Nov 22, 2024

University Catalog 2022-2023

University Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education Lower Division Courses

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Students following the Fall 2020 or earlier GE Catalog should refer to the 2020-2021 Catalog. The current GE Catalog reflects updates effective Fall 2021.

General Education (GE) requirements must add up to at least 48-semester units - 39 Lower Division and 9 Upper Division units.
An Introduction to Higher Education course (IHE) is required of all first-time freshmen.
A minimum C- grade in A1, A2, A3, and B4 classes is required. This does not apply to meet the prerequisite for courses that require these courses to be completed with a grade of C or better.
A minimum C grade average in general education is required of all students following the Fall 2016 or later catalog.
Civic Learning/Community Engagement Requirement (cl) - a total of 6 semester units, 3-semester units will be fulfilled by completing the IHE course. One (cl) course must be completed at the upper-division general education level. These courses are designated as (cl) before the course listing.
Diversity Requirement (d) or (re) - a total of 6-semester units; students must complete one race/ethnicity (re) course and one diversity(d) course or another race/ethnicity (re) course. These courses are designated as (re) or (d) before the course listing.
Writing Intensive Requirement (wi) - a total of 6-semester units; students must complete two writing-intensive (wi) courses, with at least one in their major. These courses are designated as (wi) before the course listing.
For all students following the Fall 2021 or later Catalog, 3 units of Ethnic Studies is required and can only be satisfied with approved Block F courses (no substitutions).

INDEX American Institutions
Block A - English Language Communication & Critical Thinking
	A1 Oral Communication
	A2 Written Communication
	A3 Critical Thinking and Composition
Block B - Natural Science & Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
	B1 Physical Science
	B2 Biological Science
	B3 Interdisciplinary Physical/Biological Science
	B4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
Block C - Arts & Humanities
	C1 Arts
	C2 Humanities
Block D - Social Sciences
Block E - Lifelong Understanding & Self-Development
Block F - Ethnic Studies

American Institutions (6 units)

Note:

Take one course in each subarea: (1) U.S. History, (2) U.S. Constitutional and State/Local Government

U.S. History

(re) AAAS 1500 - Asian-American History (also listed as HIST 1500) [3]
(re) CLS 1200 - Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx History In the U.S. [3]
(re) HIST 1500 - Asian-American History (also listed as AAAS 1500) [3]
(d) HIST 2010 - Early American History [3]
(d) HIST 2020 - Recent United States History [3]
(re) HIST 2050 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History [3]
(re) PAS 1510 - African American History [3]

U.S. Constitution and State/Local Government

Note:

* Transfer students only - who have completed the US Constitution requirements but not the State or Local Government requirement, may take POLS 2000 in place of POLS 1000.

(re) CLS 1300 - The Constitution, Law, & Chicanx/Latinx Communities [3]
(re) (cl) PAS 1100 - Racial Equality, Government and the Constitution [3]
POLS 1000 - Power, Politics and Engagement in US Government [3]
POLS 2000 - California State and Local Government [1] *

Block A - English Language Communication & Critical Thinking (9 units)

Note:

Take one course in each subarea: A1, A2, A3.

A1 Oral Communication

A2 Written Communication

A3 Critical Thinking and Composition

Block B - Natural Science & Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (9 units)

Note:

Take one Course in each subareas: B1, B2, B4. B3 course can be taken in place of either B1 or B2, but not both.

B1 Physical Science

ASTR 1510 - Principles of Astronomy [2] and
ASTR 1520 - Principles of Astronomy: Laboratory [1]
ASTR 1600 - Space, Time and the Universe [3]
CE 2200 - Coastal Zone Environment [3]
CHEM 1000 - Molecules Matter [3]
GEOG 1600 - Physical Geography [3]
GEOG 1700 - Meteorology [3]
GEOL 1500 - Earth Revealed [3]
GEOL 1550 - Oceanography [3]
GEOL 1580 - Natural Disasters [3]
NATS 1010 - Physical Science [3]
NATS 1020 - Earth and Space Science [3]
PHYS 1560 - Physics for the Twenty-first Century [2] and
PHYS 1570 - Physics for the Twenty-first Century Laboratory [1]

B2 Biological Science

B3 Interdisciplinary Physical/Biological Science

Note:

One B3 course can be taken in place of either B1 or B2, but not both.

B4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

Block C - Arts & Humanities (6 units)

Note:

Take one course in each subarea: C1, C2.

C1 Arts

C2 Humanities

(d) ANTH 2700 - Great Archaeological Discoveries of the Past [3]
CHIN 1001 - Elementary Mandarin I [4]
CHIN 1002 - Elementary Mandarin II [4]
CHIN 2001 - Intermediate Mandarin I [4]
CHIN 2002 - Intermediate Mandarin II [4]
(re) CLS 2010 - Mexican Literature Sin Fronteras [3]
COMD 1500 - Introduction to American Sign Language [3]
(d) COMM 2500 - Communication, Identity and Culture [3]
(wi) ENGL 1665 - Introduction to Science Fiction (also listed as LBS 1665) [3]
ENGL 2310 - Gods, Monsters, and Heroes in World Mythology [3]
(d) (wi) ENGL 2600 - Literary Los Angeles [3]
(re) (wi) ENGL 2665 - Race and Ethnicity in Science Fiction (also listed as LBS 2665) [3]
(wi) ENGL 2700 - Why Literature Matters [3]
ENGL 2710 - Contemporary World Literature [3]
ENGL 2730 - Fictions of Gender and Sexuality [3]
ENGL 2760 - Pulp Fictions and Popular Literatures [3]
FREN 1001 - Elementary French I [4]
FREN 1002 - Elementary French II [4]
FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I [3]
JAPN 1001 - Elementary Japanese I [3]
JAPN 1002 - Elementary Japanese II [3]
JAPN 2001 - Intermediate Japanese I [3]
JAPN 2002 - Intermediate Japanese II [3]
JAPN 2500 - Japanese Culture through Anime and Manga [3]
JAPN 2600 - Japanese Culture through Films [3]
KOR 1001 - Elementary Korean I [4]
KOR 1002 - Elementary Korean II [4]
KOR 2001 - Intermediate Korean I [4]
KOR 2002 - Intermediate Korean II [4]
(d) (wi) LAS 1700 - Latin American Cultures of Resistance [3]
(wi) LBS 1665 - Introduction to Science Fiction (also listed as ENGL 1665) [3]
(d) (wi) LBS 2400 - Introduction to Environmental Humanities [3]
(d) LBS 2500 - Social Change and Social Movements in the U.S. [3]
(re) LBS 2665 - Multicultural Science Fiction (also listed as ENGL 2665) [3]
ML 1054 - Special Topics in MLL 1: Less Commonly Taught Languages [4]
ML 1154 - Special Topics in MLL 2: Less Commonly Taught Languages [4]
(re) PAS 1200 - Elementary African Language and Culture [3]
(re) (wi) PAS 2010 - Third World Literature [3]
(re) PAS 2020 - African American Religion as Civic Culture [3]
PHIL 1510 - Introduction to Philosophy [3]
PHIL 1520 - Philosophical Ideas: Human Values [3]
(d) PHIL 2000 - Introduction to Comparative Religions (also listed as RELS 2000) [3]
PHIL 2100 - The Self in Philosophy and Literature [3]
(d) PHIL 2200 - Contemporary Moral and Social Issues: An Intersectional Approach [3]
(re) PHIL 2230 - Diversity and Justice [3]
(d) RELS 2000 - Introduction to Comparative Religions (also listed as PHIL 2000) [3]
SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers 1 [4]
SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers 2 [4]
SPAN 1050 - Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers [4]
SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers 1 [4]
SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers 2 [4]
SPAN 2050 - Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers [4]
(re) SPAN 2420 - Hispanic Societies through Literature [3]
TA 1520 - Introduction to Theatre [3]
(re) WGSS 2300 - Gender, Sexuality, and American Indian Communities [3]

Block D - Social Sciences (3 units)

Note:

Take one course from the list.

(re) AAAS 1400 - Introduction to Globalization, Race, and Place (also listed as LAS 1400, PAS 1400) [3]
(d) AAAS 1600 - History of Asia (also listed as HIST 1600) [3]
(d) AAAS 1700 - Understanding Contemporary Asia [3]
(d) (wi) AAAS 2000 - Pacific Asian Culture, People, and Society [3]
(re) AAAS 2100 - Asian America: Culture, History, and Community [3]
(re) AAAS 2630 - Asian-American Experience (also listed as SOC 2630) [3]
(d) ANTH 1500 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology [3]
ANTH 1700 - Archaeology and World Prehistory [3]
ANTH 2300 - Language and Society (also listed as ENGL 2100) [3]
(d) BUS 2500 - Diversity, Business, and the Workplace [3]
CHDV 1400 - Development Across the Lifespan (Conception to Adolescence) [3]
CHDV 1410 - Development Across the Lifespan (Adulthood and Aging) [3]
(d) CHDV 2250 - Ethnic Identity and Awareness in Children and Families [3]
(re) CLS 1500 - Ethnic Studies, Resistance & Solidarity [3]
(re) CLS 2100 - Chicanx & Latinx Political and Social Movements [3]
(d) CLS 2200 - Chicanas & Latinas in Contemporary US Society (also listed as WGSS 2200) [3]
(re) CLS 2300 - Families and Kinships in the Americas [3]
(d) COUN 2020 - Integration of Adults with Disabilities in the U.S. Society [3]
(d) COUN 2250 - Diversity and Awareness of Self and Others for Helping Professionals [3]
ECON 1500 - Economics for the Citizen [3]
ENGL 2100 - Language and Society (also listed as ANTH 2300) [3]
(d) GEOG 1550 - Cultural Geography [3]
(d) HIST 1010 - World History to 1500 CE [3]
(d) HIST 1020 - World History Since 1500 CE [3]
(d) HIST 1600 - History of Asia (also listed as AAAS 1600) [3]
(cl) HNRS 2310 - Reading Los Angeles: Community and Structure in the Metropolis [3]
(re) LAS 1020 - The African Diaspora in the Americas (also listed as PAS 1020) [3]
(re) LAS 1400 - Introduction to Globalization, Race, and Place (also listed as AAAS 1400, PAS 1400) [3]
(d) LAS 1500 - Introduction to Latin American Studies [3]
(d) LAS 2550 - Diverse Latin American Populations in Southern California [3]
(re) PAS 1020 - The African Diaspora in the Americas (also listed as LAS 1020) [3]
(re) PAS 1400 - Introduction to Globalization, Race, and Place (also listed as AAAS 1400, LAS 1400) [3]
(re) PAS 1800 - Critical Race Theory [3]
(re) PAS 2500 - African History [3]
POLS 2500 - World Politics in Films and Media [3]
PSY 1500 - Introductory Psychology [3]
(d) SOC 2010 - Introduction to Sociology [3]
(re) SOC 2630 - Asian-American Experience (also listed as AAAS 2630) [3]
(d) TVF 2500 - Media, Culture and Identity [3]
URBA 1800 - The Urban World [3]
(d) WGSS 2000 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies [3]
(re) WGSS 2200 - Chicanas & Latinas In US Contemporary US Society (also listed as CLS 2200) [3]
(cl) (re) (wi) WGSS 2030 - Gender and Race in the Unites States [3]

Block E - Lifelong Understanding & Self-Development (3 units)

Note:

Take one course from the list.

(IHE) (cl) AL 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education in Arts and Letters [3]
(IHE) (cl) (d) ANTH 1001 - Where in the World of Education at Cal State LA are You? [3]
(d) ART 2400 - Art and Life Perspectives [3]
(IHE) (cl) BUS 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education for Business and Economics Majors [3]
BUS 2000 - Work and Self Development [3]
(IHE) (cl) CCOE 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education in the Charter College of Education [3]
(d) CHDV 1200 - Intimate Relationships in Our Diverse Society (also listed as SOC 1200) [3]
COMM 2100 - Communication Strategies in Conflict Management [3]
(IHE) (cl) CS 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education for Computer Science Majors [3]
(IHE) (cl) ENGR 1500 - Introduction to Engineering and Technology [3]
(IHE) (cl) (re) ES 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education and Ethnic Studies [3]
(IHE) (cl) HHS 1010 - Introduction of Higher Education in Health and Human Services: Living an Examined Life [3]
(IHE) (cl) HNRS 1010 - Introduction to Academic Inquiry in the Honors College [3]
(IHE) (cl) KIN 1500 - Introduction of Higher Education [3]
(IHE) (cl) LIBR 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education [3]
LIBR 2300 - Intermediate Information Literacy and Research Skills for Lifelong Professional Success [3]
LIBR 2500 - Intermediate Information Literacy and Library Research Skills [3]
(IHE) (cl) ML 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education for MLL Majors [3]
(IHE) (cl) NSS 1001 - Introduction to Higher Education [3]
NTRS 2100 - Foundations of Food [4]
NTRS 2500 - Human Nutrition [3]
(d) PHIL 2300 - Meanings of Human Life: An Intersectional Approach [3]
PSY 1600 - Psychology of the Developing Person [3]
(cl) (d) SOC 1001 - Individual Development in Diverse Contexts [3]
(d) SOC 1200 - Intimate Relationships in Our Diverse Society (also listed as CHDV 1200) [3]
(IHE) UNIV 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education [3]
(IHE) (cl) (d) WGSS 1010 - Gender and Sexuality in College [3]

Block F - Ethnic Studies (3 units)

Note:

The following courses satisfy lower division Block F, even if they are upper division. Note that all of the following courses satisfy Block F - Ethnic Studies, and many of these courses are approved to satisfy a different GE Area. Such courses cannot be used to meet Block F and another GE requirement, but can meet either Block F or another GE requirement. The first set of courses listed will satisfy Block F by default. Please see an advisor if you need the course to satisfy a different area of GE. The second list of courses satisfy Block F but not automatically as they satisfy another area of GE by default. Again, please see an advisor if you prefer to use the course to satisfy Block F. Only courses listed in these two lists can satisfy Block F as there are no substitutions or waivers.

Courses that primarily satisfy Block F:
AAAS 1080 - Comparative Ethnic Studies [3]
(re) AAAS 1400 - Introduction to Globalization, Race, and Place (also listed as LAS 1400, PAS 1400) [3]
AAAS 1800 - Asian and Pacific Islander Migrations [3]
(d) (wi) AAAS 2000 - Pacific Asian Culture, People, and Society [3]
(re) AAAS 2100 - Asian America: Culture, History, and Community [3]
AAAS 2300 - Introduction to Filipino/a/x Studies [3]
AAAS 2400 - Asian American and Pacific Islander Social Movements [3]
(re) AAAS 2630 - Asian-American Experience (also listed as SOC 2630) [3]
AAAS 2900 - Asian American, Pacific Islander Stories & Storytelling [3]
(wi) AAAS 3000 - Methods of Research & Writing for Asian/Asian American Studies [3]
AAAS 4080 - Comparative Diaspora Studies [3]
AAAS 4510 - Advanced Seminar in Asian and Asian American Studies- Community Service [3]
AAAS 4800 - Asia in the Global World [3]
(re) CLS 1500 - Ethnic Studies, Resistance & Solidarity [3]
(re) CLS 2010 - Mexican Literature Sin Fronteras [3]
(re) CLS 2200 - Chicanas & Latinas in Contemporary US Society (also listed as WGSS 2200) [3]
(re) CLS 2300 - Families and Kinships in the Americas [3]
(cl) (d) CLS 3100 - Introduction to Critical Education: Theory & Praxis [3]
(cl) (re) CLS 3300 - Race, Class, & Gender [3]
CLS 3320 - Global Migrants in Transnational Networks and Economies [3]
(cl) (re) CLS 3400 - Chicanx/Latinx/Indigenous Refusal, Resistance, & Praxis [3]
CLS 4000 - Indigenous Peoples of Mexico & Central America: Land, History, Culture [3]
(wi) CLS 4020 - Literatures of Resistance: Chicanx & Latinx Voices [3]
CLS 4450 - Indigenous Experiences in Contemporary Mexico and Latin America (also listed as LAS 4450) [3]
(re) LAS 1020 - The African Diaspora in the Americas (also listed as PAS 1020) [3]
(re) LAS 1400 - Introduction to Globalization, Race, and Place (also listed as AAAS 1400, PAS 1400) [3]
(cl) LAS 3130 - Climate Change and Migration (also listed as GEOG 3130) [3]
LAS 4450 - Indigenous Experiences in Contemporary Mexico and Latin America (also listed as CLS 4450) [3]
(re) PAS 1020 - The African Diaspora in the Americas (also listed as LAS 1020) [3]
(re) PAS 1200 - Elementary African Language and Culture [3]
PAS 1300 - Introduction to Pan African Studies [3]
(re) PAS 1400 - Introduction to Globalization, Race, and Place (also listed as AAAS 1400, LAS 1400) [3]
(re) PAS 1800 - Critical Race Theory [3]
(re) (wi) PAS 2010 - Third World Literature [3]
(re) PAS 2020 - African American Religion as Civic Culture [3]
(cl) (re) PAS 3690 - Race, Activism, and Emotions [3]
PAS 4000 - Psychology and African Americans [3]
PAS 4080 - Black Sexuality [3]
PAS 4170 - Hip-Hop as Political Expression [3]
PAS 4220 - Themes in Black Literature [3]
(re) SOC 2630 - Asian-American Experience (also listed as AAAS 2630) [3]
(re) WGSS 2200 - Chicanas & Latinas In US Contemporary US Society (also listed as CLS 2200) [3]
Courses approved to satisfy Block F but primarily satisfy other GE Areas:

(Open course link for more information on other GE areas covered)
(re) AAAS 2200 - Asians and Asian Americans in Literature, Arts, and Media [3]
(re) AAAS 2500 - Asian and Asian Americans in Latin America [3]
(cl) (re) AAAS 3480 - Race, Class, and Gender (also listed as PAS 3480) [3]
AAAS 3530 - Asian and Asian American Literature [3]
(re) CLS 1200 - Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx History In the U.S. [3]
(re) CLS 1300 - The Constitution, Law, & Chicanx/Latinx Communities [3]
(re) CLS 1600 - Cultural and Artistic Expressions in the Americas [3]
(re) CLS 2050 - Chicanx/Latinx in Film and Media [3]
(re) CLS 2060 - Chicanx/Latinx, Social Media & Digital Communities [3]
(re) CLS 2100 - Chicanx & Latinx Political and Social Movements [3]
(cl) (re) CLS 3120 - Chicanx/Latinx Parent, Community, & School Partnerships [3]
CLS 3200 - Pre-Columbian Narratives in Latin American Literature [3]
(cl) (re) LAS 3020 - Black and Latino and Latin American Relations (also listed as PAS 3020) [3]
(re) LAS 3350 - Race and Culture in the Americas (also listed as PAS 3350) [3]
(cl) (re) PAS 1100 - Racial Equality, Government and the Constitution [3]
(re) PAS 1500 - Black Oral Traditions and Communication [3]
(re) PAS 1510 - African American History [3]
(re) PAS 2210 - African American Music as History and Criticism, African American Music [3]
(re) PAS 2500 - African History [3]
(re) PAS 2600 - Third World Images in Film [3]
(cl) (re) PAS 3020 - Black and Latino and Latin American Relations (also listed as LAS 3020) [3]
(re) PAS 3070 - Black Manhood and Masculinity [3]
(re) PAS 3350 - Race and Culture in the Americas (also listed as LAS 3350) [3]
(cl) (re) PAS 3480 - Race, Class, and Gender (also listed as AAAS 3480) [3]

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General Education Lower Division Courses

American Institutions (6 units)

U.S. History

U.S. Constitution and State/Local Government

Block A - English Language Communication & Critical Thinking (9 units)

A1 Oral Communication

A2 Written Communication

A3 Critical Thinking and Composition

Block B - Natural Science & Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (9 units)

B1 Physical Science

B2 Biological Science

B3 Interdisciplinary Physical/Biological Science

B4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

Block C - Arts & Humanities (6 units)

C1 Arts

C2 Humanities

Block D - Social Sciences (3 units)

Block E - Lifelong Understanding & Self-Development (3 units)

Block F - Ethnic Studies (3 units)