General Education

Area A ~ English Language Communication & Critical Thinking

Area B ~ Scientific Inquiry & Quantitative Reasoning

Area C ~ Arts and Humanities

Area D ~ Social Sciences

To fulfill GE Requirements, students must successfully complete one course from either the General Social Sciences or U.S. History course lists, and complete one course from Civics & Lower Division Service Learning course list.

Area E ~ Lifelong Learning & Self-Development

To fulfill GE Requirements, students must successfully complete one of the following courses:

Approved Courses

• CHHS 260S - Social Justice and Health Units: 3
• FYS 181 - Multicultural Health Units: 3
• FYS 182 - Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll Units: 3
• FYS 183 - Eat, Love, Learn Units: 3
• HDFS 200 - Introduction to Child Development Units: 3
• KIN 161 - Health and Well Being Units: 3
• KIN 263 - Introduction to Human Sexuality Units: 3

Area F ~ Ethnic Studies

To fulfill GE Requirements, students must successfully complete one of the following courses:

Approved Courses

• FYS 191 - Comp. Ethnic Experiences Units: 3
• JAPN 307 - Japan-American Experience Units: 3
• JAPN 317 - Pacific Food Empires Units: 3
• HCOM 220 - Afro Cuba Hip Hop - Music and Dance in the Black Atlantic Units: 3
• HCOM 224 - American Indigenous Literatures and Cultures Units: 3
• HCOM 229 - Multicultural Poetry Units: 3
• HCOM 243 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies Units: 3
• HCOM 246 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies Units: 3
• HCOM 247 - African Legacy Worldwide Units: 3
• HCOM 391 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 3
• HDFS 322 - Immigrant Families Across the Lifespan Units: 3
• LS 363 - Immigrants & Equity Issues in Education Units: 3
• SBS 249 - Native American Societies Units: 3
• SPAN 260 - Contemporary Chicano Literature: Survey Units: 3
• SPAN 370 - The Chicano Community Units: 3

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• The following courses are crosslisted with those listed above.  Click on any course for details.

• ES 191 - Comp. Ethnic Experiences Units: 3
• ES 220 - Afro Cuba Hip Hop - Music and Dance in the Black Atlantic Units: 3
• ES 224 - American Indigenous Literatures and Cultures Units: 3
• ES 229 - Multicultural Poetry Units: 3
• ES 243 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies Units: 3
• ES 246 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies Units: 3
• ES 247 - African Legacy Worldwide Units: 3
• ES 249 - Native American Societies Units: 3
• ES 260 - Contemporary Chicano Literature: Survey Units: 3
• ES 307 - Japan-American Experience Units: 3
• ES 317 - Pacific Food Empires Units: 3
• ES 322 - Immigrant Families Across the Lifespan Units: 3
• ES 363 - Immigrants & Equity Issues in Education Units: 3
• ES 370 - The Chicano Community Units: 3
• ES 391 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 3

Area B ~ Integrated Scientific Inquiry & Quantitative Reasoning

Students must successfully complete 3 units from one of the following Upper Division B Area courses:

• BIO 306 - Biotechnology for Agriculture Units: 3
• BIO 311 - Genetics Units: 4
• BIO 340 - Ecology Units: 4
• BIO 347 - Working with Marine Mammals Units: 3
• BUS 307 - Finance Units: 4
• BUS 350 - Financial Literacy Units: 3
• CHEM 305 - General, Organic, and Biochemistry in Agriculture and Environmental Science Units: 3
• CHHS 384 - Quantitative Analysis of Survey Data Units: 3
• CST 319 - Computing Across the Disciplines Units: 3
• CST 329 - Reasoning with Logic Units: 3
• ENSTU 309 - Climate Change Science and Solutions Units: 3
• ENVS 307 - Energy Solutions and Climate Change Units: 3
• GEOL 310 - Natural Disasters and Human Impacts Units: 3
• GEOL 360 - Geomorphic Systems Units: 4
• GS 318 - Quantitative Reasoning in Global Perspectives Units: 3
• JAPN 410 - Quakes and Nukes: (Un)Natural Japanese Environments Units: 3
• KIN 370 - Anatomy & Physiology I Units: 3
• KIN 371 - Anatomy & Physiology II Units: 3
• KIN 390 - Exercise Physiology Units: 3
• MATH 308 - Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Perspective A Units: 3
• MPA 305 - Measuring Music Units: 3
• MSCI 305 - Marine Life of Monterey Bay Units: 3
• MSCI 345 - Marine Biodiversity and Functional Morphology Units: 3
• NURS 301 - Pathophysiology for Clinical Practice Units: 3
• SBS 324 - Archaeological Science Units: 3
• SBS 333 - Forensic Anthropology Units: 3
• STAT 310 - Data Visualization Units: 3

Area C ~ Integrated Arts & Humanities

Students must successfully complete 3 units from one of the following Upper Division C courses:

• CART 329 - Contemporary Media History Units: 3
• CHHS 350 - Professional Ethics Units: 3
• CST 302 - History of Communication Design Units: 3
• CST 328 - Digital Art and Design Units: 3
• HCOM 301 - Ways Of Knowing Units: 3
• HCOM 304 - Relational Ethics Units: 3
• HCOM 335 - Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture Units: 3
• HCOM 352 - History According To Movies Units: 3
• JAPN 305 - Introduction to Japanese Culture & Civilization Units: 3
• JAPN 306 - The Japanese Mind Units: 3
• JAPN 308 - Japanese Pop-Culture Units: 3
• JAPN 309 - Masterpieces in Japanese Literature Units: 3
• JAPN 310 - Japanese Cinema Units: 3
• JAPN 314 - Japanese Visual Culture and Media Units: 3
• JAPN 340 - Language for Professions: Japanese Units: 3
• JAPN 350 - World Culture and Language: Japanese Units: 3
• LS 390 - Culturally Sustaining Literature for Elementary and Middle Grades Units: 3
• MPA 321 - Monterey Jazz Festival Units: 3
• MPA 335 - Reflections on America Units: 3
• MPA 365 - Survey of Global Music Units: 3
• NURS 350 - Healthcare Assessment within the Latino Population Units: 3
• SBS 315 - Growth and Conflict in the United States to 1920 Units: 3
• SPAN 340 - Language for Professions: Spanish Units: 3
• SPAN 350 - World Culture and Language: Spanish Units: 3
• SPAN 365 - The Chicano Narrative Units: 3
• VPA 308 - Ways Of Seeing Units: 3

Area D ~ Integrated Social Sciences

Students must successfully complete 3 units from one of the following Upper Division D Area courses:

• BUS 300S - Business Ethics in Action Units: 3
• CHHS 450 - Introduction to Policy Analysis Units: 3
• CST 462S - Race, Gender, Class in the Digital World Units: 3
• ENSTU 387 - Water Resource Assess/Law/Poli Units: 3
• GS 327 - Politics of the Middle East Units: 3
• GS 342 - Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations Units: 3
• GS 379 - Ethics of Corporate Social Responsibility Units: 3
• HCOM 343 - Race and Gender Justice Units: 3
• HCOM 353 - California At Crossroads Units: 3
• HCOM 362 - Constitutional History Units: 3
• HCOM 369 - Asian American History Units: 3
• HDFS 321 - Diverse Families Units: 3
• HDFS 350 - Lifespan Development: Transition and Change Units: 3
• HDFS 353 - Cross-Cultural Human Development Units: 3
• HDFS 360 - Child Development Units: 3
• JAPN 311 - Social Issues In Japan Units: 3
• JAPN 407 - Japan in the Globalized Community Units: 3
• KIN 471S - Kinesiology Service Learning Units: 3
• LS 310 - Educational Issues and the Latino Community Units: 3
• MPA 317S - Community Involvement Service Learning Units: 3
• NURS 499 - Community Health Nursing Units: 3
• PH 417 - Global Women’s Health and Social Issues Units: 3
• PH 447 - Food Policy, Culture & Health Units: 3
• PH 457 - Health Systems & Policy Units: 3
• SBS 304 - California Indian Societies Units: 3
• SBS 320 - Archaeology of Colonialism Units: 3
• SBS 322 - Asian American Women’s History Units: 3
• SBS 335 - Digital Ethnographies Units: 3
• SBS 345 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3
• SBS 354 - Rest vs West: Guns, Pirates, and Modernity Units: 3
• SBS 356 - People, Places, & Environment: An Introduction to Geography Units: 3
• SBS 364 - The Japanese Internment Camps Units: 3
• SBS 379 - Tattoos, Makeup and Burkas Units: 3
• SBS 384S - Anthropology of Education: Cultural Contexts of Bilingual Education Units: 3
• SBS 386 - Social and Political Histories of California Units: 3
• SBS 389 - Environmental History of California Units: 3
• SL 490 - Participatory Action Research Methods Units: 3
• SOC 312 - Sociology of Gender Units: 3
• SOC 317 - Social Movements Units: 3
• SOC 320 - Labor and Labor Movements Units: 3