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 201, AFRS 204, CHS 202, COMS 225, PHIL 100, PHIL 200, PHIL 210, RS 204 |
3-4 |
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 |
Speech Communication: AAS 151, AFRS 151, CAS 151, CHS 151, COMS 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
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
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
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
YEAR 3: Summer Session
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
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
- 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
- Places, Cultures and Histories (3 units): AFRS 366, CAS 309, CAS 310, CHS 345, CHS 445, GEOG 321, HIST 355, HIST 369
- Social Science Issues in Diverse Communities (3 units): AAS 210, AAS 345, AAS 347, AFRS 272, AFRS 300, AIS 304, AIS 401, CAS 369, CHS 260, CHS 471, GEOG 300, GEOG 350, GWS 110, GWS 300, GWS 370, HIST 301, HIST 380, QS 301
- Capstone (3 units): AAS 417, AFRS 417, ARMN 417, CHS 417, ELPS 417
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