Degree Option I
Designed for students pursuing an Associate degree and who may or may not be planning to transfer to a four-year university.
Degree Option I: Coastline
This option is designed for students pursuing a degree and who may or may not be planning to transfer to a four-year institution. Most of the coursework in this option is applicable towards transfer. Other colleges and universities may accept this degree for transfer. It is important to contact a Coastline counselor or your transfer institution for guidance in preparing your educational plan. In addition to the General Education requirements below, students must complete additional requirements for the Associate Degree listed in the catalog under Associate Degree Requirements.
Complete at least 18 units in the specific courses listed in Groups A-E. Students may select courses from any sub-area under each specific group. One course may not be used to satisfy more than one general education requirement; however, the same course may be used to satisfy both a general education requirement and a requirement for the major or area of emphasis. Students may also double-count courses for the Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement.
*: Courses marked with * are listed in multiple areas but can only be used to satisfy one GE requirement. (ex. HIST C101 is in both C2 and D, but only satisfies one.)
General Education (GE) Requirements: Option I
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Group A: Basic Subjects
Group A: Basic Subjects
Choose one course from each area.
A1: Communication Studies
- CMST C100 Fundamentals of Human Comm. (3)
- CMST C101 Human Communication (3)
- CMST C110 Public Speaking (3)
- CMST C140 Small Group Communication (3)
- CMST C150 Intercultural Communications (3)
- CMST C220 Public Communications (3)
- MCOM C100 Mass Communications (3)
- MCOM C100 Intro. to Mass Communication (3)*
A2: English Competency
Must complete one of these courses with a grade of "C" or better.
- ENGL C100 Freshman Composition (4)
- ENGL C109 Essay Writing (3)
- ENGL C135 Business Writing (3)
A3: Math Competency
Pass the Math Placement Test or completion of two years of high school algebra (Algebra 1 & 2) or passing one of the following with a “C” or better:
- MATH C030 Intermediate Algebra (4)
- MATH C045 Combo. Elementary/Intermediate Alg. (6)
- MATH C046 Statistics Pathway 1 (5)
- MATH C047 Algebra: A Combined Course (6)
- MATH C100 Liberal Arts Mathematics (3)
- MATH C103 Statistics for Elementary Teachers (3)
- MATH C104 Math. for Elementary Teachers (3)
- MATH C106 Geometry for Elementary Teachers (3)
- MATH C115 College Algebra (4)
- MATH C120 Trigonometry (3)
- MATH C140 Business Calculus (4)
- MATH C150 Finite Math. with Applications (4)
- MATH C160 Intro. to Statistics (4)
- MATH C170 Precalculus (5)
- MATH C180 Calculus 1 (5)
- MATH C185 Calculus 2 (5)
- MATH C280 Calculus 3 (5)
- MATH C285 Intro. to Linear Alg./Differ. Eqtns. (5)
MATH C030, C045, 046, 047 do not count toward the 18 units required to meet general education but do count toward the 60 units needed for graduation
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Group B: Natural Science
Group B: Natural Science
Choose any three units from Areas B1 and/or B2.
B1: Physical Science
- ASTR C100 Intro. to Astronomy (3)
- ASTR C100 & C100L Intro. to Astronomy & Lab (4)
- ASTR C101 Planetary Astronomy (3)
- ASTR C102 Stellar Astronomy (3)
- ASTR C103 Cosmology (3)
- CHEM C100 Principles of Chemistry (3)
- CHEM C105 Chemistry Explorations for Teachers (2)
- CHEM C110 Intro. to Chemistry (5)
- CHEM C130 Preparation for General Chemistry (4)
- CHEM C140 Survey of Chemistry and Physics (4)
- CHEM C180 & C180L General Chemistry A & Lab (5)
- CHEM C185 & C185L General Chemistry B & Lab (5)
- CHEM C220 & C220L Organic Chem. A & Lab (5)
- CHEM C225 & C225L Organic Chem. B & Lab (5)
- GEOG C180 Physical Geography (3)
- GEOL C105 General Geology (3)
- GEOL C105 & C105L General Geology & Lab (4)
- GEOL C106 Earth Sciences for Teachers (4)
- GEOL C115 California Geology (3)
- GEOL C121 Environmental Geology (3)
- GEOL C185 Historical Geology (3)
- GEOL C185 & C185L Historical Geology & Lab (4)
- PHYS C110 Conceptual Physics (3)
- PHYS C110 & C110L Conceptual Physics (4)
- PHYS C120 Alg. Based Physics: Mechanics (4)
- PHYS C125 Alg. Based Physics: Elec. and Mag. (4)
- PHYS 140 Survey of Chemistry and Physics (4)
- PHYS C185 Calc. Based Physics: Mechanics (4)
- PHYS C280 Calc. Based Physics: Elec. and Mag. (4)
- PHYS C285 General Physics: Modern (4)
B2: Life Science
- ANTH C185 Physical Anthropology (3)
- BIOL C100 Intro. to Biology (3)
- BIOL C100 & C100L Intro. to Biology (4)
- BIOL C100C Intro. to Biology, Lect. & Lab (4)
- BIOL C106 Human Ecology (3)*
- BIOL C120 Biology of Aging (3)
- BIOL C122 Bioethics (3)*
- BIOL C180 Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
- BIOL C185 Diversity of Organisms (5)
- BIOL C210 General Microbiology (5)
- BIOL C211 & C211L General Microbiology, Lect. & Lab (5)
- BIOL C220 Human Anatomy (5)
- BIOL C221 Intro. to Anatomy and Physiology (5)
- BIOL C225 Human Physiology (4)
- BIOL C281 Biochemistry (4)
- BIOL C282 Molecular Biology (2)
- BIOL C283 Genetics (4)
- ECOL C100 Human Ecology (3)*
- MRSC C100 Intro to Marine Sci (3)
- MRSC C100 & C100L Intro to Marine Sci & Lab (5)
- MRSC C105 Marine Biology (4)
- PHIL C122 Bioethics (3)*
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Group C: Arts & Humanities
Group C: Arts & Humanities
Choose any three units from Areas C1 and/or C2.
C1: Arts
- ART C100 Art History and Appr’n 1 (3)
- ART C101 Art History and Appr’n 2 (3)
- ART C102 Contemporary Art History (3)
- ART C103 History of Asian Art (3)
- ART C104 The Hist. of Imp. and Post-Imp. Art (3)
- ART C105 Intro. to Art (3)
- ART C109 The Hist./Appr’n of Italian Renaissance Art (3)
- ART C110 Color and Design: 2D (3)
- ART C110A Color and Design: 2D-A (1.5)
- ART C110B Color and Design: 2D-B (1.5)
- ART C120 Drawing 1 (3)
- ART C120A Drawing 1A (1.5)
- ART C120B Drawing 1B (1.5)
- ART C121 Life Drawing 1 (3)
- ART C122 Painting 1 (3)
- ART C122A Painting 1A (1.5)
- ART C122B Painting 1B (1.5)
- ART C127 Intro. to Portrait Drawing and Painting (2)
- ART C129 Abstract Painting (3)
- ART C130 Experimental Drawing (3)
- ART C131 Chinese Brush Painting Teaching Tech. (2)
- ART C132 Beginning Brush Painting (Flower) (1.5)
- ART C133 Chinese Landscape Painting 1 (2)
- ART C134 Painting Creatures 1 (2)
- ART C135 Survey of Chinese Brush Painting (2)
- ART C136 Chinese Brush Painting 1 (1.5)
- ART C137 The Hist./Appr’n of Chinese Art/Culture (2)
- ART C138 Watercolors with Oriental Brush (1.5)
- ART C139 Watercolors on Rice Paper (1.5)
- ART C140 Advanced Drawing (3)
- ART C142 Painting 2 (3)
- ART C147A Jewelry 1 (3)
- ART C150 Ceramics 1 (3)
- ART C151 Ceramics 2 (3)
- ART C176 Survey of East Asian Brush Painting (3)
- ART C177 East Asian Landscape Painting (3)
- ART C178 Painting and Appreciation of East Asian Art and Culture (3)
- ART C179 East Asian Brush Painting Teaching Techniques (3)
- ART C190 Multimedia with Painter 6.0 (3)
- ART C205 Digital Design with Painter and Photoshop (3)
- ART C212 Creative Photoshop for Digital Photographs (3)
- ART C214 Figure Composition (3)
- ART C220 Human Anatomy for Artists (3)
- ART C221 Life Drawing 2 (3)
- ART C222A Painting 3 (1.5)
- ART C222B Painting 4 (1.5)
- ART C228 Water Color 1 (1.5)
- ART C229 Water Color 2 (1.5)
- ART C230 Landscape Painting 1 (1.5)
- ART C231 Landscape Painting 2 (1.5)
- ART C232 Plein Air Painting (1.5)
- ART C233 Chinese Calligraphy (1.5)
- ART C234 Contemporary Figure Painting (3)
- ART C235 Chinse Brush Painting 2 (1.5)
- ART C236 Chinese Brush Painting 3 (1.5)
- ART C237 Chinese Flower Painting (3)
- ART C238 Chinese Flower Painting 2 (3)
- ART C239 Water Color 3 (1.5)
- ART C240 Mixed Media Technique (1.5)
- ART C242 Expressive Painting (3)
- ART C261 History of Tuscan Art Part 1 (3)
- ART C262 History of Tuscan Art Part 2 Era (3)
- ART C263 Watercolor 1 (3)
- ART C265 Methods/Materials of Italian Masterworks (3)
- DANC C200 Dance Appr’n (3)
- MUS C100 History and Appr’n of Music (3)
- MUS C103 World Music (3)
- MUS C130 Beginning Guitar (2)
- MUS C131 Intermediate Guitar (2)
- MUS C139 History of Rock Music (3)
- MUS C143 History of Jazz (3)
- THEA C100 Intro. to Theater Arts (3)
- THEA C101 Intro. to History/Lit. of Theater (3)*
- THEA C106 Acting Fundamentals (3)
- THEA C107 Acting 2 (3)
- THEA C111 The Show: Create./Perform. for TV & Web (3)
C2: Humanities
- SIGN C180 American Sign Language 1 (3)
- SIGN C185 American Sign Language 2 (3)
- ARAB C180 Elementary Arabic 1 (5)
- ARAB C180A Elementary Arabic 1A (2.5)
- ARAB C180B Elementary Arabic 1B (2.5)
- ARAB C182 Conversational Arabic (3)
- ARAB C185 Elementary Arabic 2 (5)
- ARAB C185A Elementary Arabic 2A (2.5)
- ARAB C185B Elementary Arabic 2B (2.5)
- ARAB C280A Intermediate Arabic 1A (2)
- ARAB C280B Intermediate Arabic 1B (2)
- CHIN C180 Elementary Chinese 1 (5)
- CHIN C185 Elementary Chinese 2 (5)
- ENGL C102 Critical Rsning., Reading, & Writing (3)
- ENGL C111 Composition and Literature (3)
- ENGL C140 Appr’n of Literature (3)
- ENGL C143 Children’s Literature (3)
- ENGL C144 The International Short Story (3)
- ENGL C145 American Literature: The Short Story (3)
- ENGL C146 Intro. To 20th Century Mil. Fiction (3)
- ENGL C150 American Lit. through the Civil War (3)
- ENGL C155 American Literature 1865 to Present (3)
- ENGL C181 Shakespeare (3)
- ENGL C270 British Literature to 1800 (3)
- ENGL C275 British Literature Since 1800 (3)
- ENGL C296 Gothic Victorian Literature (3)
- ENGL C297 Contemporary Gothic Literature (3)
- FREN C180 Elementary French 1 (5)
- FREN C185 Elementary French 2 (5)
- FREN C280 Intermediate French 1 (4)
- FREN C285 Intermediate French 2 (4)
- HIST C115 Latin American History & Culture (3)
- HIST C121 History of American Women (3)
- HIST C122 Chicano History (3)
- HIST C124 Vietnamese – Amer. History & Culture (3)
- HIST C125 Modern Iraqi History & Culture (3)
- HIST C126 African-American History (3)
- HIST C128 History of Modern China (3)
- HIST C132 History of Britain and Ireland 1 (3)*
- HIST C135 History of Britain and Ireland 2 (3)*
- HIST C146 History of Mexico (3)
- HIST C150 History of California (3)*
- HIST C155 The American West (3)*
- HIST C161 World History 1 (3) *
- HIST C162 World History 2 (3)*
- HIST C170 U.S. History to 1876 (3)*
- HIST C175 U.S. History Since 1876 (3)*
- HIST C180 Western Civilization 1 (3)*
- HIST C185 Western Civilization 2 (3)*
- HUM C100 Intro. to Humanities (3)
- HUM C110 Humanities trough the Arts (3)
- HUM C135 History/Appr’n of the Cinema (3)
- ITAL C180 Elementary Italian 1 (5)
- ITAL C185 Elementary Italian 2 (5)
- JAPN C180 Elementary Japanese 1 (5)
- JAPN C185 Elementary Japanese 2 (5)
- PHIL C100 Intro. to Philosophy (3)
- PHIL C102 History of Ancient Philosophy (3)
- PHIL C113 Enviro. Ethics: Phil. Approaches to Sustain. (3)
- PHIL C115 Logic and Critical Thinking (3)
- PHIL C120 Ethics (3)
- PHIL C140 Business & Organizational Ethics (3)
- SPAN C180 Elementary Spanish 1 (5)
- SPAN C180A Elementary Spanish 1A (2.5)
- SPAN C180B Elementary Spanish 1B (2.5)
- SPAN C185 Elementary Spanish 2 (5)
- SPAN C280 Intermediate Spanish 1 (4)
- SPAN C285 Intermediate Spanish 2 (4)
- THEA C101 Intro. to History/Lit. of Theater (3)*
- VIET C160 Vietnamese for Vietnamese Speakers (5)
- VIET C180 Elementary Vietnamese 1 (5)
- VIET C185 Elementary Vietnamese 2 (5)
- VIET C280 Intermediate Vietnamese 1 (4)
- VIET C285 Intermediate Vietnamese 2 (4)
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Group D: Social Sciences
Group D: Social Sciences
Choose any three units.
- ANTH C100 Cultural Anthropology (3)
- ANTH C120 Intro. to Archaeology (3)
- ANTH C150 World Cultures (3)
- ANTH C185 Physical Anthropology (3)*
- CMST C150 Intercultural Communication (3)*
- CRJU C140 Intro. to Criminal Justice (3)
- ECON C110 Contemp. Econ. Issues/Problems (3)
- ECON C170 Principles of Microecon. (3)
- ECON C175 Principles of Macroecon. (3)
- GEOG C100 World Regional Geography (3)
- GEOG C185 Cultural Geography (3)
- HIST C101 Military History of the United States (3)*
- HIST C115 Latin American History & Culture (3)
- HIST C121 History of American Women (3)*
- HIST C122 Chicano History (3)*
- HIST C124 Vietnamese-American History/Culture (3)
- HIST C125 Modern Iraqi History & Culture (3)
- HIST C126 African-American History (3)*
- HIST C128 History of Modern China (3)*
- HIST C132 History of Britain and Ireland 1 (3)*
- HIST C135 History of Britain and Ireland 2 (3)*
- HIST C146 History of Mexico (3)*
- HIST C150 History of California (3)*
- HIST C155 The American West (3)*
- HIST C161 World History 1 (3)*
- HIST C162 World History 2 (3)*
- HIST C170 U.S. History to 1876 (3)*
- HIST C175 U.S. History Since 1876 (3)*
- HIST C180 Western Civilization 1 (3)*
- HIST C185 Western Civilization 2 (3)*
- MCOM C100 Intro. to Mass Communication (3)*
- MCOM C150 Intro. to Radio, TV, Film (3)
- PSCI C101 Survey of Current Issues (3)
- PSCI C140 Politics of the Middle East (3)
- PSCI C160 Law and Democracy (3)
- PSCI C180 American Government (3)
- PSCI C185 Comparative Politics (3)
- PSYC C100 Intro. to Psychology (3)
- PSYC C116 Child Growth and Development (3)
- PSYC C118 Life Span Development Psychology (3)
- PSYC C165 Principles of Human Sexuality 1 (3)
- PSYC C170 Psychology of Aging (3)
- PSYC C250 Psychobiology (3)
- PSYC C255 Abnormal Psychology (3)
- PSYC C260 Social Psychology (3)
- PSYC C280 Intro. to Research Methods in Psych. (3)
- SOC C100 Intro. to Sociology (3)
- SOC C110 Intro. to Marriage and Family (3)
- SOC C120 Intro. To Gerontology (3)
- SOC C130 Globalization and Social Change (3)
- SOC C185 Analysis of Social Problems (3)
- SOC C233 Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (3)
- SOC C245 Perspectives of Sex and Gender (3)
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Group E: Self-Development
Group E: Self-Development
Choose any three units.
- BUS C120 Personal Finance (3)
- COUN C104 Career/Life Planning (3)
- COUN C105 Strategies for College Success (3)
- FN C170 Nutrition (3)
- FN C225 Nutrition and Aging (3)
- GERO C220 Professional Issues in Gerontology (3)
- GERO C240 Aging in a Multicultural Society (3)
- HLTH C100 Personal Health (3)
- HLTH C120 Intro. to Wellness Coaching (3)
- HLTH C233 Healthy Aging (3)
- KIN C100 Intro. to Kinesiology (3)
- KIN C101 Personal Fitness and Wellness (1)
- KIN C190 Physiology of Exercise (3)
- KIN C201 Fitness for Life (3)
- KIN C289 Exercise Assessment/Program Impl. (3)
- LIBR C110 Library Research/Info. Competency (2)
- MS C144 Intro. to Leadership (3)
- MS C145 Personal Leadership (3)
- MS C150 Organizational Leadership 1 (3)
- MS C151 Organizational Leadership 2 (3)
- PE C102 Lifetime Fitness (.5-1)
- PE C115 Tai Chi Beginning (.5-1)
- PE C116 Thai Chi Intermediate (.5-1)
- PE C118A Intro. to Yoga 1 (.5-1)
- PE C118B Intro. to Yoga 2(.5-1)
- PE C119A Hatha Yoga 1 (.5-1)
- PE C119B Hatha Yoga 2 (.5-1)
- PE C121A Power Yoga 1 (.5-1)
- PE C121B Power Yoga 2 (.5-1)
- PE C126A Relaxation Movements 1 (.5-1)
- PE C126B Relaxation Movements 2 (.5-1)
- PE C169A Self-Defense Arts (.5-1)
- PE C169B Self-Defense Arts Part 2 (.5-1)
- PSYC C116 Child Growth and Development (3)
- PSYC C118 Life Span Development Psychology (3)
- PSYC C165 Principles of Human Sexuality 1 (3)
- PSYC C170 Psychology of Aging (3)
Degree Option I