CSU General Education Breadth Course Requirements
Students planning to graduate from any California State University (CSU) campus must complete 48 units in general education, 39 of which may be completed at RHC prior to transfer. Nine semester units of upper division coursework in general education must be completed after transfer at the CSU campus awarding the degree. For full certification, a minimum of nine units must be completed in each of Categories A, B, C, and D. One course must be completed in Category E. Courses in Category A and in Category B-Quantitative Reasoning must be completed with a “C” or better. The overall grade-point average for the remainder of the courses must be at least a 2.0. Students must file for CSU certification in the Office of Admissions and Records.

PLEASE NOTE: CSU Certification represents only a portion of the 60 total units that students must complete before transferring. Please see a RHC counselor to determine your lower division major requirements. Students are encouraged to refer to the California Articulation database at www.assist.org for the latest information on major requirements and course articulation.

AREA A: English Language
Communication and Critical Thinking
Select one course from each subarea for a minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units
A1: Oral Communication - (3 semester/4 quarter unit minimum)
SPCH 100, 101, 102, 140

A2: Written Communication - (3 semester/4 quarter unit minimum)
ENGL 101

A3: Critical Thinking - (3 semester/4 quarter unit minimum)
ENGL 201, 201H
PHIL 110, 112
READ 101
SPCH 140

AREA B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning
Choose one course from each group; one of the science courses must include a laboratory (indicated by +). Minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units
B1: Physical Science
ASTR 110, 110H, 112+, 114+
CHEM 101, 101L+, 110+, 120+, 130+, 131, 131L+,230+,231+
GEOG 101, 101L+
GEOL 150, 151+, 152+, 155
PHY 120+, 150+, 160+, 211+, 212+, 213+
PHYS 101+, 102+

B2: Life Science
ANTH 101, 101H, 101L+
BIOL 101+, 111, 111L+, 112+,120, 120L+, 200+, 203+, 204+, 222+,226+
PSY 210, 210H

B3: Laboratory Activity
All courses are identified by + in Groups B1 and B2 above.

B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
MATH 120, 130, 130H, 140, 150, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180,190, 191, 250, 260, 270
(If MATH 070, Intermediate Algebra, was taken prior to Fall 1988, it will fulfill the requirements.)

AREA C: Arts and Humanities
Choose one course from C1 and one course from C2. Additional course may be taken from either C1 or C2 for a minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units.
C1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre)
ART 101, 105, 105H, 106, 106H, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 120, 121, 130, 135, 140
DANC 199
MUS 101, 120, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 140, 145, 155, 170
PHTO 190
THTR 101, 105, 105H, 110, 150

C2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English)
ASL 149
CHIN 101, 102
ENGL 126
FR 101, 102, 201, 202
HIST 101, 102, 122, 131, 143, 144, 144H, 158, 159, 159H, 167, 170
HUM 110, 111, 125, 125H, 135, 165
ITAL 101, 102
JAPN 101, 102
LATN 101, 102
LIT 102, 102H, 112A, 112AH, 112B, 112BH, 114, 117, 140, 140H, 141, 142,144A, 144B, 145, 145H, 146A, 146AH, 146B, 146BH, 147, 148, 149
PHIL 101, 101H, 120, 124, 126, 128, 135, 140, 150, 151, 152
POLS 128
RUS 101, 102, 201, 202
SPAN 101, 102, 130, 131, 201, 201H, 202
SPCH 130, 132

AREA D: Social Sciences
Choose three courses from at least two groups for a minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units
D1: Anthropology and Archeology:
ANTH 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 115, 125

D2: Economics:
ECON 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 106

D3: Ethnic Studies:
CHST 150; HIST 158, 159, 159H; HUM 130;
POLS 150

D4: Gender Studies
HIST 170, SOC 120

D5: Geography:
GEOG 102, 103

D6: History:
HIST 101, 102, 122, 131, 143, 143H, 144, 144H, 167, 170

D7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science:
CD 208, SOC 127

D8: Political Science, Government, & Legal Institutions:
CHST 150, PHIL 128,
POLS 110, 110H, 128, 130, 140, 150

D9: Psychology:
PSY 101, 101H, 112, 114, 116, 170, 180, 200,
CD 106, 208

D0: Sociology and Criminology:
SOC 101, 101H, 102, 105, 110,114, 116, 120
ANTH 110

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
All CSU campuses require that a student demonstrate competence in U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals. This may be satisfied by taking POLS 110 or 110H in Area D and one of the following History courses: HIST 143, 143H, 144, 144H, 158, 159, 159H in Area C or D.

AREA E: Lifelong Learning and Self-Development
Choose one course from the following for a minimum of 3 semester or 4 quarter units.
ANTH 110
CD 106
COUN 101, 151 or 151A, 151B, and 151C
(NOTE: The entire sequence of 151 A-C must be completed for a total of 3 units)
PETH 191, 192, 196
PSY 112, 121, 123, 133
SOC 105, 110, 118

NOTE: Courses may be used to fulfill only one General Education area.

For a complete listing of courses and their approval dates, students may log on to www.assist.org