UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

First-Time Freshmen must be eligible for participation in this option based on certain test scores. Please contact the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies at (818) 677-3300 or see the website for details.

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
ART 120/L 1/1
CADV 150 3
LRS 100/F 1/1
TH 120/L 1/1
Freshman Composition: AAS 113BAAS 114BAAS 115AFRS 113BAFRS 114BAFRS 115CAS 113BCAS 114BCAS 115CHS 113BCHS 114BCHS 115ENGL 113BENGL 114BENGL 115QS 113BQS 114BQS 115 3
Speech Communication: AAS 151AFRS 151CAS 151CHS 151COMS 151 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 110 3
KIN 120/L 1/1
LRS 150/F 2/1
MATH 210 3
MUS 120/L 2
Literature: AAS 220, AFRS 245, CAS 201, CHS 201, ENGL 255, ENGL 258, ENGL 259, ENGL 275, FLIT 295A, FLIT 295B 3
Total 16

Year 1: Summer Term

Course Units
U.S. Government: AFRS 161, CHS 260, POLS 155, RS 255 3
U.S. History: AFRS 271, CHS 245, HIST 270 3
Total 6

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
BIOL 102CS/LCS 3/1
ENGL 303/L 2/1
LRS 200/L 3/1
MATH 211 3
SPED 400 3
Total 17

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
ENGL 305 3
LING 417 3
LRS 250/F 3/1
SPED 402 3
SPED 407 3
Total 16

YEAR 2: Summer Term

Course Units
GEOG 106LRS or GEOL 106LRS 3
GEOG 150 3
Total 6

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
KIN 470/L 2/1
MATH 310 3
SPED 420 3
Social and Cultural Context – The Child: AAS 450, AFRS 420, ARMN 440, CAS 410, CHS 430 3
Interdisciplinary Specialization Course 1 3
Interdisciplinary Specialization Course 2 3
Total 18

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
EED 472 3
ENGL 428 3
MATH 312 3
SPED 406 3
SPED 511 3
Interdisciplinary Specialization Course 3 3
Total 18

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
ART 304 1
GEOL 406LRS 1
KIN 304 1
MUS 304 1
SPED 403MME 3
SPED 416 3
SPED 502MME 3
SPED 503MME 3
TH 304 1
Total 17

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GEOG 417 or HIST 417 3
SPED 545 3
SPED 580MME 6
Total 12
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 141

Education Specialist students take different Student Teaching and Seminar course numbers. For further detail, consult with a Liberal Studies advisor at (818) 677-3300.

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.

Liberal Studies Teacher Preparation Specializations

Complete one of the following specializations:

A. Language Arts or LSLA: Choose Track A or Track B

Track A – Language Arts
Track B – Literacy Scholars for the Future of Los Angeles (LSLA)
  • Perspective on Literacy (3 units): LRS 333
  • Practicum in Early Literacy (3 units): LRS 433/F
  • Children’s Literature of Latin America in Translation (3 units): CHS 480/F

B. Mathematics

  • Mathematical Ideas (3 units): MATH 131
  • Basic Geometric Concepts (3 units): MATH 311
  • Capstone (3 units): MATH 331

C. History and Social Science

D. Sciences

E. Arts Integration

F. Childhood Studies

  • Child and Adolescent Development (3 units): CADV 335
  • Youth Literature (3 units): ENGL 429
  • Topics in Childhood Studies (3 units): LRS 425A-Z