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DEGREE: A.A.―Liberal Studies for Elementary Education

Code #1523

This major is designed for students who wish to be teachers in public and private elementary schools. Further education at the university level will be required to fulfill all requirements for a teaching credential authorizing service in California public schools.


Required Program	Units

ENGWR 300 College Composition	3¹


COMM 361 The Communication Experience	3


ENGED 305 Structure of English	3


ENGWR 302 Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking	3


MATH 310 Mathematical Discovery	3


BIOL 307 Biology of Organisms	4


GEOL 305 Earth Science	3


GEOL 306 Earth Science Laboratory	1


HIST 312 History of the United States (to 1865)	3


ECON 302 Principles of Macroeconomics	3


POLS 301 Introduction to Government: United States	3


HIST 307 History of World Civilizations to 1500	3


HIST 308 History of World Civilizations, 1500 to Present	3


ENGED 320 Service Learning: Tutoring Elementary Students in Reading	3


ECE 350 Introduction to Elementary Teaching with Field Experience	3


ART 430 Art and Children	3


ECE 312 Child Development	3


SOC 321 Race, Ethnicity and Inequality in the United States (3)	3
or COMM 325 Intercultural Communication (3)
or ENGLT 336 Race and Ethnicity in Contemporary American Literature (3)


Total Units Required	53

¹Students should contact a counselor about any new program requirements for CSU transfer.

Associate Degree
The Liberal Studies for Elementary Education Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree may be obtained by completion of the required program, plus general education requirements, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60-unit total. See CRC graduation requirements.