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Liberal Studies, B.A. Professional Emphasis - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Requirements	44
Upper Division Rquirements	16
Capstone	3
Additional General Education and Graduation Requirements	57
Total Units	120

Requirements for the Professional Emphasis

Special Grade Requirement:
A minimum grade of “C-” is required in all major courses.

Lower Division Requirements - 44 units

ART 102 - Multicultural Children’s Art Units: 3
BIOL 170 - Foundations of Life Science Units: 4
COMM 101 - Public Speaking Units: 3
ECS 150 - Child Development and Learning in Diverse Contexts Units: 3
ENGL 105 - Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
ENGL 212 - Children’s Literature in a Diverse World Units: 3
HIST 211 - World Civilizations: Origins to 1500 Units: 3
HIST 275 - The United States to 1900 Units: 3
LS 110 - Computer Literacy for Educators (Cross-listed as COMP 110) Units: 3
LS 220 - Developing Literacy in Diverse Classrooms Units: 3
MATH 208 - Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I: Numbers and Problem-Solving Units: 3
PA 210 - Understanding Dance and Music for Elementary Education Units: 3
PHSC 170 - Foundations in Physical Science Units: 4
POLS 150 - American Political Institutions Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 16 units

EDUC 320 - Education in Modern Society Units: 3
EDUC 345 - Media Literacy and Youth Culture (Cross-listed as COMM 345) Units: 3
GEOL 300 - Foundations of Earth Science Units: 4
HIST 369 - California History and Culture Units: 3
MATH 308 - Foundational Geometry, Probability, and Statistics Units: 3

Capstone - 3 units

Note: Capstone Course LS 490 must be passed with a grade of “B” or better for this Emphasis.

LS 490 - Capstone Course Units: 3

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (21 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation

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