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 Breadth requirements also qualifies students for a Foothill College Certificate of Achievement in Transfer Studies.

Summer Session 2025 is the final term during which CSU GE Breadth may be used, as the new Cal-GETC pattern begins in Fall Quarter 2025. Students who enroll in Summer Session 2025 or earlier and maintain catalog rights through continuous enrollment may still use the CSU GE Breadth pattern. Students are strongly recommended to meet with a counselor to discuss the best general education pattern for their goals.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
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 1A	PUBLIC SPEAKING	5
or COMM 1AH	HONORS PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 1B	ARGUMENTATION & PERSUASION	5
COMM 2	INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	5
COMM 3	INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION STUDIES	5
COMM 4	GROUP DISCUSSION	5
A2: Written Communication
Select one course:
ENGL 1A	COMPOSITION & READING	5
or ENGL 1AH	HONORS COMPOSITION & READING
ENGL 1B	COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE	5
or ENGL 1BH	HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ESLL 26	ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING	5
A3: Critical Thinking
Select one course:
ENGL 1B	COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE	5
or ENGL 1BH	HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ENGL 1C	ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING	5
or ENGL 1CH	HONORS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
PHIL 1	CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING	5
PHIL 7	INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC	5
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 10A	GENERAL ASTRONOMY: SOLAR SYSTEM	5
ASTR 10B	GENERAL ASTRONOMY: STARS, GALAXIES, COSMOLOGY	5
or ASTR 10BH	HONORS GENERAL ASTRONOMY: STARS, GALAXIES, COSMOLOGY
ASTR 10L	ASTRONOMY LABORATORY 1	1
CHEM 1A	GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1	5
CHEM 1B	GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1	5
CHEM 1C	GENERAL CHEMISTRY & QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS 1	5
CHEM 12A	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	4
CHEM 12AL	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1	2
CHEM 12B	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	4
CHEM 12BL	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1	2
CHEM 12C	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	4
CHEM 12CL	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1	2
CHEM 25	FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY 1	5
CHEM 30A	SURVEY OF INORGANIC & ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1	5
CHEM 30B	SURVEY OF ORGANIC & BIOCHEMISTRY 1	5
GEOG 1	PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1	5
GEOG 20	INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE	4
PHYS 2A	GENERAL PHYSICS 1	5
PHYS 2B	GENERAL PHYSICS 1	5
PHYS 2C	GENERAL PHYSICS 1	5
PHYS 4A	GENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS) 1	6
PHYS 4B	GENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS) 1	6
PHYS 4C	GENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS) 1	6
PHYS 4D	GENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS) 1	6
PHYS 6	INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS	5
PHYS 12	INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS	5
PSE 20	INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1	5
B2: Life Science (Biological)
ANTH 1	INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY	4
or ANTH 1H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 1L	BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY 1	1
or ANTH 1HL	HONORS BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
ANTH 13	INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY	4
ANTH 13L	FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY 1	1
BIOL 1A	PRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY 1	6
BIOL 1B	FORM & FUNCTION IN PLANTS & ANIMALS 1	6
BIOL 1C	EVOLUTION, SYSTEMATICS & ECOLOGY 1	6
BIOL 1D	INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR GENETICS	4
BIOL 9	ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY	4
BIOL 9L	ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY 1	1
BIOL 10	GENERAL BIOLOGY: BASIC PRINCIPLES 1	5
BIOL 12	HUMAN GENETICS	4
BIOL 13	MARINE BIOLOGY 1	5
BIOL 14	HUMAN BIOLOGY 1	5
BIOL 15	CALIFORNIA ECOLOGY/NATURAL HISTORY 1	5
BIOL 40A	HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I 1	5
BIOL 40B	HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II 1	5
BIOL 40C	HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY III 1	5
BIOL 41	MICROBIOLOGY 1	6
BIOL 45	INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION	4
B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
Course must be completed with grade of C or better; required for admission to CSU
C S 18	DISCRETE MATHEMATICS	5
MATH 1A	CALCULUS	5
or MATH 1AH	HONORS CALCULUS I
MATH 1B	CALCULUS	5
or MATH 1BH	HONORS CALCULUS II
MATH 1C	CALCULUS	5
MATH 1D	CALCULUS	5
MATH 2A	DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	5
MATH 2B	LINEAR ALGEBRA	5
MATH 10	ELEMENTARY STATISTICS	5
MATH 12	CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS	5
MATH 17	INTEGRATED STATISTICS II	5
MATH 22	DISCRETE MATHEMATICS	5
MATH 40A	QUANTITATIVE REASONING	5
MATH 42	MATH FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS	5
MATH 48A	PRECALCULUS I	5
MATH 48B	PRECALCULUS II	5
MATH 48C	PRECALCULUS III	5
PSYC 7	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	5
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 1	INTRODUCTION TO ART	4.5
ART 2A	HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY	4.5
or ART 2AH	HONORS HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY
ART 2B	HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE	4.5
or ART 2BH	HONORS HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE
ART 2C	HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE BAROQUE TO IMPRESSIONISM	4.5
ART 2D	AFRICAN, OCEANIC & NATIVE AMERICAN ART	4.5
ART 2E	A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ART	4.5
ART 2F	INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART	4.5
ART 2G	INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC ART	4.5
ART 2J	AMERICAN ART	4.5
ART 3	HISTORY OF MODERN ART FROM POST-IMPRESSIONISM TO THE PRESENT	4.5
ART 4A	FUNDAMENTALS IN DRAWING	4
DANC 10	TOPICS IN DANCE HISTORY	5
ENGL 34C	LITERATURE INTO FILM	4
HUMN 10	ON THE MOVE: ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF MIGRANT EXPERIENCE	4
KINS 5	SPORTS & CINEMA	4
MDIA 1	INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES	4
or MDIA 1H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES
MDIA 2C	CURRENT TRENDS IN FILM, TV & THE INTERNET	4
MDIA 3	INTRODUCTION TO FILM & MEDIA CRITICISM	4
MDIA 5	AMERICAN CINEMA	4
MDIA 8B	WOMEN IN FILM	4
MUS 1	INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC	4
MUS 2A	GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES	5
or MUS 2AH	HONORS GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES
MUS 2B	GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES	5
or MUS 2BH	HONORS GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES
MUS 2C	GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES	5
or MUS 2CH	HONORS GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES
MUS 2D	WORLD MUSIC: ROOTS TO CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL FUSION	5
MUS 2F	HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE	4
MUS 3A	THEORY & MUSICIANSHIP I	5
MUS 3B	THEORY & MUSICIANSHIP II	5
MUS 3C	THEORY & MUSICIANSHIP III	5
MUS 8	MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES	5
or MUS 8H	HONORS MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES
MUS 9B	MUSIC & MEDIA: HENDRIX TO HIP-HOP	4
MUS 10	MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS	4
MUS 11B	FUNK, FUSION & HIP-HOP	4
MUS 11D	HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC: ORIGINS-1970	4
MUS 11E	HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC: 1970-PRESENT	4
PHIL 11	INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART & AESTHETICS	4
PHOT 5	INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY	4
PHOT 8	PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES	5
or PHOT 8H	HONORS PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES
PHOT 10	HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY	4
or PHOT 10H	HONORS HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOT 11	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY	4
or PHOT 11H	HONORS CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
THTR 1	INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE	4
THTR 2A	HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE: CLASSICAL TO MOLIERE	4
THTR 2F	HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE	4
THTR 8	MULTICULTURAL THEATRE ARTS IN MODERN AMERICA	4
THTR 20A	ACTING I	4
THTR 26	INTRODUCTION TO FASHION HISTORY & COSTUME DESIGN	4
C2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Languages)
COMM 12	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION	5
CRWR 6	INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING	5
CRWR 25A	POETRY IN COMMUNITY	5
CRWR 39A	INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION WRITING	5
CRWR 39B	ADVANCED SHORT FICTION WRITING	5
CRWR 41A	POETRY WRITING	5
CRWR 41B	ADVANCED POETRY WRITING	5
ENGL 1B	COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE	5
or ENGL 1BH	HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ENGL 5	LOUD & QUEER: LITERATURE OF SEXUAL/GENDER IDENTITY	4
ENGL 7	NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
ENGL 8	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	4
ENGL 10A	LITERATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT	4
ENGL 11	INTRODUCTION TO POETRY	4
or ENGL 11H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
ENGL 12	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
ENGL 12A	ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE: LITERATURE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY	4
ENGL 14	TRAVELING THE WORLD THROUGH CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE	4
ENGL 16	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE	4
ENGL 17	INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE	4
ENGL 18B	GOTHIC & HORROR LITERATURE	4
ENGL 22	WOMEN WRITERS	4
ENGL 24	UNMASKING COMICS: THE DAWN OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL	4
ENGL 27G	DETECTIVE & MYSTERY FICTION	4
ENGL 31	LATINO/A LITERATURE	4
ENGL 34C	LITERATURE INTO FILM	4
ENGL 37	SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE: REIMAGINEERING REALITY	4
ENGL 38	LITERATURE OF PROTEST	4
ENGL 40	ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
ENGL 43A	SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY	5
or ENGL 43AH	HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY
ENGL 43B	SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT	5
or ENGL 43BH	HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 45A	SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865	5
or ENGL 45AH	HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865
ENGL 45B	SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT	5
or ENGL 45BH	HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 49	CALIFORNIA LITERATURE: GOLDEN STATE CULTURES, GEOGRAPHIES & HISTORIES	4
HIST 4A	HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 800 CE	4
HIST 4B	HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 700-1800	4
HIST 4C	HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1789-PRESENT	4
HUMN 1	CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE ANCIENT WORLD	4
or HUMN 1H	HONORS CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE ANCIENT WORLD
HUMN 2	CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: OF EMPIRES & CONFLICT	4
HUMN 3	WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM	4
or HUMN 3H	HONORS WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM
HUMN 4	TRAUMA & THE ARTS	4
or HUMN 4H	HONORS TRAUMA & THE ARTS
HUMN 5	CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE MODERN WORLD	4
or HUMN 5H	HONORS CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE MODERN WORLD
HUMN 6	THE SHOCK OF THE NEW: FROM THE MODERN TO THE CONTEMPORARY	4
HUMN 7	GLOBAL RELIGIONS: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES & PERSPECTIVES	4
or HUMN 7H	HONORS GLOBAL RELIGIONS: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES & PERSPECTIVES
HUMN 8	EX MACHINA: THE PARADOX OF BEING HUMAN IN THE DIGITAL AGE	4
HUMN 9	ONCE UPON A TIME? THE IMMORTAL LURE OF FAIRY TALES	4
HUMN 10	ON THE MOVE: ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF MIGRANT EXPERIENCE	4
HUMN 11	INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE	4
or HUMN 11H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
HUMN 12	POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY	4
or HUMN 12H	HONORS POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY
HUMN 14	THE ART OF PEACE: NARRATIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF PACIFISM	4
JAPN 1	ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I	5
JAPN 2	ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II	5
JAPN 3	ELEMENTARY JAPANESE III	5
JAPN 4	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I	5
JAPN 5	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II	5
JAPN 6	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE III	5
MDIA 2A	HISTORY OF FILM 1895-1945	4
MDIA 2B	HISTORY OF FILM 1945-CURRENT	4
MDIA 11	INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE	4
or MDIA 11H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
MDIA 12	POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY	4
or MDIA 12H	HONORS POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY
PHIL 2	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	4
PHIL 4	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	4
PHIL 8	ETHICS	5
PHIL 20A	HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY FROM SOCRATES THROUGH ST. THOMAS	4
PHIL 20B	HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY FROM THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH KANT	4
PHIL 24	COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: EAST	4
PHIL 25	COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: WEST	4
SPAN 1	ELEMENTARY SPANISH I	5
SPAN 2	ELEMENTARY SPANISH II	5
SPAN 3	ELEMENTARY SPANISH III	5
SPAN 4	INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I	5
SPAN 5	INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II	5
SPAN 6	INTERMEDIATE SPANISH III	5
THTR 2A	HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE: CLASSICAL TO MOLIERE	4
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 2A	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY	4
or ANTH 2AH	HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 2B	PATTERNS OF CULTURE	4
ANTH 3	WORLD PREHISTORY: THE RISE & FALL OF EARLY CIVILIZATIONS	4
ANTH 4	FIRST PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA	4
ANTH 5	MAGIC, SCIENCE & RELIGION	4
or ANTH 5H	HONORS MAGIC, SCIENCE & RELIGION
ANTH 6	PERSPECTIVES FROM AFRICA	4
ANTH 8	INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY	4
or ANTH 8H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 12	APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY	4
ANTH 14	LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY	4
ANTH 15	MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: METHODS & PRACTICE	4
ANTH 16L	BASIC ARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORY	1
ANTH 17L	INTERMEDIATE ARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORY	2
ANTH 20	NATIVE PEOPLES OF CALIFORNIA	4
ANTH 22	THE AZTEC, MAYA, INCA & THEIR PREDECESSORS: CIVILIZATIONS OF THE AMERICAS	4
ANTH 52	ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS	4
ART 2E	A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ART	4.5
CHLD 1	CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT: PRENATAL THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD	4
CHLD 2	CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT II: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE	4
CHLD 8	CHILD, FAMILY & COMMUNITY	4
CHLD 50D	INFANT & TODDLER DEVELOPMENT & CARE	5
CHLD 51A	AFFIRMING DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION	4
CNSL 3	IDENTITY, CULTURE & EDUCATION	4.5
or CNSL 3H	HONORS IDENTITY, CULTURE & EDUCATION
COMM 5	MASS COMMUNICATION	5
COMM 10	GENDER, COMMUNICATION & CULTURE	5
COMM 12	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION	5
ECON 1A	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	5
ECON 1B	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	5
ECON 9	INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY	4
or ECON 9H	HONORS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
ECON 25	THE GLOBAL ECONOMY	4
EDUC 2	INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY EDUCATION	5
ENGL 12	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
ENGL 22	WOMEN WRITERS	4
ENGL 31	LATINO/A LITERATURE	4
ETHN 1	INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES	4
ETHN 2	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES	4
ETHN 3	INTRODUCTION TO LATINX STUDIES	4
ETHN 4	INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES	4
ETHN 5	INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES	4
ETHN 7	INTRODUCTION TO PACIFIC ISLANDS & OCEANIA STUDIES	4
ETHN 8	INTRODUCTION TO LAND & LABOR	4
GEOG 2	HUMAN GEOGRAPHY	4
GEOG 10	WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY	4
GLST 1	INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES	4
or GLST 1H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES
GLST 2	GLOBAL ISSUES	4
HIST 3A	WORLD HISTORY FROM PREHISTORY TO 750 CE	4
HIST 3B	WORLD HISTORY FROM 750 CE TO 1750 CE	4
HIST 3C	WORLD HISTORY FROM 1750 CE TO THE PRESENT	4
HIST 4A	HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 800 CE	4
HIST 4B	HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 700-1800	4
HIST 4C	HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1789-PRESENT	4
HIST 8	HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA	4
HIST 10	HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA: THE MULTICULTURAL STATE	4
HIST 17A	HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1815	4
HIST 17B	HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1812 TO 1914	4
HIST 17C	HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1914 TO THE PRESENT	4
HIST 18	INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE EASTERN CIVILIZATION	4
HIST 20	HISTORY OF RUSSIA & THE SOVIET UNION	4
HLTH 20	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH	5
HLTH 22	HEALTH & SOCIAL JUSTICE	4
HLTH 23	DRUGS, HEALTH & SOCIETY	4
HUMN 13	VIDEO GAMES & POPULAR CULTURE	4
KINS 2	SPORT IN SOCIETY	5
KINS 10	WOMEN IN SPORTS	5
MDIA 8A	RACE & GENDER IN AMERICAN MEDIA	4
MDIA 8B	WOMEN IN FILM	4
MDIA 13	VIDEO GAMES & POPULAR CULTURE	4
MUS 8	MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES	5
or MUS 8H	HONORS MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES
PHIL 24	COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: EAST	4
PHIL 25	COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: WEST	4
PHOT 8	PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES	5
or PHOT 8H	HONORS PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES
POLI 1	POLITICAL SCIENCE: INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	5
POLI 2	COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	4
or POLI 2H	HONORS COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
POLI 3	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY/POLITICAL THEORY	5
or POLI 3H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY/POLITICAL THEORY
POLI 4	CALIFORNIA POLITICS & GOVERNMENT	5
POLI 9	INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY	4
or POLI 9H	HONORS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLI 15	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/WORLD POLITICS	4
or POLI 15H	HONORS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/WORLD POLITICS
PSYC 1	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	5
or PSYC 1H	HONORS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 2	CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY	4
PSYC 4	INTRODUCTION TO BIOPSYCHOLOGY	5
PSYC 9	POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY	4
PSYC 10	RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGNS	5
PSYC 14	CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT	4
PSYC 21	PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN: SEX & GENDER DIFFERENCES	4
PSYC 22	PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION	4
PSYC 25	PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS & THEIR TREATMENTS	4
PSYC 30	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	4
PSYC 33	INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY	4
PSYC 39	PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORTS	4
PSYC 40	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	5
PSYC 49	HUMAN SEXUALITY	4
SOC 1	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	5
or SOC 1H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 8	POPULAR CULTURE	4
SOC 10	SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGNS	5
SOC 11	SOCIAL WORK & HUMAN SERVICES	5
SOC 14	SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME	4
SOC 15	LAW & SOCIETY	4
SOC 20	MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS	4
SOC 23	RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS	4
SOC 28	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER	4
SOC 30	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	4
SOC 40	ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY	4
SOC 45	SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY	4
SOSC 20	CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES FOR A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY	4
WMN 5	INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES	4
WMN 11	WOMEN IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE	4
WMN 21	PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN: SEX & GENDER DIFFERENCES	4
Area E: Lifelong Understanding & Self-Development
A minimum of four quarter units from the following:
BIOL 8	BASIC NUTRITION	5
BIOL 81	LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM	4
CHEM 81	LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM	4
CHLD 50D	INFANT & TODDLER DEVELOPMENT & CARE	5
CNSL 72	STRESS, WELLNESS & COPING	3
CRLP 7	SELF-ASSESSMENT	4
C S 81	LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM	4
HLTH 21	CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CONCERNS	4
HLTH 23	DRUGS, HEALTH & SOCIETY	4
KINS 4	CONCEPTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS & WELLNESS	4
KINS 9	BASIC NUTRITION FOR SPORTS & FITNESS	5
KINS 15	FIRST AID & CPR/AED	1
MATH 83	LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM	4
SOC 19	ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE	4
SOC 40	ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY	4
SOC 45	SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY	4
Physical education activity courses from ATHL, PHDA and PHED (maximum allowed: two units) includes:
DANC 2A	BEGINNING MODERN DANCE	1
DANC 2B	INTERMEDIATE MODERN DANCE	1
DANC 3A	BEGINNING JAZZ DANCE	1
DANC 3B	INTERMEDIATE JAZZ DANCE	1
DANC 4A	BEGINNING BALLROOM & SOCIAL DANCE	1
DANC 4B	INTERMEDIATE BALLROOM & SOCIAL DANCE	1
DANC 4C	ADVANCED BALLROOM & SOCIAL DANCE	1
DANC 11A	REPERTORY DANCE I	4
DANC 11B	CHOREOGRAPHY FOR PERFORMANCE I	4
DANC 11C	DANCE PRODUCTION I	4
DANC 12A	REPERTORY DANCE II	4
DANC 12B	CHOREOGRAPHY FOR PERFORMANCE II	4
DANC 12C	DANCE PRODUCTION II	4
DANC 13A	INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY DANCE	1
DANC 13B	INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY DANCE	1
DANC 14	DANCE CONDITIONING	1
DANC 18A	INTRODUCTION TO HIP-HOP DANCE	1
DANC 18B	INTERMEDIATE HIP-HOP DANCE	1
Area F: Ethnic Studies 3
Courses may not be counted in more than one area
Complete one course from the following:
ETHN 1	INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES	4
ETHN 2	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES	4
ETHN 3	INTRODUCTION TO LATINX STUDIES	4
ETHN 4	INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES	4
ETHN 5	INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES	4

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.

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Effective Summer Session 2025