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
MATH 210 3
TH 120/L 1/1
Freshman Composition: AAS 113B, AAS 114B, AAS 115, AFRS 113B, AFRS 114B, AFRS 115, CAS 113B, CAS 114B, CAS 115, CHS 113B, CHS 114B, CHS 115, ENGL 113B, ENGL 114B, ENGL 115, QS 113B, QS 114B, QS 115 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 110 3
KIN 120/L 1/1
LRS 150/F 2/1
MUS 120/L 1/1
Literature: AAS 220, AFRS 245, CAS 201, CHS 201, ENGL 255, ENGL 258, ENGL 259, ENGL 275, FLIT 295A, FLIT 295B 3
Speech Communication: AAS 151, AFRS 151, CAS 151, CHS 151, COMS 151 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
ELPS 203 3
ENGL 303/L 2/1
LRS 200/L 3/1
MATH 211 3
Total 13

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BIOL 102CS/LCS 3/1
ENGL 305 3
EPC 315 3
LING 417 3
LRS 250/F 3/1
Total 17

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
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 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
EED 472 3
EED 477A 3
ENGL 428 3
GEOG 417 or HIST 417 3
MATH 312 3
Interdisciplinary Specialization Course 3 3
Total 18

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
ART 304 1
EED 477B 3
EED 578A 3
EED 579A 2
GEOL 406LRS 1
KIN 304 1
MUS 304 1
SPED 420 3
TH 304 1
Total 16

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
EED 480 4
EED 578D 6
EED 579D 1
HSCI 465ELM 1
Total 12
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 134

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
  • Multicultural and Multiethnic Children’s Literature (3 units): CHS 480/F or LRS 425A-Z

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

G. Sustainability and Environmental Humanities

H. Digital Humanities