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for California State University, Fresno.
General Education
BREADTH
BREADTH
The BREADTH component of the General Education Program exposes students to a variety of disciplines within the structured framework of Areas B, C, D, and E.
Area B Physical Universeand Its Life Forms.
Required: one lower division course in each sub-area. All courses in this area include a laboratory component.
- Physical Science, Sub-Area B1 one B1 course. (Completion of the
FOUNDATION Quantitative Reasoning requirement a G.E. B4 course
is prerequisite to enrollment in all G.E. B1 courses.)
Purpose: To understand and actively explore fundamental principles in the Physical Sciences and the methods of developing and testing hypotheses used in the analysis of the physical universe. - Life Science, Sub-Area B2 one B2 course.
Purpose: To understand basic concepts of living things, the nature of scientific knowledge, and the relevance of biological knowledge to human affairs.
Area C Arts and Humanities.
Required: three lower division courses, at least one in each sub-area.
- Arts, Sub-area C1 at least one C1 course.
Purpose: To develop an appreciation and understanding of and to stimulate imagination and creativity through study and participation in art, dance, music, and theatre. - Humanities, Sub-area C2 - at least one C2 course. (Completion of the
FOUNDATION Written Communication requirement a G.E. B4 course
is prerequisite to enrollment in all G.E. C2 courses.)
Purpose: Through the study of the humanities, to understand, appreciate, and analyze the meaning of our civilization, its cultural background, and the nature and role of language. To study the humanities from a variety of historical perspectives and cultures by analyzing individual works.
Area D Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
and Behavior, Historical Background.
Required: Three courses: one lower division course in each of the three sub-areas. (Completion of an A2 course satisfying the FOUNDATION Written Communication requirement is required for enrollment in any BREADTH Area D course.)
Purpose: To understand and analyze the basic principles underlying human social behavior.
- American History, Sub-area D1 one D1 course.
- American Government, Sub-area D2 one D2 course.
- Social Science, Sub-area D3 one D3 course.
Area E Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development.
Required: One E1 course.
Purpose: To equip human beings for lifelong understanding and development
of themselves as integrated physiological and psychological entities.
