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Liberal Studies (Teacher Preparation) (AA) Area Majors Total Units: 46
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Term Effective: Fall 2008

Description:

The following course of study is recommended as the best choice to prepare future elementary teachers (K-6) for multiple subject teaching. This course of study satisfies the general education requirements for CSU and the core lower division preparation for a multiple subject credential simultaneously.

Multiple Subject Preparation for Liberal Studies (Teacher Preparation)
The Liberal Studies (Teacher Preparation) (Pre-Teaching) major is designed to provide the lower division preparation for multiple subject teaching in a self-contained classroom, usually in elementary schools grades K-6. The classes in this major align with the common core of courses accepted by a number of CSU campuses for multiple subject teacher preparation. Interested students are encouraged to work with a counselor to be certain of their course selection. Middle schools accept a multiple subject credential but require a supplementary authorization in an additional subject.

Single Subject Preparation for Middle School and High School
The single subject credential is for those who plan to teach a particular subject, usually in middle school or high school (grades 7-12). Students interested in single subject teaching should pursue the discipline they want to teach. Subject matter areas taught in public schools include English, Mathematics, Science, History, Economics, Physical Education, Art, Music, or Languages. Students preparing to teach in a single subject can complete Santa Rosa Junior College General Education patterns B or C.

There are three options for completing the major in Liberal Studies (Teacher Preparation):

  1. Completion of the Liberal Studies (Teacher Preparation) major outlined below.
  2. Completion of the Multiple Subject preparation for Sonoma State University (SSU)
  3. Completion of at least 45 units of lower division preparation for an integrated or blended multiple subject teacher preparation program at any California State University or University of California Campus.

For more detailed information or guidance about specific CSU campuses, check with your counselor.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this major, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate college-level skills in written English, oral communications, math, and critical thinking;
  2. demonstrate a basic grasp of the disciplines most commonly taught in elementary schools in California, including physical science, biology, art, and literature in a cultural or geographic context, world geography, United States history, and United States government; and
  3. demonstrate a basic grasp of child growth and development.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Liberal Studies (Teacher Preparation) (AA) program are:

  • Complete 46 units from
    • Liberal Studies: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking
    • Liberal Studies: Science Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning
    • Liberal Studies: Arts
    • Liberal Studies: Humanities 1
    • Liberal Studies: Humanities 2
    • Liberal Studies: Social Sciences
    • Liberal Studies: Lifelong Learning and Self Development
    • Information Learning Resources Requirement

Liberal Studies: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking - complete 10.00 units
ENGL 1AReading & Composition4.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
SPCH 1AIntroduction to Speech3.00
SPCH 60Communication Skills3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ENGL 5Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking3.00
PHIL 3Critical Thinking3.00
PHIL 5Critical Thinking/Writing3.00
SPCH 3AIntroduction to Argumentation3.00
SPCH 9Critical Thinking and Argumentation3.00
 
Liberal Studies: Science Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning - complete 11.00 units
MATH 15Elementary Statistics4.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ASTRON 4Astronomy of the Solar System3.00
CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry5.00
CHEM 10Chemistry and Society3.00
CHEM 42Introductory General Chemistry4.00
ENVS 12Introduction to Environmental Science3.00
GEOL 1The Earth3.00
METRO 10Introduction to Meteorology3.00
PHYS 10Descriptive Introduction3.00
PHYS 2AGeneral Physics Lecture3.00
PHYS 2BGeneral Physics Lecture Part II3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ASTRON 4LSolar Astronomy Laboratory1.00
METRO 10LWeather Analysis Forecasting & Climatology Lab1.00
PHYS 10LIntroduction to Physics Lab1.00
PHYS 3AGeneral Physics Lab1.00
PHYS 3BGeneral Physics Lab1.00
BIO 10Introduction to Principles of Biology4.00
 
Liberal Studies: Arts - complete 3.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ART 1.1World Art History to 15003.00
ART 1.2World Art History Since 15003.00
ART 2.1Ancient to Renaissance Art History and Appreciation3.00
ART 2.2Renaissance to Modern Art History and Appreciation3.00
ART 2.3Modern Art History & Appreciation3.00
HUMAN 4.1Western Humanities: Arts, Ideas, and Values3.00
HUMAN 4.2Western Culture: Arts, Ideas, and Values3.00
HUMAN 6American Cultures3.00
HUMAN 20The Humanities in Asia: Arts, Ideas and Values3.00
HUMAN 21The Humanities in the Middle East3.00
INTDIS 4Culture & Values in Latin America & the Caribbean3.00
MUS 7Classical Music Appreciation3.00
MUS 7.4Introduction to World Music3.00
THAR 1World Theatre Through Time3.00
THAR 6Multi Cultural Perspectives in American Theatre3.00
 
Liberal Studies: Humanities 1 - complete 3.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ENGL 1BLiterature and Composition3.00
ENGL 10Introduction to Literature and the Environment3.00
ENGL 12Children's Literature3.00
ENGL 15Women in Literature3.00
ENGL 30.1American Literature: Pre-Colonial Period to the Civil War3.00
ENGL 30.2American Literature from 1865 to the Present3.00
ENGL 31African American Arts and Literature3.00
ENGL 33Chicano/Chicana Arts & Literature3.00
ENGL 46.1Survey of English Literature3.00
ENGL 46.2Survey of English Literature3.00
 
Liberal Studies: Humanities 2 - complete 3.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
INTDIS 4Culture & Values in Latin America & the Caribbean3.00
HUMAN 7Introduction to the Humanities3.00
PHIL 6Introduction to Philosophy3.00
PHIL 7Contemporary Moral Issues3.00
PHIL 8Comparative Religion3.00
PHIL 9Political Philosophy3.00
SPCH 2Introduction to Oral Interpretation3.00
THAR 12Readers Theatre3.00
 
Liberal Studies: Social Sciences - complete 12.00 units
POLS 1Introduction to United States Government3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ANTHRO 2Cultural Anthropology3.00
CHLD 10Developmental Stages of Childhood3.00
CHLD 68Issues in Diversity3.00
COMM 7Intercultural Communication3.00
COUN 74Identity and Cultural Diversity3.00
PSYCH 1AGeneral Psychology3.00
PSYCH 4Child and Adolescent Psychology3.00
PSYCH 30Social Psychology3.00
SOC 1Introduction to Sociology3.00
SOC 3Self and Society3.00
SOC 30Race & Ethnic Relations3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
GEOG 3Regional Geography of the World3.00
GEOG 7Cultural3.00
HIST 1.1World History to 15003.00
HIST 1.2World History Since 15003.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
HIST 17.1History of the United States to 18773.00
HIST 17.2History of the United States from 1877 to Present3.00
HIST 18.1History of Women in the United States to 18773.00
HIST 18.2History of Women in the United States Since 18773.00
HIST 21Race, Ethnicity and Gender in American Culture3.00
 
Liberal Studies: Lifelong Learning and Self Development - complete 3.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
CHLD 10Developmental Stages of Childhood3.00
CHLD 90.1Child, Family, Community Interrelationships3.00
PSYCH 3Human Sexuality3.00
PSYCH 34Psychological Principles of Racism & Sexism3.00
 
Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
LIR 10Introduction to Information Literacy1.00
LIR 30Introduction to Information Literacy for Research Projects1.00

Term Effective: Fall 2008

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Fall 2011

Program Requirements Notes:

  • Successfully completing BIO 10 or CHEM 1A or CHEM 42 will also count toward fulfilling the “Science Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning” 1.0 Unit lab requirement.
  • Except for BIO 10, CHEM 1A, and CHEM 42, no course may be used more than once to fulfill a requirement in the major.

Associate Degree Requirements:

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter, a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis, is required for each course applied toward the major.

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

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