Apr 06, 2026  
2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay 
    
2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay

GE Area GE-4 Courses


The following courses have been approved for GE Area GE-4 at the time of publication.  

ACCT 220 Legal Environment of Business  (Social Justice Overlay)     

ANTH 100 Introduction to Anthropology  

ANTH 130 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology  

ANTH 140 How We Communicate: Anthropological Perspectives  

BIOL 130 Connecting to Biology   

CS 160 Generative AI for Everyone   

CS 230 Computing and Social Responsibility   

ECON 101 US Economic History and Institutions  (US-1 and US-2)    

ECON 106 Urban Policy, Social Justice, and the Environment  

ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics  

ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics  

EESC 121 Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century  (Sustainability Overlay)

ES 120 - The People’s History I  (US-1 and US-2; Social Justice)

ES 121 - The People’s History II  (US-2 and US-3; Social Justice) 

ES 231 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Racialization in U.S. Schools  (Diversity Overlay)

ES 244 Mixed Race Identities in the US  (Diversity Overlay)

FIN 240 Managing Your Money in Today’s Financial System  

EESC 120 Human Geography: Diversity and Globalization  

EESC 125 World Regions and Development   

GLST 101 Exploring Globalization: Interdisciplinary Perspectives  

GLST 102 Global Issues  (Social Justice Overlay)

HIST 110 The United States to 1877  (US-1 and US-2)

HIST 111 The United States Since 1877  (US-1 and US-3) 

HOS 110 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism  (Diversity Overlay) 

HOS 205 Travel and Tourism  (Social Justice Overlay)

HOS 297 Food & Culture  (Social Justice Overlay)

HOS 298 Customer Service for a Diverse World  (Diversity Overlay)

INFO 200 Topics and Applications in Critical Information Studies  

INFO 250 Introduction to Critical Information Studies  

KIN 160 Introduction to Kinesiology   

KIN 270 Women and Sport  (Diversity Overlay)

KIN 280 - Sustainability in Action: Physical and Recreational Activity  (Sustainability Overlay) 

MLL 222 Intermediate French II: Francophone American Sociocultural Issues  

MLL 232 American Sign Language 4: American Deaf Sociocultural Issues  

MLL 252 Intermediate Japanese II: Japanese American Sociocultural Issues  

MLL 253 Intensive Intermediate Japanese for professionals  

MLL 262 Intermediate Mandarin Chinese II: Chinese American Sociocultural Issues  

MLL 263 Intensive Intermediate Mandarin Chinese for Professionals   

POSC 101 American Political Institutions  (US-1 and US-2)

POSC 102 Public Policy/California Politics  (US-2 and US-3) 

PSYC 100 General Psychology  

REC 100 Introduction to Recreation and Recreation Therapy  (Diversity Overlay)

REC 200 Serving Diverse Populations in Hospitality, Recreation, Rec Therapy and Tourism  (Social Justice Overlay)

REC 230 Introduction to Youth Development  

REC 235 Leisure, Self, and Society  

REC 259 Diversity in Therapeutic Environmental Recreation  (Diversity Overlay)

REC 280 - Sustainability in Action: Physical and Recreational Activity  (Sustainability Overlay)

SLHS 204 - Introduction to Communication Disorders  

SLHS 208 Introduction to Language  

SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology  

SOC 201 Social Problems   

SPAN 246 Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare Professionals  

WOST 101 Perspectives on Women