General Education Requirements for California State Universities and Colleges

Mt. San Jacinto Community College District General Education Requirements for California State Universities and Colleges Transfer Pattern & Educational Plan 2009–2010 OPTION B (see catalog or reverse for details)

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* Below indicates a lab class. N C + Below indicates a cross-listed class. Example: DAN 100 is cross-listed as HIST 151, same course different prefix and number, please refer to MSJC catalog U ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL THINKING – A 9 units to include one course from each group: A1, A2, A3

A1 Communication 100, 100H, 103, 104, 106, 201

A2 English 101 or 101H

A3 Communication 104; English 103 or 103H; Philosophy 103, 103H, 112, 112H SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING - 9 semester units required with at least one course from each: Physical B Universe, Life Forms (at least one course to contain a laboratory component) and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. Lab courses are indicated by an asterisk (*) below. Physical Science (one course): Astronomy 101*, 111+; Chemistry 100*, 101*, 102*, 107*, 112*, 113*; Earth Science 101; Environmental B1 Science 100, 101, 101H; Geography 101; Geology 100*, 103, 105*, 107, 110*, 111+, 112; Physics 100, 101*, 102*, 201*, 202*, 202H*, 203* Life Science (one course): Anatomy 100, 101*, 101H*, 102*, 102H*; Anthropology 101, 101H; Biology 100*, 115*, 115H*, 116*, 117, 125*, B2 125H*, 130*, 134, 135, 135H, 140*, 142*, 144*, 146, 150*, 150H*, 151*, 151H* Laboratory Activity – All B1 and B2 courses with an “*” are lab courses which fulfill the B3 component B3 Anthropology 111*(concurrent or previous enrollment in ANTH 101 or 101H required); Environmental Science 102*, 102H*; Geography 104* Mathematics/ Quantitative Reasoning (one course) B4 Biology 201; Math 102, 105, 105H, 110, 115, 135, 140, 140H, 211, 212, 212H, 213, 213H, 215, 218, 290 C ARTS AND HUMANITIES - 9 units with at least one course from the Arts and one course from the Humanities. Arts (Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater): C1 Art 100, 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 103H, 108, 109, 115, 116, 120, 121, 160, 170; Audio Technology 140+, 141+; Child Development & Education 109+; Communication 113+; Dance 100+, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 133, 140, 212, 299; History 113+, 114+, 151+, 158+; Music 100, 100H, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107+, 108+, 109, 111, 112, 113+, 114, 118, 121, 140+, 141+, 151, 253; Humanities 137+; Theater Arts 101, 101H, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113+, 117, 132, 135, 137+, 155, 210 Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Language Other Than English): C2 American Sign Language 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 110; Anthropology 145+, 145H; Child Development & Education 131+, 131H; Chinese 101, 102, 201, 202; Education 132+, 132H+; English 106, 106H, 130, 130H, 131+, 131H+, 132+, 132H+, 145+, 145H+, 200, 203, 203H, 205, 205H, 207, 207H, 208, 208H, 210, 220, 220H, 225, 230, 231, 231H, 240, 240H, 250, 250H, 260, 260H, 270+, 280, 280H, 285, 285H, 286, 286H; French 101, 102, 175, 201, 202; History 101, 102, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 106, 106H, 107, 108, 126, 127, 136+, 140, 154+; Humanities 101, 101H, 102, 102H; Italian 101, 102, 201, 202; Philosophy 101, 101H, 104, 105, 105H, 108, 109, 110, 111, 111H; Portuguese 101, 102, 201, 202; Spanish 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 201H, 202, 202H, 230, 230H, 231, 231H, 270+; Theater Arts 102+, 136+ D SOCIAL SCIENCES - 9 units to include one course from at least 2 categories. Anthropology and Archeology: Anthropology 102, 102H, 103A, 103B, 103C, 103D, 103E, 104, 104H, 115, 116, 121+, 125; History 121+ D1 Economics: Economics 201, 202 D2 Ethnic Studies: Anthropology 121+; History 121+, 150H, 160; Political Science 103; Sociology 115 D3 Gender Studies: History 115; Psychology 104, 104H, 112+; Sociology 112+ D4 Geography: Geography 102, 108, 111 D5 History: History 101, 102, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 105, 105H, 106, 106H, 107, 108, 109, 109H, 110, 111, 111H, 112, 112H, 115, 119, 120, 124, 125, D6 126, 127, 140, 141, 142, 150, 150H, 155, 160 Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science: American Sign Language 110; Child Development & Education 110, 110H, 125, 125H; D7 Communication 108, 108H; Education 136; Psychology 112+; Sociology 112+, 129 Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions: Administration of Justice 102, 111; Legal Assistant 100; Political Science 101, 101H, D8 102, 102H, 103, 104, 104H, 120, 120H Psychology: Child Development & Education 110H; Psychology 101, 101H, 102, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 105+, 106, 107, 108, 125+; Gerontology D9 125+; Sociology 105+ Sociology and Criminology: Sociology 101, 101H, 102, 103, 105+, 106, 108, 110, 115, 125, 130+; Gerontology 130+; Psychology 105+ D10 LIFELONG LEARNING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT - 3 units required Dance 108+ (unit limitation, 1 unit max), 120 (unit limitation, 1 unit max), 124, 130 (unit limitation, 1 unit max), 131 (unit limitation, 1 unit max), 201; Environmental E Science 100, 101; Gerontology 110, 125+; Guidance 116; Health Science 121, 123; Nutrition 100, 101; Psychology 101, 102, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 106, 112+, 125+; Sociology 102, 103, 108, 112+; Theater Arts 108+ (unit limitation, 1 unit max)

U.S. HISTORY, CONSTITUTION AND AMERICAN IDEALS – CSU Graduation Requirement Only This CSU Graduation Requirement may be certified prior to transfer or taken at the CSU after transfer. At the option of the receiving CSU institution, these two courses may also be used to meet 6 units in Area D of the General Education Breadth Requirements. Please confirm with you California State University catalog or institution prior to CSU-GE certification and transfer. 3 units required: History 110, 111, 112

3 units required: Political Science 101 TOTAL UNITS

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Mt. San Jacinto Community College District General Education Requirements for California State Universities and Colleges A.A./A.S. GENERAL EDUCATION OPTION B Transfer Pattern & Educational Plan 2009 –2010

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION Certification of lower division CSU General Education Breadth requirements must be requested by students at the time final transcripts are due at the university.

TOTAL UNIT REQUIREMENT A minimum of 39 semester units in Areas A-E is required for full certification of lower-division general education requirements. Although partial certification is allowed, please discuss this option with the receiving CSU transfer institution.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE A minimum of 2.0 (“C” average) or higher Grade Point Average (GPA) is required, please check college and university catalogs for GPA requirements. Areas “A1, A2, A3” and “B4” require a minimum of “C” grade and must be completed prior to applying to the CSU.

DOUBLE-COUNTING Some California State Universities (CSU’s) will allow History 110, 111, 112, or Political Science 101 to double count in Areas D6 or D8 and the U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals section. Students should consult the receiving CSU transfer institution about double counting. For our purposes, MSJC will allow double counting of these courses for the Liberal Arts degree.

COURSES COMPLETED AT OTHER COLLEGES: Courses completed at any California Community College can be used in the CSU-GE Breadth certification. Students should be aware however that coursework from other California Community Colleges would be applied in the CSU-GE Breadth category determined by the original college. If courses are denied for certification, students may submit a petition to Enrollment Services Office to use courses taken at UC, CSU, private or out-of-state schools for CSU-GE Breadth certification. Petitions will be evaluated to determine if these courses are equivalent courses approved for MSJC’s CSU-GE Breadth pattern. Advanced Placement exams with scores of 3, 4, or 5 can be certified where appropriate.

TRANSFER PLANNING Students who plan to transfer to a four-year university are urged to begin their planning as early as possible. All colleges and universities have specific admissions requirements and many have special course and unit requirements, as well as minimum grade averages that must be met prior to transfer. Effective transfer planning requires the following steps:

I. Selecting an appropriate major or “Area of Emphasis” to meet your goals. II. Selecting an appropriate college or university. III. Developing and completing an appropriate course of study in preparation for transfer. IV. Completing the application process by going to www.csumentor.edu for application and deadline dates.

GENERAL EDUCATION OPTION B- see catalog for current AA Liberal Arts with Transfer Emphasis Degrees This general education option provides students the opportunity to complete transfer curriculum while completing an Associate Degree at Mt. San Jacinto College. This Degree requires sixty (60) CSU transferable semester units with an overall G.P.A. of 2.0 and a minimum of 18 units within an “Area of Emphasis”. Of these 60 semester units, 12 units must be completed at Mt. San Jacinto College for residency. Students are required to complete the MSJC local area graduation requirements which include a U.S. History or Political Science course, a Healthful Living course and a Multicultural-Gender Studies course. The approved general education courses are listed in the catalog and the remaining units should be selected from the intended major preparation or elective coursework. Please see an MSJC Counselor for an educational plan to expedite these degree options. NON-DEGREE MAJOR COURSEWORK ELECTIVE COURSEWORK COURSEWORK COMPLETED

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GENERAL EDUCATION UNITS: ELECTIVE UNITS: NOTES: TOTAL UNITS: Every effort is made to keep this information current. Articulation is an ongoing project and subject to modification. Please use this information as a guideline and consult with a university representative or a Mt. San Jacinto College Counselor. Also refer to www.assist.org for the current CSU General Education list for MSJC.

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