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GE Requirements for the De Anza A.A./A.S. Degree
Students planning on earning a Career
Associate degree will follow the De Anza GE pattern.
You can find
copies of the GE requirements in the current class schedule and the Orientation
Guide.
Even students who are planning on
earning a transfer degree and are following the CSU or IGETC GE patterns will be
awarded the Associate Degree based on the De Anza GE pattern. For the most part,
there is not a conflict in GE patterns because the De Anza GE pattern is a
simplified version of the CSU and IGETC.
There are some differences between
the GE patterns that will be discussed as we examine each pattern in detail.
Please note that there is a physical education requirement for the De Anza GE
pattern that is not required for the CSU or IGETC GE patterns. Also, there is an
ICS (Intercultural Studies) requirement for De Anza's GE just as there is for
the CSU that isn't required for the IGETC.
In comparing the 3 different GE
patterns you will notice that English, math, sciences, arts, humanities,
behavioral and social sciences are categories common to all three patterns. With
the exception of math, whatever classes you take to fulfill the De Anza GE
patterns will probably count for the CSU and IGETC patterns. As always, a
counselor or advisor can assist you with your course planning.
Notes:
- Students must demonstrate proficiency in
mathematics by completing MATH 114 (Intermediate Algebra) or higher or a
satisfactory score on the De Anza college Intermediate Algebra Placement
test.
- Area A1: English Composition.
Students can take either EWRT 1A or ESL 5 to fulfill this requirement.
- Area A2: Communication &
Analytical Thinking. For Oral Communication you can choose between Speech 1 or
10. For the Analytical Thinking requirement you can choose from the choices
listed.
- Area B: Natural Sciences. One
science class must be taken. It is not a requirement that the science class have
a lab. Science classes with labs have their course numbers underlined on the GE
sheet.
- Area C: Arts & Humanities.
Students must complete one class from the Arts category and one from the
Humanities category.
- Area D: Social & Behavioral
Science. Again, choose one course from the Behavioral Sciences and one course
from the History and Society category.
- Area E: Physical
Education, Development and Performance. Students must complete 2-5
units with at least one unit completed from PE activities. The other
units can come from non-activity courses. Note that most PE activity
courses are one-half unit in value except course numbers ending with an
'X' (PE 6X). Another one unit course is PE 71: Lifetime Wellness and
Fitness Center Lab which has a co-requisite course - PE
70A:Orientation to the Lifetime Fitness Center.
- Intercultural Studies (ICS)
requirement. Students must complete one ICS class found in Areas C and D. ICS
classes fulfill both the ICS requirement and the area in which they are taken.
For example, ICS 5 fulfills the ICS requirement and Area C: Arts.
- Students have catalog rights with
this GE pattern as long as they maintain continuous enrollment, which
is defined by attending De Anza at least two quarters of each academic
year (excluding summer).
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