General Ed Requirements 2012-2013

Completion of the Foothill College general education pattern requires that students successfully earn a minimum of 30-35 units from the courses listed at Gen Ed Degree with at least:

  • One course in each Area
    • Area I: Humanities
    • Area II: English
    • Area III: Natural Sciences (with lab)
    • Area IV: Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • Area V: Communication and Analytical Thinking
    • Area VI: United States Cultures and Communities
  • Two courses in Area VII: Lifelong Learning from two different academic departments

Although several courses have been approved for more than one area, a single course may only be used to satisfy one area.

General Ed Requirements Available as Online Courses

Fully online courses are listed BELOW. Please see Online Schedule of Classes for verification.

  • For a complete listing of online courses offered during the current quarter, visit Foothill Global Access Course Information.
  • If you need any additional degree information or confirmation, please contact the Counseling Division.
  • Please note that strictly online oral communications courses (COMM) may not be used on IGETC Area 1C for CSU admission and transfer.
ONLINE COURSE TITLE UNITS
Area I - HUMANITIES
ART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ART
4.5
ART 2A HISTORY OF ART PRE HIST-EARLY CHRISTIANITY
4.5
ART 2AH HONORS HISTORY OF ART PRE HIST-EARLY CHRISTIANITY
4.5
ART 2B HISTORY OF WESTERN ART MIDDLE AGES-RENAISSANCE
4.5
ART 2BH HONORS HISTORY OF WESTERN ART MIDDLE AGES-RENAISSANCE
4.5
ART 2C HISTORY OF WESTERN ART BAROQUE - POST-IMPRESSIONISM
4.5
ART 2CH HONORS HISTORY OF WESTERN ART BAROQUE - POST-IMPRESSIONISM
4.5
ART 2D AFRICAN, OCEANIC & NATIVE AMERICAN ART
4.5
ART 2E HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ART
4.5
ART 2F INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART 4.5
ART 2J AMERICAN ART
4.5
ART 5B THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
3
ART 36 HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
4
DANC 10 TOPICS IN DANCE HISTORY
4
ENG 5 GAY & LESBIAN LITERATURE
4
ENG 7 NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
4
ENGL 14 TRAVELING THE WORLD THROUGH CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
4
ENG 40 ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
4
ENG 41 LITERATURE OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
4
FA 1 INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
4
or MDIA 11 INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE 4
GID 1 HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN 4
HUMN 1A HUMANITIES & THE MODERN EXPERIENCE I
4
HUMN 1B HUMANITIES & THE MODERN EXPERIENCE II
4
MUS 1 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
4
MUS 2A GREAT COMPOSERS AND MUSIC MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
4
MUS 2B GREAT COMPOSERS AND MUSIC MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
4
MUS 2C GREAT COMPOSERS AND MUSIC MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
4
MUS 2D WORLD MUSIC: ROOTS TO CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL FUSION
4
MUS 7 CONTEMPORARY MUSIC STYLES: ROCK, POP & JAZZ
4
MUS 7D CONTEMPORARY MUSIC STYLES: THE BEATLES
4
MUS 8 MUSIC OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
4
MUS 8H HONORS MUSIC OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
4
PHIL 25 COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS: WEST
4
PHOT 8 PHOTOGRAPHY OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
4
PHOT 8H HONORS PHOTOGRAPHY OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
4
PHOT 10 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
4
PHOT 10H HONORS HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
4
PHOT 11H HONORS COMTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
4
THTR 1 THEATRE ARTS APPRECIATION
4
WMN 15 HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ART
4.5
Area II - ENGLISH
ENGL 1A COMPOSITION AND READING
5
ESLL 26 ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING
5
Area III - NATURAL SCIENCES -with laboratory
GEOG 1 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
5
Area IV - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
ANTH 2A CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
4
ANTH 3 PREHISTORY: THE SEARCH FOR LOST CIVILIZATIONS
4
ANTH 5 MAGIC, SCIENCE, AND RELIGION
4
ANTH 8 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
4
BUSI 22 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
4
CHLD 1 CHILD DEVELOPMENT: PRENATAL TO EARLY CHILDHOOD
4
CHLD 2 CHILD DEVELOPMENT: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD TO ADOLESCENCE
4
ECON 1A PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO)
5
ECON 1B PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO)
5
ECON 9 POLITICAL ECONOMY
4
ECON 25 INTRO TO GLOBAL ECONOMY
4
GEOG 2 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
4
GEOG 5 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
4
GEOG 10 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
4
HIST 4A WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 800 AD
4
HIST 4B WESTERN CIVILIZATION 700 - 1800 AD
4
HIST 4C WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1789 - PRESENT
4
HIST 10 HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA
4
HIST 17A HIST OF US - TO 1816
4
HIST 17B HIST OF US 1812 TO 1914
4
HIST 17C HISTORY OF US FROM 1900 TO PRESENT
4
HIST 18 INTRO TO MIDDLE EASTERN CIV
4
HIST 20 HISTORY OF RUSSIA & THE SOVIET UNION
4
PHED 2 SPORT IN SOCIETY
4
POLI 1 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
5
POLI 3 INTRO TO POLITICAL PHIL/POLITICAL THEORY
5
POLI 9 POLITICAL ECONOMY
4
PSYC 1 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
5
PSYC 4 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOBIOLOGY
4
PSYC 10 RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGNS
5
PSYC 14 CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
4
PSYC 21 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
4
PSYC 25 INTRODUCTION TO ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
4
PSYC 30 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
4
PSYC 33 INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY
4
SOC 1 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
5
SOC 10 RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGN
5
SOC 11 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE
5
SOC 15 LAW & SOCIETY
4
SOC 19 ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE
5
SOC 20 MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS
4
SOC 21 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN: SEX & GENDER DIFFERENCES
4
SOC 23 RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS
4
SOC 30 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
4
SOC 40 ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
4
SPED 62 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITY
4
WMN 5 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES
4
WMN 21 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN: SEX & GENDER DIFFERENCES
4
Area V - COMMUNICATION AND ANALYTICAL THINKING
COMM 55 CAREER & LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE
5
ENGL 1B COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING
5
PHIL 1 CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING
5
Area VI - U.S. CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES
COMM 10 GENDER, COMMUNICATION & CULTURE
5
COMM 12 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
5
ENGL 7 NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
4
ENGL 40 ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
4
FA 2 POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY
4
or MDIA 12 POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY 4
HIST 10 HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA: THE MULTICULTURAL STATE
4
SOC 8 POPULAR CULTURE
4
WMN 5 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES
4
Area VII - LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING
CNSL 90 INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE LEARNING
1
COMM 10 GENDER, COMMUNICATION & CULTURE
5
COMM 12 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
5
COMM 55 CAREER & LEADERSHIP COMM IN GLOBAL WORKPLACE
5
CRLP 70 SELF-ASSESSMENT
3
HLTH 21 CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CONCERNS
4
LIBR 10 RESEARCH PAPER SEARCH STRATEGIES
1
PHED 4 CONCEPTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS & WELLNESS
4
SPED 61 INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITIES
4
MINIMUM PROFICIENCY - ENGLISH/MATH
ENGL 1A COMPOSITION AND READING
5
or ESLL 26 ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING
5
MATH 105 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
5