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California State University 2012 – 2013

General Education - BREADTH Requirements

Students choosing to transfer are strongly encouraged to see an LMC Counselor since four-year college requirements vary widely and are subject to change. Students must request that the CSU GE certification be sent to the four-year campus that they will be attending. Fill out Application for IGETC/CSU GE Certification available on the college website. Partial GE Certification is available.

 

Credit by Advanced Placement

LMC grants credit toward undergraduate degrees for successful completion of examinations of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board. See page 11 of the college catalog for the policy for granting credit for specific scores and exams. Please check with the counseling department for up-to-date information. The current CSU GE list may be found at www.assist.org.

 

Area A: Communication in the English Language and Critical Thinking

A MINIMUM OF ONE COURSE IN AREAS A1, A2 AND A3

A1	Oral Communication SPCH- 110, 120	3 units
A2	Written Communication ENGL-100	3 units
A3	Critical Thinking PHIL-041, ENGL-220, ENGL-221, SPCH-120	3 units

Some CSU campuses also require English 230 to satisfy graduation requirements. Please consult with a counselor.

 

Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms

A minimum of one course in areas B1, B2 and B4. At least one course in physical science or biological science must have a laboratory activity as outlined in B3.

 

B1	Physical Science ASTRO-010 CHEM-006, 007, 008, 025, 026, 028, 029 ENVSCI-010 GEOG-015 GEOL-020 PHYS-015, 035, 036, 040, 041, 042 PHYSC-005	3-6 units
B2	Life Science BIOSC-007, 010, 020, 021, 040, 045, 050	3-6 units
B3	Laboratory Activity ASTRO-010 and 011 BIOSC-007, 010, 020, 021, 040, 045, 050 CHEM-006, 007, 008, 025, 026, 028, 029 ENVSCI-010 GEOG-015 GEOL-020 PHYS-015, 035, 036, 040, 041, 042
B4	Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Satisfactory completion qualifies for exemption from the ELM examination requirements. MATH-031, 032, 033, 034, 035, 037, 038, 040, 050, 060, 070, 075, 080	3-4 units

 

Area C: Arts, Literature, Philosophy andForeign Languages

A minimum of one course in C1 & C2 and one additional course in C1 or C2.

C1	Arts ART-005, 006, 007, 008, 009 DRAMA-015, 016, 070 HUMAN-040 MUSIC-010, 012, 015 SPAN-060	3-6 units
C2	Humanities CHIN-030, 040 DRAMA-030 ENGL-127, 128, 129, 132, 133, 200, 201, 202, 205, 230, 231 FILIP-060, 061 FRNCH-060, 061, 062 HUMAN-003, 019, 020, 021, 022, 024, 030 ITAL-060, 061 PHIL-002, 033, 040, 042 POLSC-033 SPAN-049, 050, 051, 052, 053 SIGN-065, 066, 067, 068	3-6 units

 

Area D: Social, Political, and Economic Institution and Behavior; Historical Background

No fewer than 9 units should be taken. Courses taken should be in at least two different disciplines listed below. Course(s) listed in more than one discipline will satisfy and be counted in only one discipline.

	DISCIPLINE(S)	COURSE(S)
D1	Anthropology & Archeology	ANTHR-005, 006, 007
D2	Economics	ECON-010, 011
D3	Ethnic Studies	HIST-046, 047, 049, 052 SOCSC-045, SPCH-150
D4	Gender Studies	PSYCH-014
D6	History	ECON-005, HIST-029, 030, 031, 033, 034, 035, 038, 039, 040, 047
D7	Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science	JOURN-035, CHDEV-010, 020, SPCH-130, 150
D8	Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions	ENGL-003, PHIL-033, POLSC-010, 020, 033, 043
D9	Psychology	PSYCH-010, 011, 014, 017
D10	Sociology and Criminology	SOCIO-015, 016, 017

 

 

Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development

Minimum of one course, 3 units.

ACS-010, ANTHR-007, BIOSC-005, CHDEV-010, PSYCH-012, 014

 

U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals

One course from group A and one course from group B.

These courses may double count in Area D.

Group A:	POLSC-010, POLSC-020
Group B:	ECON-005, HIST-029, HIST-030