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Zero-Textbook Cost Classes for Students

A guide for students at El Camino College.

ZTC Degree Pathway - ECC Associates General Education

El Camino College AA General Education: ZTC Pathway Courses

The following courses provide a Zero Textbook Cost Pathway to fulfill ECC's Associates Degree General Education Pattern with at least one ZTC section offered across an academic year. Courses listed were selected based on the number of ZTC sections consistently reported by ECC faculty. It is anticipated that new courses will be added over the long term.  

Students are able to search for ZTC sections offered each term using ECC's online Schedule of Courses.  

ECC General Education Area 1

Area 1: English Composition, Oral Communication and Critical Thinking 

Two Courses – 6 semester units 

1A: English Composition                         

  • ENGL C1000 

1B: Oral Communication and Critical Thinking 

  • COMM C1000 

  • COMS 120 

  • ENGL C1001 

  • ENGL C1001H 

  • PHIL 105 

  • PHIL 106 

  • PSYC 103 

ECC General Education Area 2

Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning  

(Option 1 – One Course – 3 semester units) 

  • COMS 180    

  • CSCI 8 

  • MATH 130 

  • MATH 140 

  • MATH 165 

  • MATH 170 

  • MATH 180 

  • MATH 190 

  • MATH 191 

  • MATH 210 

  • MATH 220 

  • MATH 270 

  • PSYC 109A 

  • STAT C1000 

  • STAT C1000H 

ECC General Education Area 3

Area 3: Arts and Humanities 

One Course – 3 semester units 

  • AHIS 101 

  • AHIS 102A 

  • AHIS 102AH 

  • AHIS 102B 

  • AHIS 102C 

  • AHIS 205A 

  • AHIS 205B 

  • AHIS 207 

  • AHIS 208 

  • AHIS 208H 

  • AHIS 209 

  • ENGL 24A 

  • FILM 105 

  • FILM 110 

  • FILM 154 

  • GERM 1 

  • GERM 2 

  • HUMA 1 

  • ITAL 1 

  • ITAL 2 

  • ITAL 24 

  • JOUR 12 

  • MUSI 101 

  • MUSI 116 

  • MUSI 117 

  • MUSI 215A 

  • MUSI 215B 

  • PHIL 101 

  • PHIL 103 

  • PHIL 111 

  • PHIL 112 

  • PHOT 150 

  • POLI 7 

  • SPAN 52A 

  • SPAN 52B 

  • THEA 103 

ECC General Education Area 4

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 

Minimum 3 or 6 semester units 

  • AJ 100 

  • AJ 103 

  • AJ 115 

  • ANTH 2 

  • ANTH 3 

  • ANTH 11 

  • CDEV 103 

  • CDEV 104 

  • COMS 260 

  • ECON 101 

  • ECON 102 

  • ESTU 1 

  • ESTU 3 

  • ESTU 5 

  • GEOG 5 

  • HIST 101 

  • HIST 102 

  • HIST 105 

  • HIST 110 

  • HIST 111 

  • HIST 112 

  • HIST 122 

  • HIST 122H 

  • HIST 140 

  • HIST 141 

  • HIST 154 

  • JOUR 12 

  • LGBT 101 

  • POLS C1000 

  • POLI 7 

  • PSYC C1000 

  • PSYC C1000H 

  • PSYC 107 

  • PSYC 108 

  • PSYC 115 

  • PSYC 116 

  • SOCI 101 

  • SOCI 102 

  • SOCI 104 

  • SOCI 112 

  • SSCI 101 

  • SSCI 103 

  • WSTU 1 

ECC General Education Area 5

Area 5: Natural Sciences 

One course – 3 semester units 

  • ANAT 30 

  • ANTH 1 

  • ANTH 1H 

  • ANTH 5 

  • ASTR 20 

  • ASTR 25 

  • BIOL 10 

  • BIOL 10H 

  • BIOL 15 

  • CHEM 4 

  • GEOG 1 

  • GEOG 6 

  • GEOG 9 

  • GEOL 1 

  • GEOL 7 

  • GEOL 15 

  • OCEA 10 

  • PHYO 31 

  • PSYC 107 

ECC General Education Area 6

Area 6: Ethnic Studies 

One course.  

These courses may be listed in more than one area but can only be used in Area 4 or 6, not both. 

  • ESTU 1 

  • ESTU 3 

ECC General Education Area 7

Area 7: Health and Physical Education 

Minimum 3 semester units 

  • CH 1 

  • DANC 120A 

  • DANC 120B 

  • DANC 130A 

  • DANC 130B 

  • DANC 220A 

  • DANC 220B 

  • HDEV 110

  • PE 10A 

  • PE 18A 

  • PE 54A 

  • PE 54B 

  • PE 54C 

  • PE 74A 

  • PE 74B 

  • PE 135abcd 

  • PE 204 

  • PE 257 

  • PE 266 

  • PE 275 

  • PE 400 

  • PE 401 

  • PE 402 

  • PE 407 

  • PSYC 116