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Communication in the English Language and Critical Thinking (Category A) - GE Approved Courses

• GE Category A1: Written Communication in English (Foundation)
• GE Category A2: Oral Communication in English (Foundation)
• GE Category A3: Critical Thinking (Foundation)

The following courses are approved to meet the General Education requirements indicated. Please note the following in reviewing these approved course lists:

• Refer to the online schedule of classes to see which courses are being offered for a specific term and to double check which GE requirements the course satisfies during that term.
• Be aware that the GE Category (A-F) requirements must each be satisfied by a unique course. The "Other GE Categories" column below may indicate additional categories a course is certified in but does not mean that the course will meet more than one category requirement for an individual student.
• Additional General Education Requirements should be met by courses also meeting the GE Category requirements to minimize the number of units needed.
• Comments are added to the course lists below to highlight changes in the approved active GE course lists. See Previous Courses to research courses that previously met GE requirements.
• Students should regularly run their Academic Requirements Report on MyCSULB to monitor their completion of all degree requirements including General Education.

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Spring 2013

Winter 2013
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Fall 2012

GE Category A1: Written Communication in English (Foundation)

The following courses will develop knowledge and understanding of the form, context, and effectiveness of written communication. In the course, students develop proficiency in written communication in English, examining communication from the rhetorical perspective and practicing reasoning and advocacy, organization, and accuracy. Students will practice the discovery, critical evaluation and reporting of information, as well as reading and writing effectively.

GE Category A2: Oral Communication in English (Foundation)

The following courses will develop knowledge and understanding of the form, context, and effectiveness of oral communication. In the course, students develop proficiency in oral communication in English, examining communication from the rhetorical perspective and practicing reasoning and advocacy, organization, and accuracy. Students will practice the discovery, critical evaluation and reporting of information, as well as reading, writing, and listening effectively.

GE Category A3: Critical Thinking (Foundation)

The following courses develop an understanding of logic and its relation to language; elementary inductive and deductive processes, including an understanding of the formal and informal fallacies of language and thought; ability to distinguish matters of fact from issues of judgment or opinion. In the course, students will develop the abilities to analyze, criticize, and advocate ideas to reason inductively and deductively; and to reach well-supported factual or judgmental conclusions.

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