AHC General Education Categories
AHC GE Requirements include the completion of A MINIMUM OF 21 SEMESTER UNITS OF GENERAL EDUCATION, three units in each of the categories listed (Not required for Associate in Art for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degrees.)
Students are permitted to use up to six (6) units to satisfy both GE and major requirements thus receiving subject credit in the major and having to select 18 or 15 units of general education from the five GE categories.
CATEGORY 1, NATURAL SCIENCES (3 units)
Agribusiness 102
Anthropology 101, 110 (when taken in conjunction with 101)
Astronomy 100
Biology 100, 120, 124, 132
Chemistry 110, 120
Food Science and Nutrition 110
Geography 101, 115
Geology 100, 111, 114, 131, 141
Physical Science 111, 112
Physics 100
CATEGORY 2, HUMAN INSTITUTIONS (6 units)
A. Social Science (3 units)
Administration of Justice 101, 103
Anthropology 102, 103, 105, 107
Business 121, 141
Early Childhood Studies 100, 101
Economics 101, 102, 121, 141
English 105
Ethnic Studies 107
Geography 102, 103, 105
Global Studies 141
LGBT 101, 102
Physical Education 128
Political Science 101, 104, 105
Psychology 101, 112, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121
Sociology 101, 102, 104, 120, 122, 155, 160
Speech 110
B. American History or Government (3 units)
Ethnic Studies 121
History 107, 108, 118, 119
Political Science 101, 103
CATEGORY 3, HUMANITIES (3 units)
American Sign Language 138
Art 101, 103, 104, 105, 109, 170
Dance 101, 110, 120, 130
Drama 103, 110, 111
Early Childhood Studies 116, 123
English 102, 106, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 138,139, 140, 144, 145, 146, 148
Ethnic Studies 130
Fashion 104
Graphics 127
Film 101, 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 110
French 101, 102
History 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 120, 138
Humanities 101, 102, 103, 104, 105
Multimedia Arts and Communication 101, 102
Music 100, 101, 102, 104, 106
Philosophy 101, 102, 105, 121, 122
Photo 110
Spanish 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 112
Speech 108
CATEGORY 4, LANGUAGE AND RATIONALITY (6 units)
A. Written Composition (3 units)
English 100 (grade C or higher)
or
English 101 (grade C or higher)
B. Communication and Analytical Thinking (3 units)
Computer Business Information Systems 101, 112
Computer Science 102, 111
English 103, 104
Math 100, 105, 123, 135, 181, 321
Philosophy 112, 114
Speech 101, 102, 106
CATEGORY 5, LIVING SKILLS (3 units)
Business 130
Culinary Arts 120
Early Childhood Studies 102, 114
Economics 130
Emergency Medical Services 102
Family and Consumer Sciences 120, 130, 131
Food Science and Nutrition 109, 112
Health Education 100
Human Services 106, 110
Leadership 111
Learning Skills 101
Personal Development 100, 101, 102
Psychology 106, 112, 113, 118
Sociology 106, 110
Speech 103
CSU Educational Pattern
The 2022-2023 approved California State University General Education pattern is shown below.
Area A English Language Communication and Critical Thinking [9]
A1 Oral Communication [3]
SPCH 101, 102, 106
A2 Written Communication [3]
ENGL 101
A3 Critical Thinking [3]
ENGL 103
PHIL 112, 114
SPCH 106
Area B Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning [9] {1 lab}
B1 Physical Science {1}
ASTR 100
CHEM 110, 120, 150, 151, 180, 181
GEOG 101, 110
GEOL 100, 111, 114, 131, 141
PHSC 111, 112
PHYS 100, 110, 141, 142, 161, 162, 163
B2 Life Science {1}
AG 152, 161
ANTH 101
BIOL 100, 120, 124, 125, 128, 132, 150, 154, 155
B3 Laboratory Activity
AG 161
ANTH 110
GEOG 115
or
One of the courses in category B1 or B2 must be with a lab
B4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning {1}
MATH 100, 105, 121, 123, 131, 135, 141, 181, 182, 183, 184
Area C Arts, Arts and Humanities [9] (at least one course in Arts and Humanities)
C1 Arts [3]
ART 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 110, 115, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 160,
161, 163, 164, 165
DANC 101,
DRMA 103, 104, 110, 111
FASH 104
FILM 101, 102, 107, 110, 115
GRPH 110, 129
MMAC 115
MUS 100, 101, 102, 104, 106
PHTO 110
C2 Humanities [3]
ASL 121, 138
ENGL 102, 106, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 144, 145, 146, 148
FILM 103, 104, 109, 119
FRCH 101, 102
HIST 101, 102, 104, 105, 138
HUM 101, 102, 104, 105
PHIL 101, 102, 105, 121, 122
SPAN 101, 102, 103, 104, 112
SPCH 108
Area D Social, Social Sciences [9] (Choose three courses from at least two disciplines)
AJ 101, 103
ANTH 102, 103
BUS 121, 141
ECON 101, 102, 121, 141
ECS 100, 101
ES 121, 130
GEOG 102, 103, 105
GBST 101, 141
HIST 101, 102,103,107, 108, 119, 120
HUM 101, 102, 103
LGBT 101, 102
POLS 101, 103, 104, 105
PSY 101, 105, 112, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121
SOC 101, 102, 104, 110, 120, 155, 160
SPCH 103, 110
NOTE: U.S. History and American Institutions Requirement
The California State University system will not award a degree until a student fulfills
the U.S. History and American institutions requirement. Any of the course combinations
listed below will satisfy this requirement:
- HIST 107 and either POLS 101 or 103
- HIST 108 and either POLS 101 or 103
- HIST 118 and either POLS 101 or 103
NOTE: Some CSUs will not allow the units earned by fulfilling this requirement to be used in Area D; other CSUs will count the units in both areas. Check the CSU college catalog for a specific campus or with the University Transfer Center. Political science courses used to meet this requirement must have been completed in a California institution.
Area E Lifelong Learning and Self Development [3]
DANC 110, 120, 130
ECS 100
FCS 131
FSN 109, 110, 112
HED 100
HUSV 110
LS 101
PD 100, 101
PSY 106, 112, 113, 117, 118
SOC 106, 110
NOTE: Only 1 unit from the following PE or PEIA courses is applicable to Area E:
PE 120, 121, 122, 123, 130, 133, 134, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146, 154, 156, 160, 164,
167, 170, 172
PEIA 100, 105, 110, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 170, 185
Area F Ethnic Studies
ES 121, 130
HIST 120
NOTE: No course may be counted in more than one area means it transfers as a lab/activity/practice course [ ] means a minimum number of units is required.
{ } means a minimum number of courses is required.
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
The 2022-2023 approved Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum is shown below.
Area 1 English Communication
1A English Composition [3] {1}
ENGL 101
1B Critical Thinking [3] {1}
ENGL 103 #Fall 96
PHIL 114 #Fall 93
1C (CSU Only) Oral Communication [3] {1}
SPCH 101, 102, 106 #Spring 05
Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning [3] {1}
MATH 123*, 131*, 135*, 141*, 181*, 182, 183, 184
Area 3 Arts and Humanities [9]
3A Arts [3] {1}
ART 101, 103, 104, 105, 106
DANC 101
DRMA 103, 110, 111
FILM 101, 102, 107
MUS 100, 101, 102, 104, 106 #Spring 05
3B Humanities [3] {1}
ASL 121 #Fall 02, 138 #Fall 03
ENGL 102 #Fall 96, 130, 131, 132 #Fall 99, 133, 135, 138 #Spring 05, 139 #Fall 99,
140 #Fall 19, 144 #Fall 08, 145, 146,148 #Fall 96
FILM 103 #Spring 06, 104#Fall 18, 109 #Fall 19, 119 #Fall 19
FRCH 102 #Fall 02
HIST 101 #Fall 95, 102 #Fall 96, 104, 105, 138 #Fall 03
HUM 101 #Fall 95, 102 #Fall 96, 104, #Fall 96,105 #Fall 96
PHIL 101, 102, 105, 121, 122
SPAN 102, 103, 104, 112 #Spring 07
Area 4 –Social and Behavioral Sciences [9] {3}
(2 different disciplines)
AJ 101
ANTH 102, 103
BUS 141 #S05
ECON 101, 102, 141 #S05
ECS 100, 101
ES 121
GBST 101, 141 #S05
GEOG 102, 103
HIST 101 #F13, 102 #F14, 103 #S07, 107, 108, 118, 119, 120 #F99
HUM 101 #F13, 102 #F14, 103 #S07
POLS 101, 103, 104, 105
PSY 101, 105 #F14,112, 113, 117, 118, 119 #F14, 121 #F13
SOC 101, 102, 104 #F05, 110, 120, 160 #F08
SPCH 110 #S06
Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences [7] {2}
(1 lab required)
5A Physical Science {1}
ASTR 100
CHEM 120, 150, 151, 180, 181
GEOG 101, 110
GEOL 100, 114, 131 #Fall 02, 141 #Fall 02
PHSC 111*, 112*
PHYS 100, 110*, 141*, 142*, 161*, 162*, 163*
5B Biological Science {1}
AG 152, 161
ANTH 101, 110 #Spring 06
BIOL 100', 120, 124, 125, 132, 150, 154, 155
5C Biological Science {1}
AG 161
ANTH 110
Or
One laboratory course from Area 5A or 5B
Area 6 (University of California only) Proficiency in a language other than English or...
ASL 120 #F02, 121#S10, 124#S10
FRCH 101, 102#S10
SPAN 101, 102, 103 #F05, 104 #F05, 112 #S07
NOTE:
* means there may be a unit limitation means it transfers as a lab/activity/practice course [ ] means a minimum number of units is required
{ } means a minimum number of courses is required
# can use if taken indicated semester or later
CSU Graduation Requirement in U.S. History and American Institutions
Not part of IGETC; may be completed prior to transfer, six units, one course in political science (POLS 101 or 103) and one course in history (HIST 107* or 108* or 118*). Courses used to meet this requirement may be used to satisfy requirements for IGETC.
*Indicates that transfer credit may be limited by either UC or CSU. Please consult with a counselor for more information.
