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Foothill College General Education & Graduation Requirements

The Foothill College general education (GE) pattern is designed to ensure that students meet the four institutional/general education student learning outcomes:

  1. Communication: Demonstrate analytical reading and writing skills, including evaluation, synthesis and research; deliver focused and coherent presentations; and demonstrate active, discerning listening and speaking skills in lectures and discussions.
  2. Computation: Demonstrate complex problem-solving skills, technology skills, computer proficiency and decision analysis through synthesis and evaluation; apply mathematical concepts and reasoning; and analyze and use numerical data.
  3. Creative, Critical & Analytical Thinking: Demonstrate judgment, decision-making skills and intellectual curiosity; demonstrate problem-solving skills through analysis, synthesis and evaluation; develop creativity and aesthetic awareness; conduct research methodology; and identify and respond to a variety of learning styles and strategies.
  4. Community/Global Consciousness & Responsibility: Demonstrate social perceptiveness, including citizenship, community service, cultural awareness, empathy, ethics, interpersonal skills, personal integrity, respect, self-esteem and sensitivity; and exhibit interest in and pursuit of lifelong learning.

Completion of the Foothill College general education pattern requires that students successfully earn a minimum of 30 units from the courses listed below, with at least one course in humanities, English, natural sciences (with laboratory), social and behavioral sciences, communication and analytical thinking, United States cultures and communities, and two courses in lifelong learning from two different academic departments. Courses may only be used in one area.

I. Humanities
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 2JAMERICAN ART4.5
ART 4AFUNDAMENTALS IN DRAWING4
ART 4GMURAL MAKING: COMMUNITY ART PROJECT4
ART 5A2-D FOUNDATIONS4
ART 5B3-D FOUNDATIONS4
ART 20COLOR THEORY4
ART 45BBEGINNING CERAMICS POTTER'S WHEEL4
BUSI 70BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS4
CRWR 6INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING5
CRWR 25APOETRY IN COMMUNITY5
CRWR 39AINTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION WRITING5
CRWR 41APOETRY WRITING5
DANC 10TOPICS IN DANCE HISTORY5
ENGL 5LOUD & QUEER: LITERATURE OF SEXUAL/GENDER IDENTITY4
ENGL 7NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE4
ENGL 10ALITERATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT4
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 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
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
GID 1HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN4
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 11INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE4
or HUMN 11H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
HUMN 13VIDEO GAMES & POPULAR CULTURE4
HUMN 14THE ART OF PEACE: NARRATIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF PACIFISM4
JAPN 14AADVANCED CONVERSATION I4
JAPN 14BADVANCED CONVERSATION II4
KINS 5SPORTS & CINEMA4
MDIA 1INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES4
or MDIA 1H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES
MDIA 2AHISTORY OF FILM 1895-19454
MDIA 2BHISTORY OF FILM 1945-CURRENT4
MDIA 2CCURRENT TRENDS IN FILM, TV & THE INTERNET4
MDIA 11INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE4
or MDIA 11H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
MDIA 13VIDEO GAMES & POPULAR CULTURE4
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 8MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES5
or MUS 8H HONORS MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES
MUS 11DHISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC: ORIGINS-19704
MUS 11EHISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC: 1970-PRESENT4
PHIL 2INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY4
PHIL 4INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY4
PHIL 11INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART & AESTHETICS4
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
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
SPAN 4INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I5
SPAN 5INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II5
SPAN 6INTERMEDIATE SPANISH III5
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 26INTRODUCTION TO FASHION HISTORY & COSTUME DESIGN4
II. English
ENGL 1ACOMPOSITION & READING5
or ENGL 1AH HONORS COMPOSITION & READING
ESLL 26ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING5
Additionally, students who complete the major requirements for the Apprenticeship - Plumbing Technology program will satisfy Area II.
III. Natural Sciences (with Laboratory)
ANTH 1
ANTH 1L
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
and PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
5
or ANTH 1H
ANTH 1HL
HONORS INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
and HONORS PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
ANTH 13
ANTH 13L
INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
and FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
5
ASTR 10A
ASTR 10L
GENERAL ASTRONOMY: SOLAR SYSTEM
and ASTRONOMY LABORATORY
6
ASTR 10B
ASTR 10L
GENERAL ASTRONOMY: STARS, GALAXIES, COSMOLOGY
and ASTRONOMY LABORATORY
6
or ASTR 10BH
ASTR 10L
HONORS GENERAL ASTRONOMY: STARS, GALAXIES, COSMOLOGY
and ASTRONOMY LABORATORY
BIOL 9
BIOL 9L
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
and ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY
5
BIOL 10GENERAL BIOLOGY: BASIC PRINCIPLES5
BIOL 13MARINE BIOLOGY5
BIOL 14HUMAN BIOLOGY5
BIOL 15CALIFORNIA ECOLOGY/NATURAL HISTORY5
BIOL 41MICROBIOLOGY6
CHEM 1AGENERAL CHEMISTRY5
CHEM 25FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY5
CHEM 30ASURVEY OF INORGANIC & ORGANIC CHEMISTRY5
GEOG 1PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY5
HORT 15ORIENTATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE4
PHYS 2AGENERAL PHYSICS5
PHYS 4AGENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS)6
PSE 20INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE5
Additionally, students who complete the major requirements for any of the following Apprenticeship programs will satisfy Area III:
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology (Pathway 1)
Plumbing Technology
Sheet Metal
Steamfitting and Pipefitting Technology
IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences
ANTH 2ACULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY4
or ANTH 2AH HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 2BPATTERNS OF CULTURE4
ANTH 3WORLD PREHISTORY: THE RISE & FALL OF EARLY CIVILIZATIONS4
ANTH 5MAGIC, SCIENCE & RELIGION4
or ANTH 5H HONORS MAGIC, SCIENCE & RELIGION
ANTH 8INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY4
or ANTH 8H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 12APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY4
ANTH 14LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY4
ANTH 15MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: METHODS & PRACTICE4
ANTH 20NATIVE PEOPLES OF CALIFORNIA4
ANTH 22THE AZTEC, MAYA, INCA & THEIR PREDECESSORS: CIVILIZATIONS OF THE AMERICAS4
BUSI 22PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS5
or BUSI 22H HONORS PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
CHLD 1CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT: PRENATAL THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD4
CHLD 2CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT II: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE4
CNSL 3IDENTITY, CULTURE & EDUCATION4.5
or CNSL 3H HONORS IDENTITY, CULTURE & EDUCATION
ECON 1APRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS5
ECON 1BPRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS5
ECON 9INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY4
or ECON 9H HONORS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
ECON 25THE GLOBAL ECONOMY4
GEOG 2HUMAN GEOGRAPHY4
GEOG 5INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY4
GEOG 10WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY4
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
KINS 2SPORT IN SOCIETY5
KINS 10WOMEN IN SPORTS5
KINS 51PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCES IN SPORT & EXERCISE4
POLI 1POLITICAL SCIENCE: INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS5
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 40HUMAN DEVELOPMENT5
PSYC 49HUMAN SEXUALITY4
SOC 1INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY5
or SOC 1H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 10SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGNS5
SOC 11INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE5
SOC 15LAW & SOCIETY4
SOC 19ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE4
SOC 20MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS4
SOC 23RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS4
SOC 28SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER4
SOC 30SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY4
SOC 40ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY4
SOC 45SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY4
WMN 5INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES4
WMN 21PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN: SEX & GENDER DIFFERENCES4
Additionally, students who complete the major requirements for any of the following Apprenticeship programs will satisfy Area IV:
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology (Pathway 1)
Plumbing Technology
Sheet Metal
Steamfitting and Pipefitting Technology
V. Communication and Analytical Thinking
COMM 1APUBLIC SPEAKING5
or COMM 1AH HONORS PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 1BARGUMENTATION & PERSUASION5
COMM 2INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION5
COMM 3INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION STUDIES5
COMM 4GROUP DISCUSSION5
COMM 55CAREER & LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE5
C S 1AOBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES IN JAVA4.5
C S 1BINTERMEDIATE SOFTWARE DESIGN IN JAVA4.5
C S 1CADVANCED DATA STRUCTURES & ALGORITHMS IN JAVA4.5
C S 2AOBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES IN C++4.5
C S 2BINTERMEDIATE SOFTWARE DESIGN IN C++4.5
C S 2CADVANCED DATA STRUCTURES & ALGORITHMS IN C++4.5
C S 3AOBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES IN PYTHON4.5
C S 18DISCRETE MATHEMATICS5
ENGL 1BCOMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE5
or ENGL 1BH HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ENGL 50CTECHNICAL WRITING5
GEOG 11INTRODUCTION TO MAPPING & SPATIAL REASONING4
GIST 11INTRODUCTION TO MAPPING & SPATIAL REASONING4
MATH 1ACALCULUS5
or MATH 1AH HONORS CALCULUS I
MATH 1BCALCULUS5
or MATH 1BH HONORS CALCULUS II
MATH 1CCALCULUS5
MATH 10ELEMENTARY STATISTICS5
MATH 12CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS5
MATH 17INTEGRATED STATISTICS II5
MATH 22DISCRETE MATHEMATICS5
MATH 33MATH FOR FINANCIAL THRIVING5
MATH 40AQUANTITATIVE REASONING5
MATH 44MATH FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS5
MATH 48APRECALCULUS I5
MATH 48BPRECALCULUS II5
MATH 48CPRECALCULUS III5
MDIA 3INTRODUCTION TO FILM & MEDIA CRITICISM4
PHIL 1CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING5
PHIL 7INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC5
PSYC 7STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES5
SOC 7STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES5
Additionally, students who complete the major requirements for any of the following Apprenticeship programs will satisfy Area V:
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology (Pathway 1)
Plumbing Technology
Sheet Metal
Steamfitting and Pipefitting Technology
VI. United States Cultures and Communities
CHLD 51AAFFIRMING DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION4
CNSL 3IDENTITY, CULTURE & EDUCATION4.5
or CNSL 3H HONORS IDENTITY, CULTURE & EDUCATION
COMM 10GENDER, COMMUNICATION & CULTURE5
COMM 12INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION5
ENGL 7NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE4
ENGL 12AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE4
ENGL 12AALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE: LITERATURE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY4
ENGL 40ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE4
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
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
HIST 10HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA: THE MULTICULTURAL STATE4
HUMN 12POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY4
or HUMN 12H HONORS POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY
MDIA 8ARACE & GENDER IN AMERICAN MEDIA4
MDIA 12POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY4
or MDIA 12H HONORS POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY
MUS 8MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES5
or MUS 8H HONORS MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES
PHOT 8PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES5
or PHOT 8H HONORS PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES
PSYC 22PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION4
SOC 8POPULAR CULTURE4
SOC 23RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS4
THTR 8MULTICULTURAL THEATRE ARTS IN MODERN AMERICA4
WMN 5INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES4
Additionally, students who complete the major requirements for any of the following Apprenticeship programs will satisfy Area VI:
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology (Pathway 1)
Plumbing Technology
Sheet Metal
Steamfitting and Pipefitting Technology
VII. Lifelong Learning
The student must successfully complete a total of four units or more in lifelong learning from two different academic departments. For the purpose of this area, ATHL, DANC, PHDA and PHED will be considered one academic department.
ATHL 4INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL I (MEN)2
ATHL 4APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR FOOTBALL2
ATHL 4BSPORT TECHNIQUES & CONDITIONING FOR FOOTBALL2
ATHL 4CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR FOOTBALL1
ATHL 4EINTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL (MEN)1
ATHL 4FINTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL II (MEN)3
ATHL 11INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL I (MEN)3
ATHL 11APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR MEN'S BASKETBALL2
ATHL 11BSPORT TECHNIQUES & CONDITIONING FOR MEN'S BASKETBALL2
ATHL 12INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL I (WOMEN)3
ATHL 12APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL2
ATHL 12BSPORT TECHNIQUES & CONDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL2
ATHL 12EINTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL (WOMEN)1
ATHL 21INTERCOLLEGIATE SOCCER I (MEN)2
ATHL 21APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR MEN'S SOCCER2
ATHL 21BSPORT TECHNIQUES & CONDITIONING FOR MEN'S SOCCER2
ATHL 21CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR MEN'S SOCCER1
ATHL 21FINTERCOLLEGIATE SOCCER II (MEN)3
ATHL 22INTERCOLLEGIATE SOCCER I (WOMEN)2
ATHL 22APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER2
ATHL 22BSPORT TECHNIQUES & CONDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER2
ATHL 22CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER1
ATHL 22FINTERCOLLEGIATE SOCCER II (WOMEN)3
ATHL 31INTERCOLLEGIATE SOFTBALL I (WOMEN)3
ATHL 31APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR SOFTBALL2
ATHL 31CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR SOFTBALL1
ATHL 32INTERCOLLEGIATE SWIMMING I (MEN & WOMEN)3
ATHL 32APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR SWIMMING2
ATHL 32CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR SWIMMING1
ATHL 32FINTERCOLLEGIATE SWIMMING II (MEN & WOMEN)2
ATHL 33INTERCOLLEGIATE WATER POLO I (WOMEN)2
ATHL 33APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S WATER POLO2
ATHL 33BSPORT TECHNIQUES & CONDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S WATER POLO2
ATHL 33CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR WOMEN'S WATER POLO1
ATHL 33FINTERCOLLEGIATE WATER POLO II (WOMEN)3
ATHL 41AINTERCOLLEGIATE SAND VOLLEYBALL I (WOMEN)2
ATHL 41BINTERCOLLEGIATE SAND VOLLEYBALL II (WOMEN)3
ATHL 42INTERCOLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL I (WOMEN)2
ATHL 42BSPORT TECHNIQUES & CONDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL2
ATHL 42CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL1
ATHL 42FINTERCOLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL II (WOMEN)3
ATHL 44INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS I (MEN)3
ATHL 44APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR MEN'S TENNIS2
ATHL 44CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR MEN'S TENNIS1
ATHL 44FINTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS II (MEN)2
ATHL 45INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS I (WOMEN)3
ATHL 45APRESEASON CONDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S TENNIS2
ATHL 45CFUNCTIONAL FITNESS FOR WOMEN'S TENNIS1
ATHL 45FINTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS II (WOMEN)2
BIOL 8BASIC NUTRITION5
BIOL 9ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY4
BIOL 12HUMAN GENETICS4
BIOL 81LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM4
CHEM 81LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM4
CNSL 1COLLEGE SUCCESS3
CNSL 56LIFELONG LEARNING STRATEGIES3
CNSL 72STRESS, WELLNESS & COPING3
CNSL 90INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE LEARNING1.5
COMM 2INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION5
COMM 10GENDER, COMMUNICATION & CULTURE5
COMM 12INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION5
COMM 55CAREER & LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE5
CRLP 7SELF-ASSESSMENT4
CRLP 73EFFECTIVE RESUME WRITING1
CRLP 74SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES1
C S 81LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM4
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 13AINTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY DANCE1
DANC 13BINTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY DANCE1
DANC 14DANCE CONDITIONING1
DANC 18AINTRODUCTION TO HIP-HOP DANCE1
DANC 18BINTERMEDIATE HIP-HOP DANCE1
HLTH 20INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH5
HLTH 21CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CONCERNS4
HLTH 22HEALTH & SOCIAL JUSTICE4
HLTH 23DRUGS, HEALTH & SOCIETY4
KINS 4CONCEPTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS & WELLNESS4
KINS 16APREVENTION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES3
KINS 16BEMERGENCY ATHLETIC INJURY CARE3
KINS 16CTREATMENT & REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES3
KINS 49MANAGING PHYSICAL STRESS3
LIBR 10INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE RESEARCH1
or LIBR 10H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE RESEARCH
MATH 83LEARNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY IN STEM4
PHDA 15AMODIFIED TOTAL FITNESS1
PHDA 16MODIFIED GENERAL CONDITIONING1
PHDA 17MODIFIED RESISTIVE EXERCISE1
PHDA 18INDIVIDUALIZED EXERCISE FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS1
PHDA 21AMODIFIED AQUATICS1
PHDA 21BMODIFIED WATER EXERCISE1
PHDA 23MODIFIED AEROBIC EXERCISE1
PHED 10AAQUATICS: LEVEL I, BEGINNING SWIMMING1
PHED 10BAQUATICS: LEVEL II, INTERMEDIATE SWIMMING1
PHED 11AWATER EXERCISE1
PHED 11BAQUATIC FITNESS1
PHED 13BEGINNING WATER POLO1
PHED 13CWATER POLO: GAME SKILLS1
PHED 15ABEGINNING PICKLEBALL1
PHED 15BINTERMEDIATE PICKLEBALL1
PHED 15CADVANCED PICKLEBALL1
PHED 18BEGINNING TAI CHI (TAIJI)1
PHED 18BINTERMEDIATE TAI CHI (TAIJI)1
PHED 18CADVANCED TAI CHI (TAIJI)1
PHED 19BKICKBOXING FOR FITNESS1
PHED 19CINTERMEDIATE KICKBOXING FOR FITNESS1
PHED 19DADVANCED KICKBOXING FOR FITNESS1
PHED 21ABEGINNING HATHA YOGA1
PHED 21BINTERMEDIATE HATHA YOGA1
PHED 21CADVANCED HATHA YOGA1
PHED 22BEGINNING FLEXIBILITY & MOBILITY1
PHED 22AINTERMEDIATE FLEXIBILITY & MOBILITY1
PHED 22BPILATES & YOGA1
PHED 22CCORE CONDITIONING1
PHED 23ATRAIL HIKING1
PHED 23BDAY HIKING1
PHED 24INTRODUCTION TO GOLF1
PHED 24ASWING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EXPERIENCED GOLFER1
PHED 25ASWING ANALYSIS1
PHED 26BEGINNING TENNIS SKILLS1
PHED 26AINTERMEDIATE TENNIS1
PHED 27WALK FOR HEALTH1
PHED 27ARUN FOR FITNESS1
PHED 27BINTERMEDIATE RUN FOR FITNESS1
PHED 27CINTERMEDIATE WALK FOR HEALTH1
PHED 31AFUTSAL: INDOOR SOCCER BEGINNING1
PHED 31BFUTSAL: INDOOR SOCCER INTERMEDIATE1
PHED 31CFUTSAL: INDOOR SOCCER ADVANCED1
PHED 33BEGINNING TABLE TENNIS1
PHED 33AINTERMEDIATE TABLE TENNIS1
PHED 33BADVANCED TABLE TENNIS1
PHED 36ABEGINNING ARCHERY1
PHED 36BINTERMEDIATE ARCHERY1
PHED 36CADVANCED ARCHERY1
PHED 37BEGINNING BADMINTON: SINGLES & DOUBLES1
PHED 37AINTERMEDIATE BADMINTON: SINGLES & DOUBLES1
PHED 37BADVANCED BADMINTON: SINGLES & DOUBLES1
PHED 38ABASKETBALL FUNDAMENTALS1
PHED 38BBASKETBALL GAME SKILLS1
PHED 38CBEGINNING BASKETBALL1
PHED 40BEGINNING VOLLEYBALL1
PHED 40AINTERMEDIATE VOLLEYBALL1
PHED 40CVOLLEYBALL: GAME SKILLS1
PHED 41INDOOR CYCLING: SPIN1
PHED 41AINDOOR CYCLING: HILLS & SPRINTS1
PHED 41BINTERMEDIATE INDOOR CYCLING1
PHED 45FITNESS FOR LIFE1
PHED 45AFOUNDATIONS OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING1
PHED 45CCIRCUIT TRAINING1
PHED 46WEIGHT LIFTING FOR HEALTH & FITNESS1
PHED 46AINTERMEDIATE WEIGHT TRAINING FOR HEALTH & FITNESS1
PHED 46BADVANCED WEIGHT LIFTING FOR HEALTH & FITNESS1
PHED 47BTHIGHS, ABS & GLUTEUS (TAG)1
PHED 47CHIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT)1
PHED 49BBOOT CAMP TRAINING1
PSYC 49HUMAN SEXUALITY4
SOC 19ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE4
SOC 40ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY4
Additionally, students who complete the major requirements for any of the following Apprenticeship programs will satisfy Area VII:
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology (Pathway 1)
Plumbing Technology
Sheet Metal
Steamfitting and Pipefitting Technology

English Proficiency: ENGL 1A or ENGL 1AH or ESLL 26.

Ethnic Studies: Any course in the ETHN (Ethnic Studies) subject code, currently approved for Area F of CSU GE and Area 7 of IGETC.

Math Proficiency: College-level math course at or above the level of Intermediate Algebra.

It is imperative to note that the Foothill College general education pattern is only appropriate for students pursuing the Foothill College associate in arts or associate in science degree. However, it is not appropriate for students pursuing an A.A.–T or A.S.–T degree. Students planning to earn an A.A.–T or A.S.–T must complete either the IGETC or CSU GE Breadth general education pattern. Note that completion of the IGETC or CSU GE Breadth pattern may also be used to satisfy the general education requirements for the Foothill A.A./A.S. degree. Because there are significant differences between the three patterns, students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor to determine which pattern will best meet the student’s goals.

Effective Summer Session 2024