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Catalog Year 2024-2025 and Prior

The information on this page is for current students for whom all of the following are true:

  • You are planning on transferring to CSU
  • You have catalog rights before fall 2025
  • You are following the California State University General Education (CSU GE) Breadth pattern

The following Sacramento City College courses fulfill California State University (CSU) General Education (GE) Breadth Requirements.

To complete the CSU GE breadth requirements, students must have a 2.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) for all courses taken. To transfer, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. Completion of 60 transferable units to include a minimum of 30 units from the GE breadth requirements
  2. Completion of Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 with a grade of "C-" or better
  3. Minimum 2.0 GPA for all transferable coursework completed

The CSU GE Breadth Requirements may change each year. It is the student's responsibility to check with a counselor for updated CSU GE Breadth Requirements.

A. English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

Choose one course (three units minimum) from each area for a minimum of nine units.
Area Courses
A1 Oral Communication COMM C1000 (formerly COMM 301), 303, 311**, 331, 361, 481
A2 Written Communication ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGWR 300); ENGWR 488; ESLW 340
A3 Critical Thinking COMM 311**, 315, 316; ENGL C1001 (formerly ENGWR 302), C1001H (formerly ENGWR 482); ENGRD 310; ENGWR 301, 303; ESL 350**; PHIL 300**, 320, 325; SOC 305
  • ** Courses are listed in more than one section in an area or other areas but can only be used once to satisfy a requirement.

B. Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning

Choose one course from Area B1, B2, and B4 for a minimum of nine units. At least one of the courses in B1 or B2 must include a related laboratory, designated with an (L). The lecture course must be taken concurrently with or prior to the laboratory. There is no Area B3 because it is the laboratory activity that is included in B1 or B2.
Area Courses
B1 Physical Science ASTR 310, 320, 330, 400 (L only); CHEM 300 (L), 305 (L), 306 (L), 309 (L), 320 (L), 330 (L), 333, 336 (L), 400 (L), 401 (L), 410 (L), 420 (L), 421 (L), 423 (L), 425 (L), 426 (L), 484 (L); GEOG 300, 301 (L only), 305, 306, 308; GEOL 300, 301 (L), 305, 306 (L only), 308, 310, 311 (L only), 325, 345; PHYS 310, 350 (L), 360 (L), 410 (L), 420 L), 430 (L)
B2 Life Science ANTH 300, 301 (L only), 480; BIOL 305 (L), 308, 309 (L only), 310 (L), 314, 315 (L only), 326, 327 (L only), 332 (L), 342**, 349, 350, 351, 352, 370 (L), 402 (L), 412 (L), 422 (L), 430 L), 431 (L), 434, 440 (L); PSYC 310, 311 (L only)
B3 Laboratory Choose one course from B1 or B2 with a (L) or (L only) designation.
B4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning BUS 320; CISP 440; ECON 310; MATH 300, 301, 310, 340, 342, 355, 356, 372, 373, 375, 400, 401, 402, 410, 420; PSYC 330; STAT C1000 (formerly STAT 300), C1000H (formerly STAT 480)
  • ** Courses are listed in more than one section in an area or other areas but can only be used once to satisfy a requirement.

C. Arts and Humanities

Choose one course from each area, plus an additional course from either area, for a minimum of nine units.
Area Courses
C1 Arts ART 300, 305, 320, 324, 337, 370, 380, 390, 400; ARTH 300, 301, 304, 306, 307, 308, 310, 312, 313, 314, 318, 320, 324, 325, 328, 332, 334, 410, 420, 484, 486, 487, 488; COMM 305; DDSN 305; DEAF 360; ENGLT 400, 403**, 404; FASH 330**; HUM 332**, 352**; MUFHL 305, 309, 310, 311, 315, 320, 330, 400, 401, 410, 411, 481, 482; MUIVI 380, 381, 382, 383; MUP 340*; MUSM 342, 344; TA 300, 302, 303, 304, 308, 364, 370 (two units), 404, 437, 454; TAFILM 300, 302, 303, 304, 307**, 320*
C2 Humanities ARABIC 401, 402; CANT 401, 402, 411, 412; DEAF 310, 312, 314, 316, 353, 355, 380; ENGCW 400, 410; ENGLT 301, 303, 304, 310, 311, 317, 320, 321, 327, 328, 331, 332, 334**, 335, 345, 360, 365, 370, 380, 392, 401, 403**, 480, 481; ESL 350**; ESLR 340; FASHN 330**; FREN 401, 402, 411, 412; GREEK 401, 402; HIST 300**, 302**, 307**, 308**, 310**, 311**, 320**, 321**, 327** , 360**, 364**, 365**, 373**, 375**, 380**, 483**, 484**, 486**, 487**; HUM 300, 310, 320, 332**, 352**, 370; ITAL 401, 402; JAPAN 401, 402, 411, 412; KOREAN 401, 402; MAND 401, 402, 411, 412; PHIL 300**, 306, 310, 330, 331, 338, 352, 368**, 480, 481; PHOTO 305; PNJABI 401, 402; PRSIAN 401, 402; RUSS 401, 402, 411, 412; SPAN 401, 402, 411, 412, 413, 415; 425, 427; TAFILM 307**; TGLG 401, 402; VIET 401, 402
  • ** Courses are listed in more than one section in an area or other areas but can only be used once to satisfy a requirement.
  • * These courses in Area C1 or C2 are repeatable for credit but only one can be used to satisfy the general education requirement in Area C.

D. Social Sciences

Choose two courses for a minimum of six units. Students will be required to take an additional three units in their upper-division courses from a different subject area at the university to which they transfer.

US History, Constitution, and American Ideals is a CSU graduation requirement only – it is not required for CSU general education certification. Those courses can be used to satisfy Area D.
Area Courses
US History, Constitution, and American Ideals

Option 1: Complete POLS C1000** (formerly POLS 301) or POLS C1000H** (formerly POLS 481), plus one of the following: HIST 310**, 311**, 320**, 321**, 483**, 484**, 486**, 487**

Option 2: Complete HIST 310**, HIST 320**, HIST 483**, or HIST 486**, plus one of the following: HIST 311**, 321**, 484**, 487**; POLS C1000** (formerly POLS 301), 304**, C1000H** (formerly POLS 481)
D Social Sciences ADMJ 300, 302, 304 , 349; ANTH 310, 323, 324 , 325 , 331, 332, 334, 341, 481; BUS 330, 345; COMM 321, 325, 335, 341, 351; CSP 302; DEAF 351, 362; ECE 312**, 314**; ECON 302, 304; EDUC 300**; ENGLT 334**; ENGWR 384; ETHNS 300, 320, 330, 341, 350, 351, 360; GEOG 302, 310, 320; GERON 300**, 302**; GLST 301, 302; HIST 300**, 302**, 307**, 308**, 310**, 311**, 320**, 321**, 327** , 344, 360**, 364**, 365**, 373**, 375**, 380**, 381, 483**, 484**, 486**, 487**; JOUR 310, 320; NUTRI 310; PHIL 368**; POLS C1000** (formerly POLS 301), 302, 304**, 310, 320, 322, 340, 480, C1000H** (formerly POLS 481); PSYC C1000** (formerly PSYC 300), 314, 316, 320, 335, 340**, 356**, 360**, 364, 367, 370**, 374**, 390**, 392** (two units), 480; SJS 300, 310;SOC 300, 301, 302, 310**, 318, 319, 321, 335**, 341**, 343, 344**, 345, 347, 350, 375, 482; WGS 300, 302, 304
  • ** Courses are listed in more than one section in an area or other areas but can only be used once to satisfy a requirement.

E. Lifelong Learning and Self Development

Choose at least one course for a minimum of three units.
Area Courses
E1 BIOL 342**; ECE 312**, 314**, 415; EDUC 300**; GERON 300**, 302**; HCD 310; HEED 300; 301; INDIS 313; KINES 418; NUTRI 300, 302, 330, 480; PSYC 340**, 356**, 358, 360**, 370**, 374**, 390**, 392** (two units); SOC 310**, 335**, 341**, 344**
E2 One unit maximum from the courses with the following prefixes: FITNS, KINES, PACT, SPORT, TMACT
  • ** Courses are listed in more than one section in an area or other areas but can only be used once to satisfy a requirement.

F. Ethnic Studies

Area F is only for students with fall 2021 (or later) catalog rights. If you have catalog rights prior to fall 2021, then this section does not apply to you.

Choose at least one course for a minimum of three units; courses cannot be counted twice.
Area Courses
F ETHNS 300, 320, 330, 350, 360