations	3
D-9. PSYCHOLOGY
PSY	1	General Psychology	3
PSY	3	Developmental Psych	3
PSY	20	Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY	23	Psychology of Women	3
PSY	27	Biological Psychology	3
PSY	29	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY	33	Personal/Soc Adjustment	3
E. LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING & SELF DEVELOPMENT: Three (3) units minimum.
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
BI	10	Women's Health	3
BI	12	Biology of Cancer	3
HE	1	Personal/Comm Health	3
HS	13	General Nutrition	3
PHIL	13	Perspectives Death/Dying	3
PSY	3	Developmental Psych	3
PSY	10	Psy Aspects Marr Family	3
PSY	12	Human Sexuality	3
PSY	20	Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY	23	Psychology of Women	3
PSY	33	Personal and Social Adjustment	3
STDV	12	Career and Life Planning	3

COLLEGE OF THE DESERT PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Although not required for transfer to CSU, two courses from physical education(PE), health education (HE), recreation (RE), or varsity sports (VSM, VSW) are required to earn a degree from COD. Note: If HE 001 is used to fulfill section E, it may not be used to fulfill this requirement. Exceptions are the AAT/AST degrees.

COLLEGE OF THE DESERT COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
Also required for a degree at COD are the Reading, Writing and Mathematics competency, as outlined in the college catalog. Please refer to page 58 in the college catalog for exceptions to the AAT/AST degrees.

* These courses are accepted as satisfying the CSU Baccalaureate Requirement for US History, Constitution, and American Ideals.