Liberal Studies: Lower Division, General Education and Subject
Matter Content Requirements for Cabrillo Transfer Students
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CSU GE Certification Pattern:
Cabrillo College courses:
Area A courses: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking (minimum 9 semester units)
A.1 Oral Communication
Any certified A.1 Course:
COMM 1, 2, or 10
A.2 Written Communication
Any certified A.2 Course: ENGL
1A/1AH/1AMC/1AMCH
A.3 Critical Thinking
Any certified A.3 Course:
ENGL 2/2H/2MC/2MCH, PHIL0 12,
PHILO 49, or COMM 4
Area B courses: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (minimum 9 semester units)
B.1 Physical Science
Survey of Chemistry and/or Physics:
CHEM 10, CHEM 1A, PHYS 10,
PHYS 11, or PHYS 2A
B.2 Life Science
Introduction to Biology:
BIO 11A
B.3 Laboratory Activity
Science Lab: Associated with the course
taken to satisfy either B1 or B2
B.4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
Any certified B.4 course:
MATH 15 (recommended), 10, 12 or 4
Area C Courses: Arts and Humanities (minimum 9 semester units)
A survey course of art, music, dance
C.1 Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
and theatre; or multiple courses that
cover all four content areas: AH/MUS 77
And DANCE 1, 2A, 4, 9A, 15A, 16A,
17A, 18A, 19A, 72, 74, 81, or 86
C.2 Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages other
World History (Ancient up to the year ~
than English)
1500): HIST 2A
U.S. History (Colonial Era to
Area D Courses: Social Sciences (minimum 9 semester units)
Reconstruction): HIST 17A/AH
Government: U.S. Government/CA
State and Local Government: PS 1/1H
World Regional Geography: GEOG 4
or GEOG 2
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
(minimum 3 semester units)
Liberal Studies and elementary education subject matter
content requirement (3 units)
Liberal Studies and elementary education subject matter
content requirement (3-4 units)
Child & Adolescent Development:
ECE 31
Introduction to Education with field
experience (minimum of 30 hours in K-8
setting): EDUC 80
Survey of Earth Science*: GEOL 10
* Survey of Earth Science may also count towards B.1
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If you took a different course than those listed to fulfill an area of GE, you may still have to
complete the course content noted above. For example, if you took a Sociology class to fulfill
Area E, you will still need to complete a Child & Adolescent Development course.
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Additional information regarding articulation and transferability of courses can be found on
ASSIST.org
Liberal Studies: Lower Division, General Education and Subject
Matter Content Requirements for Cabrillo Transfer Students
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A minimum of 60 units is needed for transfer. Additional elective courses recommended include:
Physics or Chemistry, Literature, Foreign Language and U.S. History post-reconstruction.
Carrie Ballard Liberal Studies Coordinator, CSUMB, 831-582-4559