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California State University General Education Breadth Requirements

Foothill College will certify completion of up to 58 quarter units of the 70-unit general education requirement for graduation from the CSU for the student who meets the following course patterns. A minimum of 45 units in GE, including all of Area A and Area B4 (Math) must be completed prior to transfer with a grade of C or better. Courses may not be counted in more than one area. For updated information, consult your counselor or visit assist.org. Completion of the CSU GE requirements also qualifies students for a Foothill College Certificate of Achievement in Transfer Studies.

Area A: English Language & Critical Thinking
15 quarter units are required for CSU admission and must be completed with a grade of C or better
A1: Oral Communication
Select one course:
COMM 1APUBLIC SPEAKING5
or COMM 1AH HONORS PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 1BARGUMENTATION & PERSUASION5
COMM 2INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION5
COMM 3INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION STUDIES5
COMM 4GROUP DISCUSSION5
A2: Written Communication
Select one course:
ENGL 1ACOMPOSITION & READING5
or ENGL 1AH HONORS COMPOSITION & READING
ENGL 1BCOMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE5
or ENGL 1BH HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ESLL 26ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING5
A3: Critical Thinking
Select one course:
ENGL 1BCOMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE5
or ENGL 1BH HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ENGL 1CARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING5
or ENGL 1CH HONORS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
PHIL 1CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING5
PHIL 7INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC5
Area B: Scientific Inquiry & Quantitative Reasoning
12-15 quarter units. Choose one course from B1, B2 and B4. One course must include a laboratory (indicated with footnote)
B1: Physical Science
ASTR 10AGENERAL ASTRONOMY: SOLAR SYSTEM5
ASTR 10BGENERAL ASTRONOMY: STARS, GALAXIES, COSMOLOGY5
or ASTR 10BH HONORS GENERAL ASTRONOMY: STARS, GALAXIES, COSMOLOGY
ASTR 10LASTRONOMY LABORATORY 11
CHEM 1AGENERAL CHEMISTRY 15
CHEM 1BGENERAL CHEMISTRY 15
CHEM 1CGENERAL CHEMISTRY & QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS 15
CHEM 12AORGANIC CHEMISTRY4
CHEM 12ALORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 12
CHEM 12BORGANIC CHEMISTRY4
CHEM 12BLORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 12
CHEM 12CORGANIC CHEMISTRY4
CHEM 12CLORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 12
CHEM 25FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY 15
CHEM 30ASURVEY OF INORGANIC & ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 15
CHEM 30BSURVEY OF ORGANIC & BIOCHEMISTRY 15
GEOG 1PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 15
GEOG 20INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE4
PHYS 2AGENERAL PHYSICS 15
PHYS 2BGENERAL PHYSICS 15
PHYS 2CGENERAL PHYSICS 15
PHYS 4AGENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS) 16
PHYS 4BGENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS) 16
PHYS 4CGENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS) 16
PHYS 4DGENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS) 16
PHYS 6INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS5
PHYS 12INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS5
or PHYS 12H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS
PSE 20INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE 15
B2: Life Science (Biological)
ANTH 1INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY4
or ANTH 1H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 1LPHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY 11
or ANTH 1HL HONORS PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
ANTH 13INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY4
ANTH 13LFORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY 11
BIOL 1APRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY 16
BIOL 1BFORM & FUNCTION IN PLANTS & ANIMALS 16
BIOL 1CEVOLUTION, SYSTEMATICS & ECOLOGY 16
BIOL 1DINTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR GENETICS4
BIOL 9ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY4
BIOL 9LENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY 11
BIOL 10GENERAL BIOLOGY: BASIC PRINCIPLES 15
BIOL 12HUMAN GENETICS4
BIOL 13MARINE BIOLOGY 15
BIOL 14HUMAN BIOLOGY 15
BIOL 15CALIFORNIA ECOLOGY/NATURAL HISTORY 15
BIOL 40AHUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I 15
BIOL 40BHUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II 15
BIOL 40CHUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY III 15
BIOL 41MICROBIOLOGY 16
BIOL 45INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION4
B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
Course must be completed with grade of C or better; required for admission to CSU
C S 18DISCRETE MATHEMATICS5
MATH 1ACALCULUS5
or MATH 1AH HONORS CALCULUS I
MATH 1BCALCULUS5
or MATH 1BH HONORS CALCULUS II
MATH 1CCALCULUS5
MATH 1DCALCULUS5
MATH 2ADIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS5
MATH 2BLINEAR ALGEBRA5
MATH 10ELEMENTARY STATISTICS5
MATH 12CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS5
MATH 17INTEGRATED STATISTICS II5
MATH 22DISCRETE MATHEMATICS5
MATH 40AQUANTITATIVE REASONING5
MATH 42MATH FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS5
MATH 44MATH FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS5
MATH 48APRECALCULUS I5
MATH 48BPRECALCULUS II5
MATH 48CPRECALCULUS III5
PSYC 7STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES5
or SOC 7 STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Area C: Arts & Humanities
Complete 12-15 quarter units, including a minimum of one course from Area C1 and one course from Area C2
Note: If you did not complete ENGL 1B for Area A3, you should complete ENGL 1B as one of the Area C courses
C1: Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre)
ART 1INTRODUCTION TO ART4.5
ART 2AHISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY4.5
or ART 2AH HONORS HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY
ART 2BHISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE4.5
or ART 2BH HONORS HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE
ART 2CHISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE BAROQUE TO CONTEMPORARY4.5
ART 2DAFRICAN, OCEANIC & NATIVE AMERICAN ART4.5
ART 2EA HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ART4.5
ART 2FINTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART4.5
ART 2GINTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC ART4.5
ART 2JAMERICAN ART4.5
ART 3HISTORY OF MODERN ART FROM POST-IMPRESSIONISM TO THE PRESENT4.5
ART 4AFUNDAMENTALS IN DRAWING4
DANC 10TOPICS IN DANCE HISTORY5
ENGL 34CLITERATURE INTO FILM4
HUMN 10ON THE MOVE: ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF MIGRANT EXPERIENCE4
KINS 5SPORTS & CINEMA4
MDIA 1INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES4
or MDIA 1H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES
MDIA 2CCURRENT TRENDS IN FILM, TV & THE INTERNET4
MDIA 3INTRODUCTION TO FILM & MEDIA CRITICISM4
MDIA 5AMERICAN CINEMA4
MUS 1INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC4
MUS 2AGREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES5
or MUS 2AH HONORS GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES
MUS 2BGREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES5
or MUS 2BH HONORS GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES
MUS 2CGREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES5
or MUS 2CH HONORS GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES
MUS 2DWORLD MUSIC: ROOTS TO CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL FUSION5
MUS 2FHISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE4
MUS 3ATHEORY & MUSICIANSHIP I5
MUS 3BTHEORY & MUSICIANSHIP II5
MUS 3CTHEORY & MUSICIANSHIP III5
MUS 8MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES5
or MUS 8H HONORS MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES
MUS 9BMUSIC & MEDIA: HENDRIX TO HIP-HOP4
MUS 10MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS4
MUS 11BFUNK, FUSION & HIP-HOP4
MUS 11DHISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC: ORIGINS-19704
MUS 11EHISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC: 1970-PRESENT4
PHIL 11INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART & AESTHETICS4
PHOT 5INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY4
PHOT 8PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES5
or PHOT 8H HONORS PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES
PHOT 10HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY4
or PHOT 10H HONORS HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOT 11CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY4
or PHOT 11H HONORS CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
THTR 1INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE4
THTR 2AHISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE: CLASSICAL TO MOLIERE4
THTR 2FHISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE4
THTR 8MULTICULTURAL THEATRE ARTS IN MODERN AMERICA4
THTR 20AACTING I4
THTR 26INTRODUCTION TO FASHION HISTORY & COSTUME DESIGN4
C2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Languages)
COMM 12INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION5
CRWR 6INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING5
CRWR 25APOETRY IN COMMUNITY5
CRWR 39AINTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION WRITING5
CRWR 39BADVANCED SHORT FICTION WRITING5
CRWR 41APOETRY WRITING5
CRWR 41BADVANCED POETRY WRITING5
ENGL 1BCOMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE5
or ENGL 1BH HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ENGL 5LOUD & QUEER: LITERATURE OF SEXUAL/GENDER IDENTITY4
ENGL 7NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE4
ENGL 8CHILDREN'S LITERATURE4
ENGL 10ALITERATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT4
ENGL 11INTRODUCTION TO POETRY4
or ENGL 11H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
ENGL 12AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE4
ENGL 12AALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE: LITERATURE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY4
ENGL 14TRAVELING THE WORLD THROUGH CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE4
ENGL 16INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE4
ENGL 17INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE4
ENGL 18BGOTHIC & HORROR LITERATURE4
ENGL 22WOMEN WRITERS4
ENGL 24UNMASKING COMICS: THE DAWN OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL4
ENGL 27GDETECTIVE & MYSTERY FICTION4
ENGL 31LATINO/A LITERATURE4
ENGL 34CLITERATURE INTO FILM4
ENGL 37SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE: REIMAGINEERING REALITY4
ENGL 38LITERATURE OF PROTEST4
ENGL 40ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE4
ENGL 43ASURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY5
or ENGL 43AH HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY
ENGL 43BSURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT5
or ENGL 43BH HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 45ASURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 18655
or ENGL 45AH HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865
ENGL 45BSURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT5
or ENGL 45BH HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 49CALIFORNIA LITERATURE: GOLDEN STATE CULTURES, GEOGRAPHIES & HISTORIES4
HIST 4AHISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 800 CE4
HIST 4BHISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 700-18004
HIST 4CHISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1789-PRESENT4
HUMN 1CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE ANCIENT WORLD4
or HUMN 1H HONORS CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE ANCIENT WORLD
HUMN 2CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: OF EMPIRES & CONFLICT4
HUMN 3WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM4
or HUMN 3H HONORS WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM
HUMN 4TRAUMA & THE ARTS4
or HUMN 4H HONORS TRAUMA & THE ARTS
HUMN 5CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE MODERN WORLD4
or HUMN 5H HONORS CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE MODERN WORLD
HUMN 6THE SHOCK OF THE NEW: FROM THE MODERN TO THE CONTEMPORARY4
HUMN 7GLOBAL RELIGIONS: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES & PERSPECTIVES4
or HUMN 7H HONORS GLOBAL RELIGIONS: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES & PERSPECTIVES
HUMN 8EX MACHINA: THE PARADOX OF BEING HUMAN IN THE DIGITAL AGE4
HUMN 9ONCE UPON A TIME? THE IMMORTAL LURE OF FAIRY TALES4
HUMN 10ON THE MOVE: ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF MIGRANT EXPERIENCE4
HUMN 12POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY4
or HUMN 12H HONORS POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY
HUMN 14THE ART OF PEACE: NARRATIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF PACIFISM4
JAPN 1ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I5
JAPN 2ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II5
JAPN 3ELEMENTARY JAPANESE III5
JAPN 4INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I5
JAPN 5INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II5
JAPN 6INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE III5
MDIA 2AHISTORY OF FILM 1895-19454
MDIA 2BHISTORY OF FILM 1945-CURRENT4
MDIA 11INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE4
or MDIA 11H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
MDIA 12POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY4
or MDIA 12H HONORS POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY
PHIL 2INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY4
PHIL 4INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY4
PHIL 8ETHICS5
PHIL 20AHISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY FROM SOCRATES THROUGH ST. THOMAS4
PHIL 20BHISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY FROM THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH KANT4
PHIL 24COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: EAST4
PHIL 25COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: WEST4
SPAN 1ELEMENTARY SPANISH I5
SPAN 2ELEMENTARY SPANISH II5
SPAN 3ELEMENTARY SPANISH III5
SPAN 4INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I5
SPAN 5INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II5
SPAN 6INTERMEDIATE SPANISH III5
THTR 2AHISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE: CLASSICAL TO MOLIERE4
Area D: Social Sciences
Students are required to complete two courses, eight quarter units. Note: it is recommended to complete courses from different disciplines, but it is not required
Refer to footnote for additional information regarding the CSU AI graduation requirement 2
ANTH 2ACULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY4
or ANTH 2AH HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 2BPATTERNS OF CULTURE4
ANTH 3WORLD PREHISTORY: THE RISE & FALL OF EARLY CIVILIZATIONS4
ANTH 4FIRST PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA4
ANTH 5MAGIC, SCIENCE & RELIGION4
or ANTH 5H HONORS MAGIC, SCIENCE & RELIGION
ANTH 6PERSPECTIVES FROM AFRICA4
ANTH 8INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY4
or ANTH 8H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 12APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY4
ANTH 14LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY4
ANTH 15MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: METHODS & PRACTICE4
ANTH 16LBASIC ARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORY1
ANTH 17LINTERMEDIATE ARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORY2
ANTH 20NATIVE PEOPLES OF CALIFORNIA4
ANTH 22THE AZTEC, MAYA, INCA & THEIR PREDECESSORS: CIVILIZATIONS OF THE AMERICAS4
ANTH 52ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS4
ART 2EA HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ART4.5
CHLD 1CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT: PRENATAL THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD4
CHLD 2CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT II: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE4
CHLD 8CHILD, FAMILY & COMMUNITY4
CHLD 50DINFANT & TODDLER DEVELOPMENT & CARE5
CHLD 51AAFFIRMING DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION4
CNSL 3IDENTITY, CULTURE & EDUCATION4.5
or CNSL 3H HONORS IDENTITY, CULTURE & EDUCATION
COMM 5MASS COMMUNICATION5
COMM 10GENDER, COMMUNICATION & CULTURE5
COMM 12INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION5
ECON 1APRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS5
ECON 1BPRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS5
ECON 9INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY4
or ECON 9H HONORS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
ECON 25THE GLOBAL ECONOMY4
EDUC 2INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY EDUCATION5
ENGL 12AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE4
ENGL 22WOMEN WRITERS4
ENGL 31LATINO/A LITERATURE4
ETHN 1INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES4
ETHN 2INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES4
ETHN 3INTRODUCTION TO LATINX STUDIES4
ETHN 4INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES4
ETHN 5INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES4
ETHN 7INTRODUCTION TO PACIFIC ISLANDS & OCEANIA STUDIES4
ETHN 8INTRODUCTION TO LAND & LABOR4
GEOG 2HUMAN GEOGRAPHY4
GEOG 5INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY4
GEOG 10WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY4
GLST 1INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES4
or GLST 1H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES
GLST 2GLOBAL ISSUES4
HIST 3AWORLD HISTORY FROM PREHISTORY TO 750 CE4
HIST 3BWORLD HISTORY FROM 750 CE TO 1750 CE4
HIST 3CWORLD HISTORY FROM 1750 CE TO THE PRESENT4
HIST 4AHISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 800 CE4
HIST 4BHISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 700-18004
HIST 4CHISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1789-PRESENT4
HIST 8HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA4
HIST 10HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA: THE MULTICULTURAL STATE4
HIST 17AHISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 18154
HIST 17BHISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1812 TO 19144
HIST 17CHISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1914 TO THE PRESENT4
HIST 18INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE EASTERN CIVILIZATION4
HIST 20HISTORY OF RUSSIA & THE SOVIET UNION4
HLTH 20INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH5
HLTH 22HEALTH & SOCIAL JUSTICE4
HLTH 23DRUGS, HEALTH & SOCIETY4
KINS 2SPORT IN SOCIETY5
KINS 10WOMEN IN SPORTS5
MDIA 8ARACE & GENDER IN AMERICAN MEDIA4
MDIA 13VIDEO GAMES & POPULAR CULTURE4
MUS 8MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES5
or MUS 8H HONORS MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES
PHIL 24COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: EAST4
PHIL 25COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: WEST4
PHOT 8PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES5
or PHOT 8H HONORS PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES
POLI 1POLITICAL SCIENCE: INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS5
POLI 2COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS4
or POLI 2H HONORS COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
POLI 3INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY/POLITICAL THEORY5
or POLI 3H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY/POLITICAL THEORY
POLI 4CALIFORNIA POLITICS & GOVERNMENT5
POLI 9INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY4
or POLI 9H HONORS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLI 15INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/WORLD POLITICS4
or POLI 15H HONORS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/WORLD POLITICS
PSYC 1GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY5
or PSYC 1H HONORS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 2CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY4
PSYC 4INTRODUCTION TO BIOPSYCHOLOGY5
PSYC 9POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY4
PSYC 10RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGNS5
PSYC 14CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT4
PSYC 21PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN: SEX & GENDER DIFFERENCES4
PSYC 22PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION4
PSYC 25INTRODUCTION TO ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY4
PSYC 30SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY4
PSYC 33INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY4
PSYC 39PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORTS4
PSYC 40HUMAN DEVELOPMENT5
PSYC 49HUMAN SEXUALITY4
SOC 1INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY5
or SOC 1H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 8POPULAR CULTURE4
SOC 10SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGNS5
SOC 11INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE5
SOC 14SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME4
SOC 15LAW & SOCIETY4
SOC 20MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS4
SOC 23RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS4
SOC 28SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER4
SOC 30SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY4
SOC 40ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY4
SOC 45SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY4
SOSC 20CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES FOR A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY4
WMN 5INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES4
WMN 11WOMEN IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE4
WMN 21PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN: SEX & GENDER DIFFERENCES4
Area E: Lifelong Understanding & Self-Development
A minimum of four quarter units from the following:
BIOL 8BASIC NUTRITION5
BIOL 81LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM4
CHLD 50DINFANT & TODDLER DEVELOPMENT & CARE5
CNSL 72STRESS, WELLNESS & COPING3
CRLP 7SELF-ASSESSMENT4
HLTH 21CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CONCERNS4
HLTH 23DRUGS, HEALTH & SOCIETY4
KINS 4CONCEPTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS & WELLNESS4
KINS 9BASIC NUTRITION FOR SPORTS & FITNESS5
KINS 15FIRST AID & CPR/AED1
SOC 19ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE4
SOC 40ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY4
SOC 45SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY4
Physical education activity courses from ATHL, PHDA and PHED (maximum allowed: two units) includes:
DANC 2ABEGINNING MODERN DANCE1
DANC 2BINTERMEDIATE MODERN DANCE1
DANC 3ABEGINNING JAZZ DANCE1
DANC 3BINTERMEDIATE JAZZ DANCE1
DANC 4ABEGINNING BALLROOM & SOCIAL DANCE1
DANC 4BINTERMEDIATE BALLROOM & SOCIAL DANCE1
DANC 4CADVANCED BALLROOM & SOCIAL DANCE1
DANC 7CHOREOGRAPHY1
DANC 11AREPERTORY DANCE I4
DANC 11BCHOREOGRAPHY FOR PERFORMANCE I4
DANC 11CDANCE PRODUCTION I4
DANC 12AREPERTORY DANCE II4
DANC 12BCHOREOGRAPHY FOR PERFORMANCE II4
DANC 12CDANCE PRODUCTION II4
DANC 13AINTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY DANCE1
DANC 13BINTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY DANCE1
DANC 14DANCE CONDITIONING1
DANC 18AINTRODUCTION TO HIP-HOP DANCE1
DANC 18BINTERMEDIATE HIP-HOP DANCE1
Area F: Ethnic Studies 3
Courses may not be counted in more than one area
Complete one course from the following:
ETHN 1INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES4
ETHN 2INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES4
ETHN 3INTRODUCTION TO LATINX STUDIES4
ETHN 4INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES4
ETHN 5INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES4
1

Course includes a laboratory.

2

CSU requires students to complete a two-course U.S. History, Constitution & American Ideals (AI) requirement that can be satisfied by completing:

  1. POLI 1 and
  2. HIST 17A, HIST 17B or HIST 17C.

This is a CSU graduation requirement. CSU-bound students are encouraged to complete the AI course requirement while fulfilling their Area D coursework.

3

Area F requirement began in Fall 2021. Students who started at Foothill College prior to the 2021-22 academic year and have maintained catalog rights may complete other requirements. Please see a counselor for more information.

For updated information, visit assist.org.

Effective Fall Quarter 2024