General Education Courses
Breadth Course List for General Education
The courses listed below are approved as counting toward the breadth program requirement in each of the nine areas of the program. Students who satisfy II-C with one-unit dance or applied music courses must complete three courses in the same discipline. Although not always listed here, some "special topics'' courses taught during a particular term may also be approved for general education. Some professional schools on campus have more restrictive requirements under which only some of the courses listed in each area count for students pursuing those professional programs. The listing of general education courses being taught during a particular term can be found using the search for class by attribute function on Inside Pacific. Catalog year determines degree requirements; however, general education (GE) courses and transfer course articulations are subject to change. It is the responsibility of the student to be informed of any GE or transfer course articulation changes.
| I-A. Individual and Interpersonal Behavior | ||
| COMM 043 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 117 | Public Advocacy | |
| ECON 053 | Introductory Microeconomics | 4 |
| EDUC 100 | Introduction to Language | 4 |
| ENGL 122 | Literature and Psychology | 4 |
| GEND 011 | Introduction to Gender Studies | 4 |
| PSYC 029 | Child Development | 4 |
| PSYC 031 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 066 | Human Sexuality | 4 |
| PSYC 110 | Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior | 4 |
| PSYC 111 | Abnormal Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 131 | Adolescence and Young Adulthood | 4 |
| PSYC 133 | Adulthood and Aging | 4 |
| PSYC 167 | Psychology and Law | 4 |
| SOCI 031 | Deviant Behavior | 4 |
| SLPA 051 | Introduction to Communication Disorders | 3 |
| SOCI 133 | Criminology | 4 |
| I-B. United States Studies | ||
| BUSI 053 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4 |
| COMM 031 | Media and Society | 3 |
| ECON 051 | Economic Principles and Problems | 3 |
| ECON 055 | Introductory Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy | 4 |
| ENGL 051 | American Literature before 1865 | 4 |
| ENGL 053 | American Literature after 1865 | 4 |
| ENGL 161 | Topics in American Ethnic Literature | 4 |
| ETHN 011 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 4 |
| HESP 141 | Sport, Culture, and U.S. Society | |
| HIST 020 | United States History I | 4 |
| HIST 021 | United States History II | 4 |
| HIST 120 | Native American History | 4 |
| HIST 133 | Women in United States History | 4 |
| HIST 134 | African-American History | 4 |
| MMGT 011 | Music, Entertainment in U.S. Society | 4 |
| POLS 041 | U.S. Government and Politics | 4 |
| RELI 170 | Bible in America | |
| SOCI 021 | Culture and Society | 4 |
| SOCI 051 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCI 041 | Social Problems | 4 |
| SOCI 125 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 4 |
| I-C. Global Studies | ||
| ANTH 053 | Cultural Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 054 | Antropologia Cultural | 4 |
| ASIA 124 | Society, Gender and Culture in East Asia | 4 |
| CHIN 023 | Intermediate Chinese, Third Semester | 4 |
| CHIN 025 | Intermediate Chinese, Fourth Semester | 4 |
| CHIN 125 | Advanced Chinese I | 4 |
| CLAS 051 | Classical Mythology | 4 |
| CLAS 100 | History of Ancient Greece | 4 |
| CLAS 102 | History of Ancient Rome | 4 |
| COMM 143 | Intercultural Communication | 4 |
| ENGL 063 | Masterpieces of World Literature | 4 |
| FREN 023 | Intermediate French, Third Semester | 4 |
| FREN 025 | Intermediate French, Fourth Semester | 4 |
| FREN 122 | La Francophonie | 4 |
| GERM 023 | Intermediate German, Third Semester | 4 |
| GERM 025 | Intermediate German, Fourth Semester | 4 |
| HIST 030 | East Asian Civilization I | 4 |
| HIST 031 | East Asian Civilization II | 4 |
| HIST 040 | Colonialism in Latin America | 4 |
| HIST 041 | The Problem with Latin America | 4 |
| HIST 061 | Global History of Food | 4 |
| HIST 105 | History of Ancient Greece | 4 |
| HIST 106 | History of Ancient Rome | 4 |
| HIST 111 | Europe in Turmoil 1900-1945 | 4 |
| HIST 113 | Europe Since 1945 | 4 |
| HIST 132 | American Immigration | 4 |
| HIST 141 | Pre-Modern China to 1840 | 4 |
| HIST 151 | People's History of Mexico | 4 |
| JAPN 023 | Intermediate Japanese, Third Semester | 4 |
| JAPN 025 | Intermediate Japanese, Fourth Semester | 4 |
| JAPN 125 | Advanced Japanese I | 4 |
| MHIS 006 | Music of the World's People | 3 |
| POLS 011 | Introduction to Political Science | 4 |
| POLS 051 | International Politics | 4 |
| POLS 152 | Politics of Asia | 4 |
| RELI 102 | History of Ancient Egypt and the Near East | 4 |
| RELI 104 | Religion of the Pharaohs | 4 |
| RELI 106 | Healing and Illness in the Ancient World | 4 |
| RELI 124 | Ancient Judaism | 4 |
| RELI 130 | The Christian Tradition | 4 |
| RUSS 023 | Intermediate Russian, Third Semester | 4 |
| RUSS 025 | Intermediate Russian, Fourth Semester | 4 |
| SOCI 108 | Food, Culture and Society | 4 |
| SPAN 023 | Intermediate Spanish, Third Semester | 4 |
| SPAN 025 | Intermediate Spanish, Fourth Semester | 4 |
| II-A. Language and Literature | ||
| CHIN 011A | First-Year Chinese, First Semester | 4 |
| CHIN 011B | First-Year Chinese, Second Semester | 4 |
| CLAS 110 | Reading Greek Literature in English | 4 |
| CLAS 112 | Reading Roman Literature in English | 4 |
| COMM 027 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENGL 025 | English 25 | 4 |
| ENGL 041 | British Literature before 1800 | 4 |
| ENGL 043 | British Literature after 1800 | 4 |
| ENGL 131 | Shakespeare | 4 |
| FREN 011A | First-Year French, First Semester | 4 |
| FREN 011B | First-Year French, Second Semester | 4 |
| FREN 051 | French Literature in English | 4 |
| GERM 011A | First-Year German, First Semester | 4 |
| GERM 011B | First-Year German, Second Semester | 4 |
| GREK 011A | First-Year Ancient Greek, First Semester | 4 |
| GREK 011B | First-Year Ancient Greek, Second Semester | 4 |
| HBRW 011A | First-Year Classical Hebrew, First Semester | 4 |
| HBRW 011B | First-Year Classical Hebrew, Second Semester | 4 |
| JAPN 011A | First-Year Japanese, First Semester | 4 |
| JAPN 011B | First-Year Japanese, Second Semester | 4 |
| LANG 011A | First Year Language, 1st Sem | 4 |
| LANG 011B | First Year Language, 2nd Sem | 4 |
| LATN 011A | First-Year Latin, First Semester | 4 |
| LATN 011B | First-Year Latin, Second Semester | 4 |
| RELI 023 | Hebrew Bible | 4 |
| RUSS 011A | First-Year Russian, First Semester | 4 |
| RUSS 011B | First-Year Russian, Second Semester | 4 |
| SLPA 053 | Sign Language I | 3 |
| SPAN 011A | First-Year Spanish, First Semester | 4 |
| SPAN 011B | First-Year Spanish, Second Semester | 4 |
| SPAN 103 | Introducción a la literatura hispánica | 4 |
| SPAN 133 | Don Quijote | 4 |
| THEA 111 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| THEA 113 | Theatre Heritage I | 4 |
| THEA 115 | Theatre Heritage II | 4 |
| II-B. Worldviews and Ethics | ||
| CLAS 120 | Sexuality in Greek Society | 4 |
| CLAS 122 | Sexuality in Roman Society | 4 |
| ENGL 141 | Topics in British Literature Pre-1800 | 4 |
| ENGL 164 | WAR | 4 |
| ENGR 030 | Engineering Ethics and Society | 3 |
| HIST 010 | Western Civilization I | 4 |
| HIST 011 | Western Civilization II | 4 |
| HIST 050 | World History I | 4 |
| HIST 051 | World History II | 4 |
| HIST 052 | John Muir's World: Origins of the Conservation Movement | 4 |
| HIST 060 | A History of Medicine | 4 |
| HIST 062 | History of Warfare | 4 |
| HIST 100 | Renaissance and Reformation | 4 |
| HIST 135 | Women in Time and Place | 4 |
| HONR 041 | Creativity and Knowledge * | 1 |
| HONR 043 | Knowledge and Human Values * | 1 |
| HONR 141 | Social Uses of Knowledge * | 1 |
| HHUM 051 | Introduction to Health & Humanities | 4 |
| INTL 081 | Perspectives on World History | 4 |
| PHIL 011 | Introduction to Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 021 | Moral Problems | 4 |
| PHIL 025 | The Meaning of Life | 4 |
| PHIL 027 | Fundamentals of Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 035 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 047 | Philosopher in Depth | 4 |
| PHIL 053 | Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 055 | History of Modern Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 124 | Philosophy of Religion | 4 |
| PHIL 135 | Political Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 145 | Biomedical Ethics | 4 |
| POLS 130 | Ancient to Medieval Political Theory | 4 |
| POLS 132 | Modern to Contemporary Political Theory | 4 |
| POLS 134 | American Political Thought | 4 |
| RELI 025 | New Testament and Christian Origins | 4 |
| RELI 027 | Portraits of Jesus | 4 |
| RELI 030 | Western Religious Traditions | 4 |
| RELI 034 | Introduction to Religion | 4 |
| RELI 043 | Social Ethics | 4 |
| RELI 044 | Sex, Sin, and Salvation | 4 |
| RELI 134 | World Religions | 4 |
| RELI 135 | Asian Religious Traditions | 4 |
| RELI 142 | Business Ethics | 4 |
| RELI 145 | Biomedical Ethics | 4 |
| II-C. Visual and Performing Arts | ||
| ARTH 007 | Survey of World Art to 1400 | 4 |
| ARTH 009 | Survey of World Art After 1400 | 4 |
| ARTH 101 | History of Graphic Design | 4 |
| ARTH 108 | Renaissance Art and Architecture | 4 |
| ARTH 112 | 19th Century European Art | 4 |
| ARTH 114 | 20th Century Art and Film | 4 |
| ARTH 116 | Contemporary World Art 1945 to Present | 4 |
| ARTH 118 | Art in the United States: 1865-1945 | 4 |
| ARTH 120 | Chinese Art History | 4 |
| ARTH 122 | Japanese Art History | 4 |
| ARTH 124 | Sex, Gender and the Arts | 4 |
| ARTS 003 | Visual Arts Exploration | 4 |
| ARTS 005 | Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 007 | Principles of 2-D Design and Color | 3 |
| ARTS 009 | Principles of 3-D Design | 3 |
| ARTS 035 | Ceramics | 3 |
| ARTS 037 | Sculpture | 3 |
| ARTS 045 | Digital Photography | 3 |
| ASIA 120 | Asian Cinemas | 4 |
| CLAS 130 | Greek Art and Architecture | 4 |
| CLAS 132 | Roman Art and Architecture | 4 |
| EDUC 142 | Visual Arts in Education | 4 |
| ENGL 031 | Aesthetics of Film | 4 |
| ENGL 121 | Major Filmmakers | 4 |
| ENGL 123 | Film, Literature, and the Arts | 4 |
| FREN 120 | Le Cinema Francais/French Cinema in English | 4 |
| HIST 119 | History Goes to Hollywood | 4 |
| MHIS 005 | Music Appreciation | 4 |
| MHIS 007 | Topics in American Popular Music | 3 |
| MPER 066 | Jazz Ensemble (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| MPER 070 | University Symphony Orchestra (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| MPER 072 | Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| MPER 073 | Concert Band (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| MPER 082 | The Oriana Choir (Women's Chorus) (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| MPER 083 | University Chorus (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| MPER 084 | Pacific Singers (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| MUJZ 008 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| RELI 171 | Religion and Cinema | 4 |
| RUSS 120 | Contemporary Russian Film | 4 |
| SPAN 114 | Cine hispano/Hispanic Film | 4 |
| THEA 011 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 051A | Ballet (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| THEA 051B | Jazz (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| THEA 051C | Modern Dance (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| THEA 051D | Tap (Note: 1 unit) | 1 |
| THEA 071 | Beginning Acting | 3 |
| THEA 075 | Expressive Movement | 3 |
| THEA 112 | Playwriting | 3 |
| THEA 134 | Mask-Making | 3 |
| III-A. Natural Sciences | ||
| BIOL 011 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 041 | Introduction to Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 051 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 061 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 076 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 079 | California Flora | 4 |
| CHEM 023 | Elements of Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 024 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 025 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 027 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| GEOS 043 | Environmental Science for Informed Citizens | 4 |
| GEOS 051 | Dynamic Planet | 4 |
| GEOS 053 | Earth and Life Through Time | 4 |
| GEOS 057 | Earth Systems Science | 4 |
| GEOS 061 | Geology of California | 5 |
| GEOS 065 | Regional Geology | 4 |
| PHYS 017 | Concepts of Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 023 | General Physics I | 5 |
| PHYS 025 | General Physics II | 5 |
| PHYS 039 | Physics of Music | 4 |
| PHYS 041 | Astronomy | 4 |
| PHYS 053 | Principles of Physics I | 5 |
| PHYS 055 | Principles of Physics II | 5 |
| III-B. Mathematics and Formal Logic | ||
| COMP 025 | Computers and Information Processing | 4 |
| COMP 047 | Discrete Math for Computer Science | 4 |
| COMP 051 | Introduction to Computer Science | 4 |
| INTL 101 | International Research Methods | 4 |
| MATH 033 | Elements of Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 035 | Elementary Statistical Inference | 4 |
| MATH 037 | Introduction to Statistics and Probability | 4 |
| MATH 039 | Probability with Applications to Statistics | 4 |
| MATH 041 | Pre-calculus | 4 |
| MATH 045 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics and Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 051 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 053 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 055 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 072 | Operations Research Models | 4 |
| PHIL 037 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
| POLS 133 | Political Science Research | 4 |
| PSYC 103 | Statistical Inference in Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| III-C. Science, Technology and Society | ||
| ANTH 112 | Physical Anthropology | 4 |
| BIOL 035 | Environment: Concepts and Issues | 4 |
| COMP 041 | Great Ideas in Computing | 4 |
| ENGL 126 | Literature and the Environment | 4 |
| ENGL 128 | Science and Literature | 4 |
| GEOS 045 | Soil, Water, and War | 4 |
| HIST 063 | History of Science and Technology | 4 |
| HIST 093 | Big History | 4 |
| HIST 167 | Gender in the History of Science/Medicine/Technology | 4 |
| INTL 093 | Big History | 4 |
| PHIL 061 | Philosophy of Science | 4 |
| SOCI 111 | Environment and Society | 4 |
| SPTS 041 | Heart, Exercise and Nutrition | 4 |
| SPTS 045 | Science of Nutrition | 4 |
| Any Second IIIA Course | ||
| * | HONR 041, HONR 043 and HONR 141 must all be taken to satisfy the General Education IIB requirement. |