UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

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

Please complete the Virtual Information Session (Teacher Preparation).

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
MATH 210 3
Critical Thinking: AAS 201AFRS 204CHS 202COMS 225PHIL 100PHIL 200, PHIL 210, RS 204 3-4
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
Elective 2-3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
MATH 211 3
Biology and Lab: BIOL 100 and BIOL 101L, or BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L, or BIOL 102CS/LCS 3-4
Literature: AAS 220, AFRS 245, CAS 201, CHS 201, ENGL 255, ENGL 258, ENGL 259, ENGL 275, FLIT 295A, FLIT 295B 3
Elective 3-4
Total 12-14

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
ELPS 203 or SPED 402* 3
GEOG 150 3
HIST 110 3
PHSC 170 4
Total 13

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CADV 150 or FCS 330 3
GEOG 106LRS or GEOL 106LRS 3
MATH 310 3
Interdisciplinary Specialization Course 1 3
Total 12

YEAR 2: Summer Session

Course Units
Performing and Visual Arts: ART 100/L, ART 110, ART 112, ART 114, CAS 202, CHS 111, MUS 105, MUS 107, TH 110, TH 111 3
U.S. Government: AFRS 161, CHS 260, POLS 155, RS 255 3
Total 6

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
ART 380/L 2/1
ENGL 305 3
EPC 315 or SPED 400* 3
GEOG 417 or HIST 417 3
LRS 300 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
ENGL 303/L 2/1
KIN 470/L 3
LING 417 3
MUS 361/L 2/1
Interdisciplinary Specialization Course 2 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: Summer Session

Course Units
U.S. History: AFRS 271, CHS 245, HIST 270 3
Elective 3
Total 6

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
ENGL 428 3
HSCI 465ELM 1
KIN 314/L 2/1
MATH 312 (concurrent enrollment in EED 472 if move to ITEP Junior Option) 3
Social and Cultural Context – The Child: AAS 450, AFRS 420, ARMN 440, CAS 410, CHS 430 3
Total 13

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GEOL 406LRS 1
TH 371/L 2/1
Interdisciplinary Specialization Course 3 3
Electives 5
Total 12
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*Students planning to pursue an Education Specialist Credential.

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