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Liberal Studies

Program Description

In addition to degrees in individual disciplines, the University offers a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies. The Liberal Studies degree programs are designed to provide students with a broad liberal arts experience. Liberal Studies take courses in virtually all areas of the arts and sciences, and also develop a more in-depth understanding of a single discipline or subject-matter area in their depth concentration. There are two degree tracks within this major, each described below.

The first Liberal Studies track has been designed to provide the educational experience best suited for the prospective elementary teacher. This degree track within the Liberal Studies Program has been approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) as a program that prepares students for passage of the subject matter examination that candidates must pass in order to receive the multiple subjects credential required for teach the primary and elementary grades (K- 6) in the public schools. This is an extremely popular program (that is, there is frequently more interest in its courses than space for students), and students interested in the credential track should contact the Liberal Studies office for information about how to navigate the program and to receive advisement to facilitate in completing the major and to learn of the most recent developments.

Because the Liberal Studies credential track prepares the student for a state licensed credential, its requirements may be changed by state mandate at any time. While this does not happen often, students need to see their Liberal Studies advisor at least once a year to keep abreast of any changes in the major.

The second Liberal Studies track is called the General (Non-Credential) Track. Most students undertaking this degree track seek to achieve only a baccalaureate degree. This degree track is for the student who wants a general and non-specialized course of study that provides some knowledge of a broad range of subjects in the Arts and Sciences. In doing this they complete all of the requirements for graduation from CSUB.

1. Requirements for the Credential Track of the Liberal Studies Major:

Core Requirements

Students wishing to complete the approved multiple subjects major must complete the requirements within each of the following areas. The requirements can be satisfied with CSUB courses, transfer courses or, when appropriate, by waiver examinations. A course used to satisfy one requirement cannot be used to satisfy a second requirement in a different area, with the exception that one course may be double counted for a requirement of the core requirements and as a part of the student’s Depth Concentration.

The credential-track major in Liberal Studies satisfies all of the following University requirements: • General Education
• Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
• Gender, Race and Ethnic Studies
• American Institutions
• Multiple Subjects Credential Program prerequisites

As directed by California Commission for Teacher Credentialing (CCTC), some multiple subjects credential programs must now prepare students for teaching in classrooms that are bilingual (BCLAD stands for Bilingual, Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development). This degree program is, however, scheduled to change its requirements in the near future under mandate from the CCTC. Students interested in the BCLAD option should consult an advisor in the Liberal Studies office.

There are four possible options to completion of the credential track:

In the first option, students complete the requirements for the major, and then apply to, and complete a oneyear Program in Professional Preparation ( a “Multiple Subjects Credential Program”) offered by CSUB’s School of Education or another CCTC accredited school. In this option, a minimum of five years is required to complete all of the requirements and to receive the Preliminary Multiple Subjects Credential. The student is then qualified to teach grades K-6 in California.

The second option to the Credential major is called the Blended Baccalaureate for Excellence in Studies and Teaching (or “BBEST)”. This degree route combines the undergraduate subject matter courses in Liberal Studies with the pedagogy courses in CSUB’s School of Education’s Multiple Subjects Credential Program (MSCP), offering an integrated program of study that can be completed in four years. Students in this program have the opportunity to begin their study of the elementary classroom in their first year, and continue to develop their expertise as a teacher through multiple field experiences while completing a BA degree. Students graduate with both a BA in Liberal Studies and a Level I (Preliminary) Multiple Subject Credential qualifying them to teach grades K-6 in California. This is a rigorous program that requires participating students to maintain a minimum 2.67 grade point average, and in which the students often may take an overload of coursework.

The third route to the Credential major is called the Integrated Special Education program (ISPED). This degree route combines the undergraduate subject matter courses in Liberal Studies with the pedagogy courses in CSUB’s School of Education’s Special Education Credential Program, offering an integrated program of study that can be completed in four years. Students in this program have the opportunity to begin their study of the elementary classroom in their first year, and continue to develop their expertise as a teacher through multiple field experiences while completing a BA degree. Students graduate with both a BA in Liberal Studies and a Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities. This is a rigorous program that requires participating students to maintain a minimum 2.67 grade point average, and in which the students often may take an overload of coursework. When completed, the student is then licensed to teach Special Education (mild to moderate) in California. A certification to teach moderate/severe handicapped students then may be achieved with the completion of a number of additional courses.

The final credential option involves completion of the Liberal Studies subject matter coursework, and an extended depth concentration in a selected discipline, called an Introductory Subject Matter Authorization. The completion of the authorization coursework, together with the Liberal Studies major coursework, qualifies the student to teach grades K-6 multiple subjects, but also grades 6-9 in the area of the extended depth concentration. Liberal Studies at CSUB offers students opportunity to achieve this type of dual credential in three subject matter areas: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and English. Because the extended depth concentration comprises 48-50 units, this degree option requires the student to complete the BA, followed by a one year Program in Professional Preparation offered by CSUB’s School of Education or another CCTC accredited school. This normally takes a minimum of five years.

1. Traditional Credential Track (155+ units, but 180 to graduate)

Area One: Language

• 1. Composition
  Completion of the following two courses:
  • a. ENGL 110 Writing and Research
  • b. One of three approved GWAR courses, ENGL 310 (Advanced Writing) or COMM 304 (Technical Writing) or ENGL 305 (Modes of Writing) with a grade of “C” or better, or eight (8) on the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement. These courses cannot be completed before the student has achieved ninety quarter units.
• 2. Literature
  Completion of a course from each of the following:
  • a. ENGL 101 Introduction to Literature: Text and Contexts, ENGL 205 Introduction to the Study of American Literature, ENGL 207 Ethnic Minority American Literature ENGL 208 Major British Writers, ENGL 235 Shakespeare’s World, ENGL 290 Introduction to World Literature, ENGL 294 Masterpieces of Early Western World Literature: the Greeks to the Renaissance, ENGL 295 Masterpieces of Late Western World Literature: the Enlightenment to the Present.
  • b. ENGL 364 Studies in Fiction: The African-American Experience, ENGL 365 Literature of Slavery, ENGL 366 Studies in Gender, Race and Ethnicity, ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color, ENGL 373 Women in Literature and Film, ENGL 395 Writing Nature: Literature and the Environment, ENGL 470 Studies in 19th Century Children’s Literature, ENGL 471 Studies in 20th Century Children’s Literature, ENGL 473 Children’s Literature and International Myth, Folk Tale, and Film, FREN 380 The Human Condition: French Literature Through the Ages; THTR 307 Dramatic Literature for Children, THTR 385 Modern Drama. Or BCLAD: SPAN 301 Spanish Literature I or SPAN 302 Spanish Literature II or SPAN 303 Hispanic-American Literature or SPAN 416 Contemporary Hispanic-American Poetry or SPAN 419 The Contemporary Hispanic-American Novel or SPAN 422 Children’s Literature in Spanish.
  These courses cannot be completed before the student has achieved ninety quarter units.
• 3. Oral Communication
  Completion of one of the following courses:
  • a. COMM 108 Strategies of Public Communication or THTR 232 Acting I
• 4. Linguistics
  Completion of the following courses or upper division equivalents:
  • a. ENGL 319 Structure of English
    Completion of one of the following courses or upper division equivalent:
  • b. ENGL 414 History of the Language or ENGL 415 General Linguistics or ENGL 418 Second Language Acquisition or ENGL 420 Sociolinguistics. Or
    BCLAD: SPAN 311 Advanced Spanish Grammar or SPAN 409 Advanced Spanish Syntax or SPAN 412 Spanish Linguistics or SPAN 415 Workshop Translation or SPAN 420 Southwest Spanish

Area Two: Mathematics

• 1. Mathematical concepts
  Completion of the following three courses or upper division equivalent:
  • a. MATH 221 An Introduction to Number Systems and Reasoning
  • b. MATH 320 Number Systems, Statistics and Probability (Prerequisite: MATH 221)
  • c. MATH 321 Introduction to Modern Geometry (Prerequisite: MATH 320)

Area Three: Sciences

• 1. Life Science
  Completion of the following four unit course or its five unit equivalent
  • a. SCI 213 Introduction to Biology (Prerequisites: Completion of SCI 111 and SCI 112 (or CHEM 150) or BIOL 100 Perspectives in Biology)
• 2. Physical Science
  Completion of the following four unit courses or equivalents:
  • a. SCI 111 Introduction to Physics (Prerequisite: Satisfaction of ELM)
  • b. SCI 112 Introduction to Chemistry (Prerequisite: Satisfaction of ELM)
• 3. Earth Science
  Completion of the following four unit course or equivalent:
  • a. SCI 214 Introduction to Earth Science (Prerequisites: SCI 111, SCI 112)
• 4. Integrated Science Principles Completion of one of the following four unit courses or an upper division equivalent:
  • a. SCI 325A Integrated Science from a Life Science Perspective (Prerequisites: MATH 221, SCI 111, SCI 112, SCI 213 or BIOL 100, SCI 214) or SCI 325 B Integrated Science from an Earth/Physical Science Perspective (Prerequisites: MATH 320, SCI 111, SCI 112, SCI 213 or BIOL 100, SCI 214)
  • These courses cannot be completed before the student has achieved ninety quarter units.

Area Four: Humanities and Social Sciences

• 1. U.S. History and Government
  Completion of the following three courses:
  • a. HIST 231 Survey of US History to 1877
  • b. PLSI 101 American Government and Politics
  • c. HIST 270 Survey of California History
• 2. World Civilization
  Completion of the following course:
  • a. HIST 210 World Civilization to 1500
• 3. Cultural Geography and Social Science Perspectives
  Completion of one of the following courses:
  • a. GEOG 302 Cultural Geography of World’s Regions, EEGS 395 Economic Geography, HIST 330 Historical Geography, PLSI 332 Political Geography or ANTH 340 Cultural Ecology
  • b. Completion of one of the following courses:
    ANTH 330 Diversity in the Classroom, EEGS 385 Educational Policy and Diversity, SOC 339 Education and Multicultural Diversity in the US
  • These courses cannot be completed before the student has achieved ninety quarter units.
• 4. Critical Thinking
  Completion of one of the following courses:
  • a. PHIL 102 Logical Reasoning or SOC 120 Critical Thinking and Contemporary Social Problems or ANTH 121 Amazing Archaeology

Area Five: Visual and Performing Arts

• 1. Appreciation and understanding of the visual and performing arts
• Completion of one of the following courses or an equivalent:
  • a. ART 101 Introduction to the Visual Arts or MUS 101 Understanding and Appreciation of Music or THTR 101 Introduction to the Study of Theatre
• 2. Visual or Performing Arts for the Elementary Classroom
• Completion of the two of the following courses which study disciplines different from the discipline of the course used to satisfy requirement 5.1 directly above.
  • a. ART 302 Art in the Elementary Classroom, MUS 310 Music in the Elementary Classroom, or THTR 305 Creative Dramatics

Area Six: Health and Physical Education

• 1. Health Issues Affecting Elementary School Age Children
  Completion of the following course or equivalent:
  • a. BIOL 220 (formerly 320) Current Health Problems (3)
• 2. Principles of Physical Education Affecting Elementary School Age Children
  Completion of the following course:
  • a. PEAK 345 Teaching Physical Education in the Elementary School

Area Seven: Human Development

• 1. Understanding the Development of the Child
  Completion of one of the following courses:
  • a. PSYC 310 Child Psychology or SOC 366 Childhood and Society

Area Eight: Ethnic, Gender, Cultural and Handicapped Perspectives

• 1. Understanding and appreciating the perspectives of gender, racial and ethnic minorities, and non-majority cultures
• a. We strongly recommend that the student completes this requirement by taking EDBI 475 Introduction to Multi-Cultural Education (3). This course is a prerequisite to admission to CSUB’s School of Education’s Multiple Subjects Credential Program. In lieu of EDBI 475, the student may opt to complete of one of the following approved courses (or equivalent) satisfying the Gender, Race and Ethnicity Requirement at CSUB: CAFS 320; COMM 360, 370; CRJU 325, 330, 345; AECO 380, EEGS 381; ENGL 364, 370, 375, 420; HIST 466 and 468; INST 205; PEAK 430; PHIL 381, 382; PLSI 339; RS 326; SOC 327, 335, 336, 337, 338, 365; SPAN 425. Or BCLAD: Completion of both EDBI 475 and one of the following courses: SOC 335 or SPAN 427 or 428

Area Nine: Introductory Field Experience and Technology

• 1. Experience in an Elementary School Setting
  Completion of the following course or equivalent:
• a. EDEL 240 Introduction to Education and Early Field Experience (2)
• 2. Computer Competency
  Completion of one of the following courses or equivalent:
• a. CMPS 120 Computer Skills and Concepts I + LBST 390 CTAP I Portfolio or EDCI 579 Technology Proficiency Certification or LBST 290 Basic Computer Skills and Information Competencies for Educators (4)

Note: students can test out of this course if they have the required competencies. See an advisor.

Area Ten: Depth Concentration

All students are required to complete a group of four inter-related courses dealing with some aspect of the curriculum taught K-06 in California classrooms. The options for this requirement are described more fully below.

Area Eleven: Foreign Language

CSUB requires that all graduates should have experience in a language other than English. You may satisfy this by taking two years of (the same) foreign language in High School Alternatively, you may demonstrate by test that you are fluent in a language other than English. If you cannot demonstrate that you have done either of these, you must take one term of a foreign language at a Community College or a four year institution of higher learning in order to graduate.

Area Twelve: Subject Matter Competency

All students must take the following two courses to demonstrate Subject Matter Competency:

• a. LBST 301 (1). This course introduces the student to the Portfolio and CSET test requirements.
• b. LBST 495 (1). In this class the student completes a portfolio of materials that demonstrate competency in the major’s subject matter.

In order to receive the Preliminary Credential to instruct Multiple Subjects (grades K-6) in California, all candidates must also pass the CSET examination, multiple subjects (see http://www.cset.nesinc.com).

Students who elect this degree route, and who wish to attempt a preparation program offered by the Cal State system, must successfully complete all three portions of the CSET before entering the credential program.

CSUB’s School of Education also has three prerequisites for admission to their program. Students must complete the following for admission to the program.

Completion of a CTAP level I certified computer competency portfolio. Successful completion of LBST 290 (requirement nine above) includes the CTAP I portfolio. Students who have completed CMPS 120 (or equivalent) may take LBST 390 CTAP Portfolio (2), in order to complete this requirement, or EDCI 579, a one-unit course offered on the world wide web.

EDBI 475 Introduction to Multi-Cultural Education (see requirement eight above).

Passage of the CBEST and CSET examinations (multiple subjects). See requirement 12 above on the CSET.

2. The BBEST Integrated Program (203 quarter units)

Students in the BBEST program complete many of their subject matter courses during the Freshman and Sophomore years, and may elect to take these courses either at CSUB or a Community College. In either case, the student takes the credential coursework during the final two years as an undergraduate with the bulk in the senior year. Students in this program receive a conditional acceptance to the MSCP contingent on passing the CSET examination (Multiple Subjects) before the final quarter in residence (full day student teaching); in addition, students must pass the CBEST examination prior to full day student teaching. A further exam, the RICA (Reading instruction Competence Assessment) must be passed prior to receiving the Preliminary Credential.

A. The core requirements for the Blended route to the degree and the Preliminary Credential are those described above, but in Area 8 EDBI 475 is required, plus the following MSCP courses:

Multiple Subject Credential Program

A GPA of 3.00 MUST be maintained while you are in the credential program! You must have a completed advising plan on file prior to stage I.

Stage I Teaching & Learning Context

EDEL 420 Literacy Acquisition-A (4)
EDEL 421 Foundations of American Education (2)
EDEL 429 Classroom Learning Theories and Management (3)
EDEL 437 C & I Mathematics (3)
EDBI 476 Introduction to Language Acquisition (3)

Stage II Curriculum & Instruction in Content Areas

EDEL 430 Literacy Acquisition-B (4)
EDEL 436 C & I History-Social Science (3)
EDBI 477 Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language (3)
EDEL 428 Teaching Reading in the Bilingual Setting (4) (BCLAD students only)
EDEL 439 Preparation for Advanced Fieldwork (6) (1/2 day Student Teaching)
(Take the RICA Exam upon completion of Stage II. RICA must be passed to be recommended for a preliminary credential)

Stage III Culminating Professional Activities

EDSP 301 Teaching Exceptional Diverse Learners in Inclusive Settings (3)
EDEL 438 C & I Science (3)
EDEL 449 Advanced Fieldwork (9)

Students in either of the degree routes described above must complete the following:

Area 10: Depth Concentration

The Depth Concentration requires the completion of four related courses. Approved concentrations and the courses that meet the concentration requirements are listed below. The minimum number of units required in a concentration is 18 quarter units. One course used to meet one of the requirements listed above may be double counted in a Depth Concentration. Students should contact the Liberal Studies Office regarding substitution of courses taken at other institutions.

Note: highlighted areas below represent changes/editing from the 2005-7 catalog. They are coordinated with the department offering the depth concentration. The Communications concentration has been rewritten, and the Spanish concentration added since the 2005-7 catalogue. The changes in Economic Issues reflect the split of that program into two departments.

1. Double Major

2. Art

• a. ART 302 or equivalent (may be taken at a community college)
• b. A studio ART course selected from ART 212 Two- Dimensional Design, ART 213 Beginning Drawing, ART 214 Beginning Painting, ART 216 Beginning Ceramics, ART 303 Life Drawing, ART 304 Painting, ART 310 Ceramics, ART 403 Drawing Studio, ART 404 Painting Studio, or ART 410 Ceramics Studio (or transferred equivalents)
• c. An upper division course in Art History selected from the following: ART 381 Art of Ancient Greece, ART 382 Roman Art, ART 383 Medieval Art, ART 384 The Art of the Italian Renaissance, ART 388 Art in the United States, ART 390 Women in the Visual Arts, ART 478 Special Studies in Art History, ART 483 Modern Art c. 1865 to 1970
• d. ART 402 Crafts in Art Education (the prerequisite for this is ART 302) or an upper division studio art course

3. Child Development

• a. CAFS 200 Introduction to Child Development
• b. One course selected from the following: PSYC 310 Child Psychology, SOC 366 Childhood and Society
• c. One course selected from the following: CAFS 311 Infant/toddler Development, CAFS 312 Child Development in the School Years, CAFS 313 Adolescent Development, CAFS 350 Child Guidance, Supervision and Support, CAFS 280 Multicultural Children’s Literature
• d. One course selected from the following: CAFS 320 Individual and Family Development in Diverse Cultures, CAFS 360 Parenting and Family Relations, CAFS 430 School, Community and Family Collaborations, CRJU 340 Drugs and Crime, CRJU 345 Gangs in America, CRJU 380 Juvenile Justice Processes and Systems, SOC 364 Family and Society, PSYC 320 Adult-Child Relationships, PSYC 323 Family Psychology and Development, PSYC 411 Cognitive and Perceptual Development, PSYC 412 Personality and Social Development, PSYC 413 Language Development, PSYC 415 Developmental Psychopathology (all of the PSYC 400 level courses have PSYC 310 or instructor’s permission as prerequisite)

4. Children’s Literature

Four courses chosen from each of the following categories, as specified:

• a. One course selected from: ENGL 101 Introduction to Literature, ENGL 235 Shakespeare’s World, ENGL 290 Introduction to World Literature, ENGL 294 Masterpieces of Early Western World Literature: the Greeks to the Renaissance, ENGL 295 Masterpieces of Late Western World Literature: the Enlightenment to the Present
• b. Three courses selected from: ENGL 470 19th Century Children’s Literature, ENGL 471 20th Century Children’s Literature, ENGL 472 The Young Adult Novel, ENGL 473 Children’s Literature and International Myth, Folk Tale and Film, SPAN 422 Children’s Literature in Spanish (all of these courses have prerequisites), THTR 307 Dramatic Literature for Children, CAFS 280 Multicultural Children’s Literature

5. Children’s Theatre

One course from each of the following categories.

• a. One course selected from: THTR 232 Acting I, THTR 233 Acting II, THTR 241 Stagecraft, THTR 251 Into to Technical Theatre and Design
• b. THTR 305 Creative Dramatics
• c. THTR 307 Dramatic Literature for Children (prerequisite is THTR 305)
• d. THTR 405 Children’s Theatre (prerequisite is THTR 305)

6. Communications

• a. COMM 274 Introduction to Communication Studies
• b. Three of the following: COMM 309 Theory of Communications, COMM 315 Mass Media Law, COMM 360 Gender and Communications, COMM 370 Intercultural Communication, COMM 376 Interpersonal Communication, COMM 388 Multimedia Development, COMM 405 Communication in the Organization

7. Diversity and Pluralism in US Society

Select four courses, one in each category. One course may be lower-division. No course may be double-counted to satisfy two areas.

• a. African American, Asian or Native American: ANTH 252 Native Peoples of North America, CRJU 330 Race, Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System, CRJU 345 Gangs in America, ENGL 364 African-American Literature, HIST 465 History of African-Americans to 1865, HIST 466 History of African-Americans since 1865, RS 326 Native American Religion, SOC 336 The Asian Experience in the United States, SOC 337 The African Experience in the United States, SOC 338 The Indigenous Experience in the Modern Americas
• b. Latino, Asian or Native American: ANTH 252 Native Peoples of North America, CRJU 330 Race, Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System, CRJU 345 Women in the Criminal Justice System, HIST 468 Mexican- American History, RS 326 Native American Religion, SOC 335 The Latino Experience in the United States, SOC 336 The Asian Experience in the United States, SOC 338 The Indigenous Experience in the Modern Americas, SPAN 425 Chicano Literature
• c. Gender: ANTH 438 Anthropology of Women, COMM 360 Gender and Communication, CRJU 325 Women and the Criminal Justice System, EEGS 381 Race, Gender and Prosperity in America, ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color, ENGL 375 Women Writers in the South, FREN 425 Novels of Colette in Translation, FREN 426 French Women Writers in Translation, HIST 462 Women in History, INST 205 Perspectives on Women in Society, NURS 327 Women’s Health, PEAK 430 Women in Sport, PHIL 381 Feminist Philosophy, PSYC 421 Psychology of Women, SOC 365 Gender and Society, THTR 381 Contemporary Women Playwrights
• d. Diversity Studies: ANTH 339 Sexual Behavior in a Cross-Cultural Perspective, BEHS 435 Family and Kin: Comparative Perspectives, CAFS 320 Individual and Family Development in Diverse Cultures, COMM 370 Intercultural Communication, CRJU 430 Victims and the Criminal Justice System (prerequisite CRJU 240), EEGS 381 Race, Gender and Prosperity in America, ENGL 420 Sociolinguistics, PHIL 382 Philosophy of Race, PSYC 340 Psychology of Diversity, PSYC 442 Intergroup Relations, SOC 327 Race and Ethnic Relation

8. Ethnic Literature

• a. Take the following: ENGL 207 Ethnic Minority American Literature, ENGL 364 African-American Literature, SPAN 425 Chicano Literature
• b. One course selected from: ENGL 365 Slave Literature, ENGL 366 Ethnic American Literature, ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color, ENGL 372 Studies in Chicano Literature

9. Health & Wellness

• a. BIOL 220 Current Health Problems (3) and BIOL 270 Nutrition (3)
• b. One course chosen from: BIOL 250 Human Anatomy or SCI 370A Human Biology
• c. Two courses chosen from: CHEM 150 Introduction to Chemical Principles, CHEM 203 General Organic Chemistry, PSYC 210 Life-Span Development, PSYC 310 Child Psychology or PSYC 315 Adnormal Psychology

10. Literature

One course selected from each of the following groups:

• a. ENGL 205 Introduction to American Literature, ENGL 207 Ethnic-Minority American Literature, ENGL 208 Major British Writers, ENGL 235 Shakespeare’s World, ENGL 290 Introduction to World Literature, ENGL 294 Masterpieces of Early Western World Literature, ENGL 295 Masterpieces of Late Western World Literature
• b. ENGL 315 English Literature Survey I, ENGL 316 English Literature Survey II, ENGL 320 Medieval English Literature, ENGL 325 Chaucer, ENGL 335 Shakespeare I, ENGL 336 Shakespeare II, ENGL 237 Milton, ENGL 340 Restoration and Eighteenth Century English Literature, ENGL 350 Romantic English Literature, ENGL 351 Victorian English Literature, ENGL 360 Modern English Literature, ENGL 361 Contemporary English Literature, FREN 380 Survey of French Literature in Translation
• c. ENGL 364 African-American Literature, EGNL 365 Slave Literature, ENGL 366 Ethnic American Literature, ENGL 372 Studies in Chicano Literature, ENGL 380 Major American Authors to the Civil War, ENGL 381 Major American Authors from the Civil War to 1900, ENGL 382 Major American Authors 1901- Present, ENGL 383 American Literature Survey I, ENGL 384 American Literature Survey II, SPAN 425 Chicano Literature, THTR 371 Survey of theatre History I: The Greeks to Shakespeare, THTR 372 Theatre History II: The Golden Age of Spain to the 20th Century
• d. ENGL 362 Studies in Contemporary Literature, ENGL 363 Literature and Technology, ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color, ENGL 373 Women in Literature and Film, ENGL 375 Studies in a Major Author or Genre, ENGL 391 Bible as Literature, ENGL 392 International Folk Narrative, ENGL 393 Classical Mythology, ENGL 395 Literature and the Environment, ENGL 396 Gothic Worlds, ENGL 469 Modern African Literature, ENGL 470 19th Century Children’s Literature, ENGL 471 20th Century Children’s Literature, ENGL 472 The Young Adult Novel, ENGL 473 Children’s Literature and International Myth, Folk Tale and Film, ENGL 475 Genre Studies, THTR 307 Dramatic Literature for Children, THTR 381 Contemporary Women Playwrights, THTR 385 Modern Drama

11. Linguistics

Four courses chosen from each of the following categories, as specified.

• a. ENGL 319 Structure of English
• b. Three courses from the following: ENGL 411 Writing in a Second Language, ENGL 414 History of the Language, ENGL 415 General Linguistics, ENGL 416 Phonology, ENGL 417 Syntax, ENGL 418 Second Language Acquisition, ENGL 419 Interlanguage, ENGL 420 Sociolinguistics (the prerequisite for all of these is ENGL 319)

12. Mathematics:

• a. MATH 191 Precalculus Mathematics I: College Algebra and MATH 192 Precalculus Mathematics II: Elementary Functions
• b. Two other Mathematics courses at the 100 level or above, not including MATH 221, MATH 320 and MATH 321

13. Music

One course from each category, to total at least 19 quarter units:

• a. MUS 101 Understanding and Appreciation of Music, MUS 105 Jazz Appreciation, MUS 111 Intro Music Technology, MUS 120 Materials and Structure of Music, MUS 122 Theory I, MUS 201 Music History I, MUS 202 Music History II, MUS 390 Film Music
• b. Any combination of the following to a maximum of five units: MUS 132-134 Piano Class I-III, MUS 227- 229 Singing Techniques, MUS 231 Vocal Workshop, MUS 232, 233 Piano Class IV-V, MUS 236 Small Jazz Ensemble, MUS 250/450 Jazz Vocal Ensemble, MUS 251/451 University Singers, MUS 253 Concert Band, MUS 254 Chamber Orchestra, MUS 256 Jazz Ensemble, MUS 249/449 Men’s Chorus, MUS 249/449 Women’s Chorus
• c. MUS 310 Music in the Elementary Classroom.
• d. MUS 330 Music Teaching Techniques for the Elementary Classroom

14. Natural Sciences

• a. Complete four courses in natural sciences, of which at least two must be in the same discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Geology or Physics and at the majors level). These courses must include at least one upper division course, and total at least 19.5 quarter units. N.B. No course in this concentration can be double-counted elsewhere in the major.

15. Physical Education

• a. PEAK 345 Elementary School Physical Education (5)
• b. Two of the following: PEAK 300 Motor Learning (4), PEAK 305 Motor Development (4), PEAK 325 Psychological and Sociology Aspects of Physical Education (5), PEAK 340 Techniques for Teaching Physical Education (5), PEAK 400 Adapted Physical Education (5)
• c. PEAK 491 Culminating Experience for future Elementary School Teachers (4)

16. Social Studies

• a. One of the following: GEOG 302 Cultural Geography of World Regions, ANTH 340 Cultural Ecology, HIST 330 Historical Geography, PLSI 332 Political Geography, EEGS 395 Economic Geography
• b. Two courses selected from the following: AECO 304, Economic History of the US, ANTH 104 Introduction to Archaeology, ANTH 250 Peoples of Africa, ANTH 251 Peoples of South America, ANTH 252 Native Peoples of North America, ANTH 291 Introductory Field Archaeology, ANTH 370 Third World Communities, ANTH 473 Historical Archaeology, ANTH 475 Prehistory of North America, ART 201 Survey of World Art Prehistory to C.E. 1400, ART 202 Survey of world Art 1400 to Present, ART 382 Ancient Roman Art, ART 384 Italian Renaissance Art, ART 388 Art in the United States, EEGS 305 Political Economy of the Pre-Modern West, EEGS 306 History of Economic Ideas: Adam Smith to the Present, EEGS 307 Political Economy, EEGS 311 The Pacific Rim Economics, EEGS 312 Economies of the Middle East and North Africa, EEGS 320 Geographic Information Systems, EEGS 340 Global Economics, EEGS 341 Globalization and Development, EEGS 342 Global Conflict and Security, EEGS 343 The Economics of Immigration Policy, EEGS 381 Race, Gender and Prosperity in America, EEGS 440 International Economics, HIST 222 Modern Pacific Asia, HIST 232 Survey of US History since 1877, HIST 250 History of Africa, PHIL 302, History of Western Philosophy I, PLSI 308 Government and Politics of China, PLSI 309 Government and Politics of Latin American, PLSI 314 Judicial Power and the Constitution, PLSI 315 Civil Liberties, PLSI 316 Congress, PLSI 317 The Presidency, PLSI 319 California Politics and Public Policy, PLSI 322 Government and Politics of Japan, RS 110 Religion in Western Civilization, RS 111 Religion in Asian Cultures, RS 310 Judaism, RS 313 Christianity, RS 316 Islam, RS 320 India, RS 326 Native American Religion, RS 401 Religion in Ancient Western Civilization, SOC 335 The Latino Experience in the United States, SOC 336 The Asian Experience in the United States, SOC 337 The African Experience in the United States
• c. Complete an upper division course in history.

17. Spanish

• a. SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish Grammar I and SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish Grammar II (one or both may be replaced with upper division coursework)
• b. One course selected from the following: SPAN 301 Spanish Literature I, SPAN 302 Spanish Literature II, SPAN 303 Hispanic-American Literature, SPAN 416 Contemporary Hispanic-American Poetry, SPAN 419 Contemporary Hispanic-American Novel, SPAN 422 Spanish Children’s Literature
• c. One course selected form the following: SPAN 424 Culture and Civilization of Mexico and the Chicano/ Mexican-American, SPAN 426 Southwest Hispanic Folklore, SPAN 428 Hispanic-American Culture and Civilization.

18. Other concentrations are available upon approval from the Program Chair. Please see a Liberal Studies advisor to explore this option. N.B. Only one of the courses used for the concentration may be double-counted for another major requirement.

3. Integrated Special Education Program (ISPED) (203 quarter units)

In this program, the students complete the BA in Liberal Studies and receive a Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities. Students in the ISPED program complete many of their subject matter courses during the Freshmen and Sophomore years, and may elect to take these courses either at CSUB or a Community College. In either case, the student takes the credential coursework during the final two years as an undergraduate, with the bulk in the senior year. Students in this program receive a conditional acceptance to the Special Education Program contingent on passing the CSET examination (Multiple Subjects) before the final quarter in residence (full day student teaching); in addition, students must pass the CBEST examination prior to full day student teaching. A further exam, the RICA (Reading Instruction Competence Assessment) must be passed prior to receiving the Preliminary Credential.

Area One: Language
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 1
Area Two: Mathematics
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 2
Area Three: Sciences
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 3
Area Four: Humanities and Social Sciences
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 4
Area Five: Visual and Performing Arts
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 5
Area Six: Health and Physical Education
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 6
Area Seven: Human Development
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 7
Area Eight: Ethnic, Gender, Cultural and Disabled Perspectives
Waived for this track
Area Nine: Introductory Field Experience and Technology
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 9

Area Ten: Depth Concentration - Required Concentration for ISPED

• 1. All students are required to complete a group of interrelated courses (minimum of 18 quarter units) dealing with some aspect of the curriculum taught K-6 in California classrooms. In the ISEP Program, all students complete the following special concentration in Diversity and Disability Perspectives:
  • a. EDSP 301 (3) and EDSP 302 (2)
  • b. One course selected from the following: CAFS 320 or COMM 345 or 360 or 370 or CRJU 325 or 330 or 345 or EEGS 380 or 381 or ENGL 364 or 370 or 420 or HIST 466 or 468 or INST 205 or PEAK 430 or PHIL 381 or 382 or PLSI 339 or RS 326 or SOC 327 or 335 or 336 or 337 or 338 or 365 or SPAN 425
    Note: an approved course completed at a community college may be used in this area. Consult an advisor.
  • c. One of the following: ANTH 330 or EEGS 385 or SOC 339. This course is double-counted in Area 4(3b) above. These courses cannot be completed before the student has achieved ninety quarter units.
  • d. EDBI 475 (3)

Area Eleven: Foreign Language

Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 11

Area Twelve: Subject Matter Competency

Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 12

Special Education Credential Program

A GPA of 3.00 MUST be maintained while you are in the credential program! You must have a completed advising plan on file prior to stage I.

Stage I

EDSP 406 Characteristics of M/M Disablities (5)
EDSP 403 Communication and Consultation (5)
EDEL 420 Literacy Acquisition-A (4)
EDEL 421 Foundations of American Education (2)
EDEL 437 C & I Mathematics (3)
EDBI 476 Introduction to Language Acquisition (3)

Stage II

EDSP 405 Class Management and Behavioral Support (5)
EDSP 408 Assessment of M/M disabled students (5)
EDEL 450 Field Experience in Elem. Classroom (5) (1/ 2 day Student Teaching )
(Take the RICA Exam upon completion of Stage II. RICA must be passed to be recommended for a preliminary credential)

Stage III

Culminating Professional Activities
EDSP 445 Instructional Strategies M/M (5) (S)
EDSP 525 Field Experience II: Student Teaching M/M Disablities (5)

The two following degree options include the Liberal Studies traditional track coursework, but replace the Depth Concentration with a CCTC defined Subject Matter Authorization that meets No Child Left Behind’s definition of an introductory major equivalency (minimum 48 quarter units). This allows the candidate to teach that subject in grades 6-9 in a single-subject classroom. The only difference between the Liberal Studies major as defined in 1 below in 4A (Mathematics) is the expanded Depth Concentration. In 4B (English), the candidate must complete not only an expanded Depth Concentration, but also a number of other specific courses. He or she must take ENGL 311 for section 1.1b=GWAR (this course is designed for single-subject teachers of English), must an English literature course in Area 1.2b (UD literature), must take Theatre 305 in Area 5.2 (Arts for the classroom), and must one of two Communications courses for Area 8 (GRE). The last two requirements are our response to the CCTC guidelines statement that the student should have some coursework in Theatre and Speech as preparation for teaching singlesubject English in grades 6-8.

4. Subject Matter Equivalency Degree programs to teach grades K-6 Multiple Subjects, and grades 6-9 Single Subject.

4A. Multiple Subject Credential Preparation Program with a Subject Matter Authorization in Introductory Mathematics (Total units for degree 178- 180 units)

Complete the following:
Area One: Language
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 1
Area Two: Mathematics
1. Mathematical concepts
Coursework in this area is incorporated into Area 10 below, the Subject Matter Authorization in Introductory Mathematics.
Area Three: Sciences
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 3
Area Four: Humanities and Social Sciences
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 4
Area Five: Visual and Performing Arts
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 5
Area Six: Health and Physical Education
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 6
Area Seven: Human Development
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 7
Area Eight: Ethnic, Gender, Cultural and Handicapped Perspectives
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 8
Area Nine: Introductory Field Experience and Technology
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 9
Area Ten: Subject Matter Authorization in Introductory Mathematics (48-50 units)
Complete the following courses with a grade of C or better. N.B. MATH 221/320/321 double-count for the Liberal Studies major.

• 1. MATH 190 Int. Alg/Precalc I: Elem Functions (7) (Prerequisite: Credit for MATH 85 or Satisfaction of ELM) Or MATH 191 Precalc-Math I: Elem Functions (5) (Prerequisite: Satisfaction of ELM requirement AND a passing score on the Pre-calculus readiness exam or an appropriate score on one of the following: ELM, SAT, COLLEGE BOARD SAT OR ACT)
• 2. MATH 192 Precalc Math II: Elem Functions (5)
• 3. MATH 201 Calculus I (5) (Prerequiste: A grade of C or better in MATH 192 or satisfaction of the ElM and a passing score on the UC/CSU MDTP Calculus Readiness Test)
• 4. MATH 202 Calculus II (5) (Co-requisite: MATH 222)
• 5. MATH 140 Elementary statistics (5) (Prerequisite: Credit for MATH 85 or satisfaction of ELM)
• 6. MATH 221 Intro to Number System/Reason(5) (Prerequisite: Satisfaction of ELM requirement)
• 7. MATH 320 Number Systems Stats/Prob (5)
• 8. MATH 321 Intro to Modern Geom (5)
• 9. MATH 494 Sen Sem for Elem/Middle Schl Educ (6) (Prerequisite: GWAR, MATH 321, and MATH 192 (may be con-currant)

Area Eleven: Foreign Language
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 11
Area Twelve: Subject Matter Competency
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 12

4B. Multiple Subject Credential Preparation Program with a Subject Matter Authorization in Introductory Sciences (176-183 units)

Area One: Language
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 1
Area Two: Mathematics
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 2
Area Three: Sciences
Science coursework is incorporated in Area Ten: Subject Matter Authorization coursework in Introductory Science.
Area Four: Humanities and Social Sciences
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 4
Area Five: Visual and Performing Arts
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 5
Area Six: Health and Physical Education
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 6
Area Seven: Human Development
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 7
Area Eight: Ethnic, Gender, Cultural and Handicapped Perspectives
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 8
Area Nine: Introductory Field Experience and Technology
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 9
Area Ten: The Subject Matter Authorization in introductory science (59 units):

• 1. Pass all of the listed courses in each category with a grade of C or better:
  • a. BIOL 201 Introductory Cell Biology, and 203 Introductory Plant Biology
  • b. CHEM 211 General Chemistry I and 212 General Chemistry II and 213 General Chemistry III
  • c. GEOL 201 Physical Geology
  • d. PHYS 110 Astronomy
  • e. PHYS 201 Newtonian Physics, 202 Maxwellian Physics, and 203 Contemporary Physics Note: Prerequisite for the Physics courses are MATH 192 or equivalent: This prerequisite can be satisfied by examination or coursework. There is also an alternative, calculus based physics sequence that may be substituted for 201-203. This sequence (PHYS 221, 222 and 223) requires MATH 201 & 202 as prerequisites).
• 2. One of the following two course units:
  • a. BIOL 202 Introductory Animal Biology and SCI 325B Integrated Science, Earth Science emphasis
  • b. GEOL 204 Historical Geology and SCI 325A Integrated Science, Biological Science emphasis

Area Eleven: Foreign Language
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 11.
Area Twelve: Subject Matter Competency
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 12

4C. Subject Matter Authorization in Introductory English (179-180 quarter units)

Area One: Language

• 1. Composition Completion of the following two courses:
  • a. Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 1.1a
  • b. The following approved GWAR course, ENGL 311 Writing Literary Analysis with a grade of “C” or better, or 8 on the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.
    This course cannot be completed before the student has achieved ninety quarter units.
• 2. Literature and Literacy Completion of a course selected from each of the following with a grade of C or better:
  • a. Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 1.2a
  • b. ENGL 362 or 363 or 364 or 365 or 366 or 370 or 373 or 395 or 375 (if content is approved by Chair of English for this area)
• 3. Oral Communication
  Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 1.3
• 4. Linguistics Completion of the following courses or upper division equivalents with a grade of C or better:
  • a. ENGL 319 or 414
  • b. ENGL 415 or 418

Area Two: Mathematics
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 2
Area Three: Sciences
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 3
Area Four: Humanities and Social Sciences
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 4
Area Five: Visual and Performing Arts

• 1. Appreciation and understanding of the visual and performing arts.
  Same as Traditional Track Area
• 2. Visual or Performing Arts for the Elementary Classroom Completion of one course in each of the following categories:
  • a. ART 302 or MUS 310. This must study the discipline that was not studied in the course used to satisfy requirement 5.1 directly above.
  • b. THTR 305 Creative Dramatics

Area Six: Health and Physical Education
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 6
Area Seven: Human Development
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 7
Area Eight: Ethnic, Gender, Cultural and Handicapped Perspectives.

• 1. Understanding and appreciating the perspectives of gender, racial and ethnic minorities, and non-majority cultures.
  • a. COMM 360 or 370. Must be completed with a grade of C or better.
  We strongly recommend also that the student also complete EDBI 475 (3). This course is a prerequisite to admission to CSUB’s School of Education’s Program in Professional Practice that leads to the preliminary teaching credential (multiple subjects).

Area Nine: Introductory Field Experience and Technology
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 9
Area Ten: Subject Matter Authorization coursework in Introductory English
totaling thirty five (35) units (plus thirty 30 units of coursework listed in major requirements One, Five (2b) and Eight). All coursework pertaining to this authorization must be completed with a grade of C or better. Take the following:

• 1. One course chosen from ENGL 205 or 207 or 208 or 235 or 272 or 290 or 295. This course cannot be the same as that used for Area One 2a above.
• 2. ENGL 300 Critical Approaches to Literature.
• 3. Literacy. ENGL 409 or 410
• 4. British literature. One course selected from the following: ENGL 320 or 325 or 330 or 337 or 340 or 350 or 351 or 360 or 361 or 375 (the last only when taught with appropriate content).
• 5. A course on Shakespeare: ENGL 335 or 336
• 6. American Literature. One of the following courses: ENGL 380 or 381 or 382
• 7. Children’s or Young Readers’ Literature. One course selected from the following: ENGL 470 or 471 or 472 or 473

Area Eleven: Foreign Language
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 11
Area Twelve: Subject Matter Competency
Same as Traditional Credential Track Area 12

B. General (Non-Credential) Track

This degree track is for the student who wants a general and non-specialized course of study that provides some knowledge of a broad range of subjects in the Arts and Sciences, but who does not plan to become a Multiple Subjects teacher. General Track majors complete all of the requirements for Graduation from CSUB. Courses may not be double counted in the core requirements. One course may be double counted in the core and in the depth of concentration area (or the minor). Courses completed with a grade of D may be used in this option, but the student must remember that a minimum grade point of average of 2.0 is required for graduation.

Core Classes for Major (168-178 units) (180 units to complete a BA)

1. Complete General Education (both lower and upper division requirements) 2. Complete the U.S. Institutions Graduation Requirement 3. Complete the Gender, Race and Ethnicity graduation requirement. 4. Satisfaction of the Graduation Writing Requirement. 5. Language and Literature coursework

• a. ENGL 319
• b. An Upper Division Literature course in English, Theatre or Modern Languages.

6. Mathematics coursework

• a. One lower division course in mathematics beyond that used to satisfy General Education (B4).
• b. One other course in Mathematics or Computer Science. This cannot be double-counted with area 11 below.

7. Science coursework

• a. An additional course in Science beyond that used to satisfy General Education.

8. Social Science coursework

• a. An additional upper division Social Science course.
• b. A course in human or cultural geography.

9. History and Humanities coursework.

• a. A course in History on a topic other than the History of the United States, or a course in philosophy, or a course in Religious Studies.

10. Arts coursework

• a. One five unit course in each of the following areas: Art, Music and Theater. Two of these may be lower division, but one must be upper division.

11. Physical Education and Health coursework.

• a. A five unit upper division course in Physical Education and Kinesiology
• b. BIOL 220 (or equivalent)

12. Foreign Language or Gender, Race and Ethnicity perspectives

• a. Foreign Language. CSUB requires that all graduates should have experience in a language other than English. You may satisfy this by taking two years of (the same) foreign language in High School Alternatively, you may demonstrate by test that you are fluent in a language other than English. If you cannot demonstrate that you have done either of these, you must take one term of a foreign language at a Community College or a four year institution of higher learning in order to graduate.
• b. Completion of a course in a foreign language beyond the introductory level or an additional GRE beyond that used for requirement 3 above.

13. Technology

• a. LBST 290 or CMPS 120 and the CSUB Information Competencies requirement.

14. Subject Matter Competency

• a. Completion of LBST 495.

15. Minor

• a. Satisfactory completion of an approved minor or special minor, or a Liberal Studies Depth Concentration.

Course Descriptions

LBST 290 Basic Computer Skills and Information Competencies for Educators (4)

Exposure to the basic computer skills and information competencies required of Elementary and Secondary educators, and the assembly of a portfolio documenting those skills (CTAP Level I Competency).

LBST 299 Individual Study (1-5)

Exploration of a topic through individual study with a faculty sponsor. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor, who will serve as sponsor, and approval of the Chair of the Liberal Studies Department. Offered on a credit, nocredit basis only. [By petition].

LBST 301 CSET Preparation and Orientation to the major for Transfers (1)

Required of all Credential Track majors; includes a basic orientation to college for transfer and re-entry students, but also information on how to prepare for and pass the CSET examination (multiple subjects), requirements for substitute and student teaching, and different ways to attain the Preliminary Teaching Credential. Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only.

LBST 390 CTAP Level I Portfolio and Information Competencies (2)

Exposure to information competencies required of Liberal Studies majors, and the assemblage of a portfolio documenting computer skills (CTAP Level I Competency). Prerequisites: satisfactory completion of the CSUB Technology requirement by course (CMPS 120) or test.

LBST 477 Special Studies in Liberal Studies (1-5)

Topics will be announced prior to registration. May be repeated for different course content.

LBST 495 Portfolio Class (1)

Taken by all majors during the last term in residence as a major. In this class students will assemble the portfolio on specific courses taken for the major, and write their responses to assigned topics on their experiences in the major. Prerequisites: completion of all but three other courses in the major, and concurrent enrollment in the final three courses in the major. Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only.

LBST 496 Internship in Liberal Studies (3)

The course consists of supervised field experiences in an educational activity with students aged 5-12 in the academic area of the student’s concentration in Liberal Studies.

LBST 497 Cooperative Education (5)

The Community Service program offers a sponsored learning experience in a work setting, integrated with a field analysis seminar. The field experience is contracted by the Cooperative Education office on an individual basis, subject to approval by the department. The field experience, including the seminar and reading assignments, is supervised by the cooperative education coordinator and with the faculty liaison (or course instructor, working with the field supervisor). Offered on a credit, nocredit basis only.

LBST 499 Individual Study (1-5)

Exploration of a topic through individual study with a faculty sponsor. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor, who will serve as sponsor, and approval of the Chair of the Liberal Studies Department. Offered on a credit, nocredit basis only. [By petition].