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The major consists of a minimum of 100 semester units (including general education courses) and is developed to provide a comprehensive background evenly distributed in the following academic areas: reading/language/literature, history/social science, mathematics, science, visual and performing arts, and human development. Students who complete the Liberal Arts degree program may successfully pursue a teaching credential or a career in other academic areas.
++ Indicates that the course is required for the credential program
| Course ID | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| GS 199 | First Year Seminar (GE) | 3 |
| Fine Arts | ||
| HUM 111 | Western Heritage I (GE) | 3 |
| Choose a minimum of two units in music and two units in art | ||
| FA 313 | Materials, Techniques, and Skills in Music (GE) ++ | 2 |
| FA 314 | Materials, Techniques, and Skills in Art (GE) ++ | 2 |
| ART 100 | Drawing I (for art concentration) | 4 |
| MUS 101 | Fundamentals of Music | 2 |
| - | Applied Music | 1-2 |
| MUS 105, 305 |
Concert Choir (GE) | 1 |
| MUS 110 | Class Piano I (GE) | 2 |
| MUS 111 | Music Theory* | 2 |
| MUS 113 | Aural Skills* | 1 |
| MUS 114 | Class Piano II (GE) | 2 |
| MUS 118 | Vocal Class I (GE) | 2 |
| *Concurrent enrollment required of MUS 111, 112, 113 | ||
| Language | ||
| ENG 101 | English Composition (GE) | 3 |
| COM 180 | Public Speaking and Rhetorical Analysis (GE) | 4 |
| - | Foreign Language (GE) (Complete the equivalent of third semester language) |
0-12 |
| - | Writing Intensive Course requirement (GE) (EDUC 562 or a concentration course meets this requirement) |
0 |
| - | Literature Course (GE) (This requirement can be met through the Great Books program, through the literature concentration, or selected literature GE course) |
4 |
| - | Research Methods/Presentation Skills requirement (GE) (EDUC 561 or a concentration course meets this requirement) |
0 |
| - | Writing Portfolio requirement | 0 |
| Mathematics | ||
| Select two of the following courses | ||
| POSC/ PSYC/ SOC 250 |
Introductory Statistics (PS, RM) (GE) | 4 |
| MATH 120 | The Nature of Mathematics* | 3 |
| MATH 140 | Calculus for Business and Economics | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 270 | Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I* (GE) ++ | 4 |
| MATH 271 | Foundations of Elementary Mathematics II*† ++ (or alternate test or course credit) |
3 |
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*Students taking the mathematics concentration will not be required to take this course |
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| Physical Education/Human Development/Health | ||
| THEA 226 | Dance for Musical Theatre (GE) ++ Note: non-credential students may use THEA 226 for fine arts credit |
2 |
| EDUC 251 | Human Development ++ | 4 |
| Science | ||
| Select two of the three course groups below: | ||
| Group A: Biological Science | ||
| BIOL 106 | Principles of Biology (GE) | 4 |
| Liberal arts coordinator must approve alternate courses. BIOL 230 (Human Anatomy) is required for the sports medicine/PE concentration. |
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| Group B: Earth Science | ||
| NASC 156 | Earth Science: A Way of Knowing (GE) | 4 |
| Group C: Physical Science | ||
| NASC 155 | Physical Science: A Way of Knowing (GE) | 4 |
| Students taking the science concentration should take CHEM 120, General Chemistry, instead of NASC 155. MATH 103 is a prerequisite for this course. |
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| Social Science: | ||
| History | ||
| HIST 304 | History of the American Peoples (GE) | 4 |
| HIST 326 | History of California | 2 |
| HUM 212 | Western Heritage II (GE) | 3 |
| HUM 313 | Western Heritage III (GE) | 3 |
| Human Behavior/Social Sciences | ||
| GEO 321 | World Regional Geography | 2 |
| POSC 104 | The American People and Politics (GE) | 4 |
| PSYC 200 | Introduction to Psychology (GE) | 3 |
| EDUC 461 | Instructional Design (PS, RM) ++ | 4 |
| (If a RM/PS course is not taken in the concentration this course is required) | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| EDUC4562 | Educational Foundations (WI) ++ | 4 |
| (If a WI course is not taken in the concentration this course is required) | ||
| SOC 200 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Non-Western Heritage (choose one of the following courses) | ||
| COM 513 | Intercultural Communication (GE) | 4 |
| ASIA 301 | Sources of Asian Tradition (GE) | 4 |
| ASIA/ HIST 330 |
History of Traditional Chinese Civilization (GE) | 4 |
| ASIA/ HIST 331 |
History of Modern China (GE) | 4 |
| ASIA/ PHIL 340 |
Traditional Chinese Thought and Society (GE) | 4 |
| REL 526 | The Religions of the World (GE) | 4 |
| Religion/Philosophy/ and Culture | ||
| REL 101 | The History and Religion of Israel (GE) | 3 |
| REL 102 | The History and Religion of Early Christianity (GE) | 3 |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| PHIL/REL 527 | Philosophy of Religion (GE) | 4 |
| REL 301 | Christianity and Culture (GE) | 3 |
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