Liberal Studies

Track I

**The below information has been altered from the published version of the catalog. Optional course selection of R/ST 485 has been removed. A list of differences in the online and published version of the catalog is available. **

The Liberal Studies Core

A minimum of 102 units distributed in Areas I, II, III, IV, V, and VI. No Core classes may be taken Credit/No Credit.

Area I: Language Arts (minimum 22 units)

Group 1. Written Communication:

Choose one course from: ASAM 100, AFRS 100, CHLS 104, ENGL 100

Group 2. Oral Communication:

Choose one course from: COMM 130, COMM 335

Group 3: Survey of Literature:

Choose one course from: CWL 100, ENGL 180, ENGL 250 A or B, ENGL 270 A or B, ENGL 375

Group 4. Applied Composition:

Take ENGL 309
Prerequisites: None.

Group 5. Language Acquisition:

Choose one course from: CD 329, EDSP 454, LING 329

Group 6. Children's Literature:

Choose one course from: AFRS 415, COMM 352, ENGL 481

Group 7. Language Arts Capstone:

Take L/ST 400
Prerequisite: Limited to Liberal Studies majors who have completed all Area I Core requirements with a "C" or better grade, or consent of department chair.

Area II: Mathematics (minimum 12 units)

Group 1. Real Numbers:

Take MTED 110
Prerequisites: ELM or ELM exemption or MAPB 11.

Group 2. Probability and Activities-Based Statistics:

Take MTED 205
Prerequisites: ELM or ELM exemption or MAPB 11 and MTED 110.

Group 3. Geometry and Measurement:

Choose one course from: MTED 211 or MTED 312

Group 4. Mathematics Capstone:

Take MTED 402
Prerequisites: "C" or better in both MTED 110, and either MTED 211 or 312 or the equivalent and a course in Critical Thinking.

Area III: Natural Science (minimum 14 units)

Group 1. Earth Science:

Choose from: GEOL 102 and GEOL 104, or GEOL 106* (*GEOL 106 is the preferred course)

Group 2. Life Science:

Take BIOL 200
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements.

Group 3. Physical Science:

Take PHSC 112
Prerequisites/Corequisites: One course from Category B.2 of GE Foundation.

Group 4. Natural Science Capstone:

Take SCED 401
Prerequisites: BIOL 200; PHSC 112; GEOL 106, or both GEOL 102 and 104; all with a "C" or better grade.

Area IV: History/Social Science (minimum 19 units)

Group 1. American History:

Choose one course from: HIST 172, HIST 300

Group 2. American Institutions:

Choose one course from POSC 100, 326*, 391 (*POSC 326 is limited to and only required of students who have met the U.S. Constitution requirement in a state other than California or through Advanced Placement credit and who must meet the Title V California State and Local Government requirement.)

Group 3. World History and Geography:

Take either: HIST/GEOG 250*, or HIST 211 plus GEOG 100 (*HIST/GEOG 250 is the preferred course)

Group 4. Multicultural Dimensions:

Choose one course from AFRS/AIS/ASAM/CHLS/ 215, AFRS/AIS/ ASAM/CHLS/WGSS 319, ANTH 421/LING 425

Group 5. California History:

Take HIST 473
Prerequisites: None.

Group 6. History/Social Science Capstone:

Take L/ST 471
Prerequisite: Limited to Liberal Studies majors who have completed all Area IV Core requirements with a "C" or better grade, or consent of department chair.

Area V: Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)

Group 1. Music:

Take MUS 180
Prerequisites: None.

Group 2. Dance or Theater:

Choose one course from: CWL 124, 324; DANC 110, 179; THEA 113, 122, 324

Group 3. Ethics, Values and Beliefs:

Choose one course from: PHIL 100, 160, 203, 204, 405; R/ST 100, 202

Group 4. Visual Art:

Take ART 300
Prerequisites: None.

Group 5. Arts Capstone:

Take L/ST 404
Prerequisites: Limited to Liberal Studies majors who have completed all Area V Core requirements with a "C" or better grade, or consent of department chair.

Area VI: Critical Issues in Teaching and Learning (minimum 20 units)

Group 1. Teaching and Learning: