This list was compiled by comparing the course requirements in the Cal-GETC Standards Handbook Version 1.0 to the courses that currently satisfy the CSU General Education (GE) Requirements and the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). We cannot guarantee that all courses in this list will satisfy the Cal-GETC requirements.
The list of courses will be updated as more guidance is released surrounding the implementation of Cal-GETC.
AREA 1 – English Communication (9 semester or 12 quarter units)
1A: English Composition (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)
ENGL 100 – College Composition
- Critical Worlds Subtitle: A Targeted Introduction to Literary Analysis (Liza Long, 2023) – Pressbooks (CC BY)
- EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology and Handbook for College Writers (Abrams, 2018)
- How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills et al., ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts
- Let’s Get Writing (Browning et al., 2018) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Successful College Composition (Crowther, et al., 2016)
- The Word on College Reading and Writing (Babin et al., 2017)
- Writing as Inquiry (Clevenger and Rust, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA except where otherwise noted)
- Writing For Success 2023 (Martin, 2023) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Writing Guide with Handbook (OpenStax, Bachelor-Robinson, 2022)
- Supporting English Language Learners in First-Year College Composition (Bayraktar, 2023) (CC BY-NC-SA)
1B: Critical Thinking and Composition (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)
COMM 120 – Argumentation
- The Rise of Informal Logic: Essays on Argumentation, Critical Thinking, Reasoning and Politics (Johnson, 2014) (Open Monograph Press)
- A Concise Introduction to Logic (DeLancey, 2017) (Milne Publishing
- Logic and Critical Thinking (Levin and Sheley)
- Logical Reasoning (Bradley H. Dowden, California State University Sacramento)
- The (In)Credible Argument: Crafting and Analyzing Arguments in College (Kepka) (PressBooks)
- Arguing Using Critical Thinking (Marteney) in LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills et al., ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts
ENGL 105 – Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking
- Reading, Writing and Evaluating Argument (Werry, 2019) – Word (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Arguments in Context: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (Robinson, 2021)
- Write What Matters: A modular open educational resource to support first-year writing courses in Idaho (Long et al., MSL Academic Endeavors, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Informed Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Research (Pantuso, et al, Texas A&M, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA
- Claim Your Voice in First Year Composition, Vol. 2 (Kiefer and Rock, 2021) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- A Dam Good Argument (Delf et al, 2022)
- How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills et al., ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts
ENGL 120 – Introduction to Literature
- Surface and Subtext: Literature, Research, Writing (Carly-Miles et al, 2024) (CC BY-NC)
- Literature, Critical Thinking, & Writing (Shehorn, 2023) (CC BY)
- Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication (Bennet, 2017)
- Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature (Ringo and Kashyap, 2020) – LibreTexts
- The Open Anthology of Literature in English (O’Brien) (CC BY-NC)
- Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity (Steinberg, 2014) (CC BY-NC-SA)
PHIL 110 – Introduction to Logic
- Logic & Critical Thinking: An Open Educational Resource (Levin and Sheley, 2019) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Fundamental Methods of Logic (Knachel, 2017) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Logical Reasoning (Dowden, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking (Van Cleave, 2017) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Clear and Present Thinking (Myers, 2017) (CC BY-ND)
- Thinking Well: A Logic & Critical Thinking Textbook (ver 3.2) (Lavin, 2022) (CC BY)
1C: Oral Communication (One Course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)
Since the criteria and standards for Cal-GETC Area 1C (Oral Communication) are different than those for CSU GE Area A1 (Oral Communication), all courses for this Cal-GETC area are subject to review.
COMM 110 – Public Speaking
- Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy Author (Mepes, 2019) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- COMM 1: Introduction to Public Speaking (2023) – Fresno City College (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Using Your Speech Power! Instructional Materials for Communication Teachers and Students
- Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Stokes-Rice, Leonard, and Rome) (Stokes-Rice, Leonard, and Rome, College of the Canyons)
- Introduction to Public Communication
- The Public Speaking Project in LibreTexts
- Exploring Public Speaking (Barton and Tucker) in Galileo
- Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking (Saylor Academy, 2012) (CC BY-NC-SA)
AREA 2 – Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter unit)
MATH 110 – Introduction to Statistics
- OpenIntro Statistics (Diez, Barr, and Cetinkaya-Rundel) (CC BY-SA)
- Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) (CC BY-SA) – Coconino Community College website
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA-NC)
MATH 155 – Precalculus
- Precalculus 2e (OpenStax)
- Algebra and Trigonometry 2e (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Precalculus: An Investigation of Functions (Includes Trig) 2nd Ed (Lippman, Rasmussen) (CC BY-SA)
- Precalculus: An Investigation of Functions (Includes Trig) 1st Ed (Lippman, Rasmussen) (CC BY-SA)
- Precalculus / College Algebra, 3rd Edition (Stitz, Zeager) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Precalculus / Trigonometry 3rd Edition (Stitz, Zeager) (CC BY-NC-SA)
SOCI 125 – Introduction to Statistics in Sociology
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Statistics for the Social Sciences (Pelz, Lumen Learning) (License varies)
- PSPP (CC BY-NC-SA)
AREA 3 – Arts and Humanities (6 semester or 8 quarter units)
3A: Arts (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)
ARTH 100 – Understanding Art
- Art Appreciation (Asa Sion Mittman, 2023) – Smart History (CC BY-NC)
- Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning (Sachant et al.) (CC BY-SA)
- A World Perspective of Art Appreciation (Gustlin and Gustlin) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Art Appreciation (Christopher Gildow) (CC BY)
ARTH 110 – Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages
- Introduction to Art History I: An OER Textbook for Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages (Myers, Caldwell, Taylor, ) (ASCCC OERI, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Reframing Art History (Smarthistory) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Smarthistory Guide to AP® Art History, Volume 1 (Global Prehistory, Ancient Mediterranean) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Art History (Boundless) (License Varies)
- SUNY’s Art History and Appreciation I (Lumen Learning) (License Varies)
- Sheila P. Lynch, ASCCC OERI ARTH 110—Glossary Project on Canvas (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ARTH 120 – Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary
- Reframing Art History (Smarthistory) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- A World Perspective of Art History: 1400 CE to the 21st Century (Gustlin and Gustlin) (ASCCC-OERI, 2022)
- Smarthistory Guide to AP® Art History, Volume 1 (Global Prehistory, Ancient Mediterranean) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Art History (Boundless) (License Varies)
ARTH 130 – Survey of Asian Art
- Asian Art History (Lumen Learning) (Licenses vary)
- Kristina Kleutghen, Introduction to Asian Art (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Noah Levin, South and East Asian Philosophy Reader: an Open Educational Resource (CC BY-NC-SA)
ARTH 140 – Art of Africa, Oceania and Indigenous North Americas
- Kathy Curnow, The Bright Continent: African Art History (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Angela L. Miller, Janet Catherine Berlo, Bryan J. Wolf, Jennifer L. Roberts, American Encounters: Art, History, and Cultural Identity (CC BY-NC-SA)
ARTH 150 – Survey of Modern Art
- No resources identified.
3B: Humanities (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)
ANTH 130 – Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
- No resources identified.
ENGL 130 – Survey of American Literature 1
- The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature (DeRosa et al., 2016) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Digital American Literature Anthology (O’Connor, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Becoming America: An Exploration of American Literature from Precolonial to Post-Revolution (Kurant, 2018)
- American Literature I: An Anthology of Texts From Early America Through the Civil War (Kurtz) (CC BY-SA)
- Authoring America: A Survey of American Literature from the Beginnings to 2020, VOLUME 2: American Literature from 1820-1865 (Grogan, 2021) (CC BY-SA)
- Authoring America: A Survey of American Literature from Its Beginnings to 2020, VOLUME 1: American Literature from Its Beginnings to 1820 (Grogan, 2021) (CC BY-SA)
ENGL 135 – Survey of American Literature 2
- Writing the Nation: A Concise Guide to American Literature 1865 to Present (Berke et al., 2015)
- Authoring America: A Survey of American Literature from the Beginnings to 2020, Volume 4: American Literature from 1914-1945 (Grogan, 2021) (CC BY-SA)
- Authoring America: A Survey of American Literature from the Beginnings to 2020, Volume 3: American Literature from 1865-1914 (Grogan, 2021) (CC BY-SA)
- Authoring America: A Survey of American Literature from Its Beginnings to 2020, VOLUME 1: American Literature from Its Beginnings to 1820 (Grogan, 2021) (CC BY-SA)
ENGL 140 – Survey of World Literature 1
- World Literature I: Beginnings to 1650 (Getty and Kwon, 2015)
- Compact Anthology of World Literature (Getty and Kwon, 2015)
ENGL 145 – Survey of World Literature 2
ENGL 180 – Children’s Literature
- Kids Read the Best Stuff (Priebe, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- The Inside, Outside, and Upside Downs of Children’s Literature: From Poets and Pop-ups to Princesses and Porridge (Schuster) (CC BY-NC-ND)
HIST 130 – US History to 1877
- American History I: Colonial Period to Civil War (Williamson and Aiello) (CC BY)
- History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 (Locks et al., 2013) (CC BY-SA)
- U.S. History (OpenStax)
- The American Yawp
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Christopher Collins, 2020) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
HIST 140 – US History from 1865
- United States History, Volume 2 (Trowbridge) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- U.S. History (OpenStax)
- The American Yawp
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Christopher Collins, 2020) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
HIST 150 – World History to 1500
HIST 160 – World History since 1500
- Modern World History: New Perspectives (OERI Project, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA) – LibreTexts
- World History Since 1500: An Open and Free Textbook (Rankin and Weise, 2022) (CC-BY 4.0)
- World History, Volume 2: from 1400 (Kordas, Lynch, Nelson, and Tatlock, 2022) (OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0)
- Modern World History (Allosso and Williford) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
HIST 170 – Western Civilization I
PHIL 100 – Introduction to Philosophy
- Introduction to Philosophy (Smith, N., et al, 2023) – OpenStax (CC BY)
- Introduction to Philosophy Reader: An Open Educational Resource (Levin, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- An Introduction to Philosophy (Payne, 2015) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy (McLaughlin, 2017) (CC-BY)
- Reading for Philosophical Inquiry: A Brief Introduction to Philosophical Thinking, An Open Source Reader (Archie and Archie, 2004) (CC BY-SA)
PHIL 120 – Introduction to Ethics
- Introduction to Ethics: An Open Educational Resource (Levin, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC-BY)
- Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader (Archie and Archie, 2004) (CC BY-SA)
- Ethics for A-Level (Dimmock and Fisher, 2017) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics (Matthews, 2020) (CC BY)
PHIL 130 – History of Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 140 – History of Modern Philosophy
AREA 4 – Social and Behavioral Sciences (Two courses: two academic disciplines. 6 semester or 8 quarter units)
ANTH 110 – Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- Introduction to Anthropology (Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes, 2022, OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto A, Homsey-Messer L, Ford B, Poole A, Adams A, Allard F, Chadwick W, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
- Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology Second Edition (American Anthropological Association, 2023) (CC BY-NC)
- Introduction to Physical Anthropology (Schoenberg, 2020) (CC BY-NC)
- The History of Our Tribe: Hominini (Welker, 2017) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Becoming Human: How Evolution Made Us (Downey, 2013) (CC-BY-NC 3.0)
- Biological Anthropology (Saneda and Field) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA)
ANTH 120 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition (American Anthropological Association, 2020) (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
- Cultural Anthropology – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Cultural Anthropology (Lumen Learning) (Licenses vary)
- The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology (New Prairie Press, 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Anthropology (Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes, 2022, OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto A, Homsey-Messer L, Ford B, Poole A, Adams A, Allard F, Chadwick W, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
ANTH 130 – Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
- No resources identified.
ANTH 150 – Introduction to Archaeology
- Writing as Material Practice – Substance, Surface and Medium (Piquette et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Archaeology: A Workbook (Lemke, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Archaeology (Ruth) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Digging into Archaeology: A Brief OER Introduction to Archaeology with Activities (Wolcott Paskey and Beasley Cisneros, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Traces: An Open Invitation to Archaeology (Whatcom Community College, FORTHCOMING) (CC BY)
CDEV 100 – Child, Growth and Development
- Understanding the Whole Child: Growth and Development Conception through Adolescence (Saddleback College) – Pressbooks (CC BY)
- Child Growth and Development – LibreTexts (CC BY, except where otherwise noted)
- Child Growth and Development (Zaar) (CC BY-NC-SA)
CDEV 110 – Child, Family and Community
- Child, Family and Community (Laff and Ruiz) – LibreTexts (CC BY, except where otherwise noted)
- Child Family Community: The Socialization of Diverse Children (ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
ECON 201 – Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 – Principles of Macroeconomics
GEOG 120 – Introduction to Human Geography
- Introduction to Human Geography (Dastrup) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach (Graves, 2020) (Free but not open)
GEOG 125 – World Regional Geography
- OERI Contemporary World Geographies (Gregorio, Naraghi, Ray, Scott, Sellers, and Wallace) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to World Regional Geography (Dastrup, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- World Regional Geography: People, Places and Globalization (Berglee, 2012) – Saylor Academy (CC BY-NC-SA)
HIST 130 – US History to 1877
- American History I: Colonial Period to Civil War (Williamson and Aiello) (CC BY)
- History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 (Locks et al., 2013) (CC BY-SA)
- U.S. History (OpenStax)
- The American Yawp
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Christopher Collins, 2020) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
HIST 140 – US History from 1865
- United States History, Volume 2 (Trowbridge) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- U.S. History (OpenStax)
- The American Yawp
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Christopher Collins, 2020) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
HIST 150 – World History to 1500
HIST 160 – World History since 1500
- Modern World History: New Perspectives (OERI Project, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA) – LibreTexts
- World History Since 1500: An Open and Free Textbook (Rankin and Weise, 2022) (CC-BY 4.0)
- World History, Volume 2: from 1400 (Kordas, Lynch, Nelson, and Tatlock, 2022) (OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0)
- Modern World History (Allosso and Williford) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
POLS 110 – Introduction to American Government and Politics
- Introduction to California Government and Politics (Reti) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government 3e – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government (Lenz and Holman, 2018) (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
- American Government and Politics in the Information Age – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Attenuated Democracy: A Critical Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics (Hubert, 2020); Attenuated Democracy – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Boundless Political Science by Simple Book Publishing (lumenlearning.com) – (Licensing varies by topic)
POLS 120 – Introduction to Political Theory and Thought
- Political Philosophy Reader An Open Educational Resource (Levin, 2019) – N.G.E. Far Press (CC BY-SA)
- Nationalism, Self-Determination and Secession (Andres and Saward, 2013) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Conflict, War and Revolution: The problem of politics in international political thought (Kelly, 2022) – LSE Press (CC-BY)
- On Civic Republicanism: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics (Kellow and Leddy, eds., 2016, University of Toronto Press) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- On Global Citizenship (Tully, ed., 2014, Bloomsbury Academic) (CC BY-NC-ND)
POLS 130 – Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
POLS 140 – Introduction to International Relations
- Understanding Global Politics (Bloor, 2022) – E-International Relations (CC BY-NC)
- International Relations Theory (McGlinchey, Walters and Scheinpflug, 2022) – E-International Relations Publishing (CC BY-NC)
- A Short Introduction to World Politics (Meacham, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Canvas Course Shell for Introduction to International Relations (CC BY-NC)
- Human Security in World Affairs: Problems and Opportunities (2nd ed., Lautensach and Lautensach, eds., 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- International Relations (McGlinchey, ed. 2017) (CC BY-NC)
- Meditations on Diplomacy: Comparative Cases in Diplomatic Practice and Foreign Policy (Chan, 2017) (CC BY-NC 4.0)
PSY 110 – Introduction to Psychology
- Introductory Psychology (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text (Diener and Biswas-Diener) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Psychology (2019) by Jorden A. Cummings & Lee Sanders (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology: The Science of Human Potential by Jeffrey Levy (CC-BY 4.0)
PSY 120 – Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
- Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders, 3rd edition (Alexis Bridley and Lee Daffin, 2024) – Pressbooks (CC-BY-NC SA 4.0)
- Abnormal Psychology (Jorden Cummings, 2020) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (Raechel Soicher, 2022) – Noba project (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Abnormal Psychology (Lumen Learning) (Varied Licenses – terms of each page must be reviewed)
- Ancillary materials for Abnormal Psychology (Sean Callahn, Elizabeth Ann Dose, Luba Ibrahim & Marla Means, 2022) – Open ALG Affordable Learning Georgia (CC BY-NC-SA)
PSY 150 – Introduction to Biological Psychology
- Biopsychology (ASCCC OERI, 2022 Draft) – LibreTexts (License varies)
- Psyc 310: Biological Psychology (Keys)- LibreTexts (Licenses vary)
- Understanding Biological Behavior (First Edition) (Miguel) (Noba) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology as a Biological Science by Peter Lindberg (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Biological Psychology (Hall, 2023) – Pressbooks and LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Biological Psychology (Hove and Martinez, 2024) – ROTEL project (CC BY-NC-SA)
PSY 180 – Introduction to Lifespan Psychology
- Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective Fourth Edition (Lally and Valentine-French, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Human Growth and Development (Newton, 2022) – Pressbooks (CC BY)
- Psychology through the Lifespan (Alisa Beyer and Julie Lazzara, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Lifespan Development (Lumen Learning) (Varied Licenses – terms of each page must be reviewed)
- Human Growth and Development Question Library (Cotter, Fisk and Grissett, 2018) – Galileo (CC BY-SA)
- Human Development (Callahan, Dose, Wright, Pace, Earl, and Nummerdor, 2020) – Georgia Highlands College (Varied Licenses)
PSY 200 – Research Methods in Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology (Dudley, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Research Methods in Psychology (Jhangiani, Chiang, Cuttler, and Leighton, 2019) – Libretexts) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Research Methods for Psychology (T. L. Brink, 2018) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Psychology Research Methods and Statistics (Pearcey, Kirsner, Randall, Willard, Williamson, and Downtain, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
SOCI 110 – Introduction to Sociology
- Introduction to Sociology 3e (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Sociology (Barkan) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Sociology (Boundless) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Sociology (Hammond and Cheney) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Introduction to Sociology (College of the Canyons) – PDF (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (Saylor Academy, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA)
SOCI 115 – Social Problems
- Social Problems: Continuity and Change (Lumen Learning for SUNY) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Social Problems: Continuity and Change (College of the Canyons, 2015) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
SOCI 130 – Introduction to marriage and Family
- Contemporary Families – An Equity Lens (Pearce) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology of the Family (Hammond, 2010) – PDF (CC BY)
- Intimate Relationships and Families (College of the Canyons) – PDF (CC BY)
- Parenting and Family Diversity Issues- Diana L. Lang (Iowa State University Digital Press, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
SOCI 140 – Introduction to Gender
- Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (Kang, Lessard, & Heston, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
- Global Women’s Issues: Women in the World Today, extended version (Bureau of International Information Programs, United States Department of State) (Public Domain)
- Introduction to Women’s Studies (College of the Canyons, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
- Gendered Lives: Global Issues- Milne Open Textbooks (Fernandez and Nelson, 2021) (CC BY)
- The American LGBTQ Rights Movement: an introduction- Morgan and Rodriguez (Humboldt State University Press) (CC BY-SA)
SOCI 150 – Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
- Immigrant and Refugee Families (Ballard et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Minority Studies (Dunn) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach (2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Beyond Race: Cultural Influences on Human Social Life (Kennedy, 2018) (CC BY-NC-SA)
SOCI 160 – Introduction to Crime
- Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System (Burke, Carter, Fedorek, Morey, Rutz-Burri, Sanchez) (CC BY-SA)
- ”Criminology” search query on Geneseo
- Fundamental Cases in Criminal Justice (McKee) (OER-QMS)
- Criminal Justice: A Overview of the System (McKee, 2018) (OER-QMS)
- Introduction to Criminology- Lecture Slides (Ramirez, 2020) (CC BY)
AREA 5 – Physical and Biological Sciences (Two courses: one Physical Science and one Biological Science. One of the two courses must be associated with a one-semester or one-quarter unit laboratory [Section 9.5.3]. 7 semester units or 9 quarter units)
5A: Physical Science (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)
CHEM 110 – General Chemistry for Science Majors I, with Lab
- OpenStax Chemistry (Flowers et al.; 2019) (CC BY)
- OpenStax Chemistry 2e Atoms First (Flowers, et al.; 2019) (CC BY)
- General Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach (Halpern, 2016) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications (Averill and Eldredge, 2011) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
CHEM 150 – Organic Chemistry for Science Majors I, with Lab
- Organic Chemistry: A Tenth Edition (McMurry, 2023) – OpenStax (CC BY-NC-SA)
- LibreTexts Organic Chemistry (LibreTexts, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
GEOG 110 – Introduction to Physical Geography
- Physical Geography (Patrich, 2024) – College of the Canyons (CC BY)
- The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography (Ritter, 2021) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Supplemental Materials: Physical Geography (Lenkeit-Meezan) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Physical Geography and Natural Disasters (Dastrup, 2021) – Open Geography Education (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Fundamentals of Physical Geography, 2nd edition (2018)
- Physical Geography – Version 1 (Patrich and Radtke, 2020)
GEOL 100 – Physical Geology
- An Introduction to Geology (Johnson, Affolter, Inkenbrandt, and Mosher, 2019)
- Physical Geology – 2e (Earle, 2019)
- The Dynamic Earth (Kious and Tilling, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Physical Geology (Staff, Miracosta College)
- Geology (Schulte)
- Physical Geology (Panchuk, 2021) – First University of Saskatchewan Edition (CC BY)
GEOL 110 – Historical Geology
GEOL 120 – Earth Science
PHYS 105 – Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics A
- College Physics (OpenStax, 2020)
- Light and Matter (Crowell, 2020) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Spiral Physics (D’Alessandris) (CC BY-NC-SA) – LibreTexts
PHYS 205 – Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A
- Classical Mechanics (Tom Weideman) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- University Physics Volume 1 (OpenStax, 2020) (CC BY 4.0)
- Classical Mechanics with Numerical Methods (Budarz)
- Mechanics (Crowell, 2019) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Calculus-Based Physics I (Schnick) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- University Physics I – Classical Mechanics (Gea-Banacloche) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Book: Introductory Physics – Building Models to Describe Our World (Martin et al.) (CC BY-SA)
5B: Biological Science (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)
ANTH 110 – Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- Introduction to Anthropology (Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes, 2022, OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto A, Homsey-Messer L, Ford B, Poole A, Adams A, Allard F, Chadwick W, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
- Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology Second Edition (American Anthropological Association, 2023) (CC BY-NC)
- Introduction to Physical Anthropology (Schoenberg, 2020) (CC BY-NC)
- The History of Our Tribe: Hominini (Welker, 2017) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Becoming Human: How Evolution Made Us (Downey, 2013) (CC-BY-NC 3.0)
- Biological Anthropology (Saneda and Field) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA)
BIOL 115 S – Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab
BIOL 120 B – Human Physiology with Lab
BIOL 190 – Cell and Molecular Biology
- Principles of Biology (Bartee et al., n.d.) – Open Oregon (CC BY 4.0 International)
- Basic Cell and Molecular Biology 4th edition (Bergtrom, 2020) – University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (CC BY 4.0 International)
PSY 150 – Introduction to Biological Psychology
- Biopsychology (ASCCC OERI, 2022 Draft) – LibreTexts (License varies)
- Psyc 310: Biological Psychology (Keys)- LibreTexts (Licenses vary)
- Understanding Biological Behavior (First Edition) (Miguel) (Noba) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology as a Biological Science by Peter Lindberg (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Biological Psychology (Hall, 2023) – Pressbooks and LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Biological Psychology (Hove and Martinez, 2024) – ROTEL project (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Biology
- Concepts of Biology (Fowler et al., 2013) – OpenStax (CC BY)
- Biology 2nd Edition (Clark et al., 2018) – OpenStax (CC BY 4.0)
- Biofundamentals (Klymkowsky and Cooper, 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Boundless Biology (Boundless, n.d.) – LumenLearning (Licenses vary.)
Human Biology
Microbiology
- Microbiology ADAPT Ancillaries (Liu et al, 2024) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Microbiology Canvas Ancillaries (Liu, 2022) (CC BY 4.0)
- Microbiology for Earth Scientists (Kirk) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Microbiology (Kaiser) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Microbiology (Parker et al., 2016) – OpenStax (CC BY)
5C: Laboratory (1 semester or 1 quarter unit)
ANTH 115 L – Biological Anthropology Lab
- Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology – Lab Manual (American Anthropological Association, 2021) (CC BY-NC 4.0)
- Biological Anthropology – Laboratory Activities – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- General Biology Labs – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
GEOG 111 – Physical Geography, Laboratory
- Physical Geography Lab Manual (Ray et al., 2020) (CC BY-NC 4.0) – LibreTexts
- Physical Geography Lab Manual (Pesses, Welsh, and Adams, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
GEOL 100 L – Physical Geology Laboratory
- GEOS: A Physical Geology Lab Manual for California Community Colleges (Branciforte and Haddad, 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology (Deline, Harris, and Tefend, 2019);
GEOL 110 L – Historical Geology Laboratory
AREA 6 – Ethnic Studies (One course: 3 semester units or 4 quarter units)
Introduction to African American Studies
- Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience (Joshua Farrington et al., 2019)
- African American History (Lumen) in LibreTexts (Licenses vary.)
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies
- New Directions in Chicanx and Latinx Studies (ASCCC OERI, González, Espinoza-Kulick, Moreno, Arévalo, and Alvarez) (CC BY-NC)
- Environmentalisms in Latinx Studies: Latinx Talk Mini-Reader #2 (Jiménez and Delgadillo, 2022) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Latinx Media: An Open-Access Textbook (Navitski and Marsh, University of Georgia)
- The Chicanos: As We See Ourselves (Trejo et al., 1979) (CC BY-NC-ND)
Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- Introduction to Ethnic Studies (ASCCC OERI, Fischer, Espinoza-Kulick, Acevedo, Hodges, Leal, and Cheshire) (CC BY-NC)
- Black Lives Matter Collective Storytelling Project (University of Washington, 2021) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Latinxs and Black Lives Matter: Latinx Talk Mini-Reader #1 (Amador and Delgadillo, 2021) (CC BY-NC-ND)
Introduction to Native American Studies
- Cree: Language of the Plains / nēhiyawēwin: paskwāwi-pīkiskwēwin (Jean L. Okimāsis, 2018) – BC Open Collection by BC Campus (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Pulling Together: A Guide for Researchers, Hiłḵ̓ala (Biin, Canada, Chenoweth, and Neel, 2021) (CC BY-NC)
- Cree Dictionary of Mathematical Terms with Visual Examples (Sardarli and Swan, 2022) (CC BY)
- ECHO: Ethnographic, Cultural and Historical Overview of Yukon’s First Peoples (Castillo, Schreyer, and Southwick, 2020) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Exploring Indigenous Foods and Food Sovereignty (Jonathan, Maracle, and Wild, 2020) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Global Femicide: Indigenous Women and Girls Torn from Our Midst, 2nd Edition (Anderson et al., 2021) (CC BY-NC)
- Healing and Reconciliation Through Education (Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, 2019) (CC BY-SA)
- Nanihtsulyaz’ int’en (Do things gently) ʔes zuminstwáx kt (We take care of one another): The Role of Indigenous Elders in Student Mental Health and Wellness in the BC. Post-Secondary Education Environment (Devine et al., 2022)
- Indigenous Information Literacy (Chong et al., 2022) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Indigenous Teaching Resources: Students Collection (Bouvier et al., 2022) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Shingwauk Narratives: Sharing Residential School History (Lemay, Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre) (CC BY-NC)
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