Associate in Arts Degree in Liberal Studies
2018-2019 Map
Total Units: 61 - 66
Term 1
15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| Bilingual Studies Option (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| Liberal Studies Option: Elective | |||
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| ENGL-2: Reading and Composition | 3 | Recommended English placement varies. | |
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Prerequisite(s): ENGL 118 or ENGL 119 This course develops college-level critical reading and writing practices. Students will critically read expository, argumentative, and fictional texts and develop expository, persuasive, and argumentative academic writing. Essays will demonstrate reading comprehension, analysis, critique, academic research, and synthesis. (C-ID ENGL 100). |
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| MATH-4: Concpt- Math Teach I | 3 | Recommended math placement varies. | |
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 or MATH 124 This course focuses on the development of quantitative reasoning skills through in-depth, integrated explorations of topics in mathematics, including real number systems and subsystems. Emphasis is on comprehension and analysis of mathematical concepts and applications of logical reasoning. (C-ID MATH 120). |
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| Butte Local Area F - Self-Integration (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| EDUC-2: Intro to Education | 3 | EDUC-2 requires 51 hours of field experience. | |
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course introduces students to the concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today's contemporary schools, Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Topics include teaching as a profession and career, historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system, contemporary educational issues, California's Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP), and Teacher Performance Standards (TPS). In addition to class time, the course requires 51 hours of structured fieldwork in public school elementary classrooms that represent California's diverse student population, and includes cooperation with at least one carefully selected and campus-approved certificated classroom teacher. (C-ID EDUC 200). |
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Term 2
21 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| Bilingual Studies Option | 4 | Prerequisite SPAN-1. | |
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| Liberal Studies Option (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| MATH-5: Concpt-Math Teach II | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 or MATH 124 This course develops mathematical topics needed for elementary school teaching with a focus on reasoning, problem solving, and communication. The topics include elementary statistics and probability, two- and three-dimensional geometry, measurement, coordinate geometry, and graphing. Meets requirements for elementary school teacher certification. |
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| BIOL-1: Introduction to Biology | 4 | ||
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Unit(s): 4.00
This course is a survey of the basic principles and concepts used by biologists to explain how organisms live and survive. Topics include ecology, a survey of the worlds organisms, genetics, evolution, cell structure and function, and energy conversions. |
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Term 3
11.5 - 15.5 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| Bilingual Studies Option | 4 | ||
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| Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| Required Core Choice (Select One) | 1 - 4 | Department recommends PSC-12. | |
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| Kinesiology Activity (Select One) | 0.5 - 1.5 | ||
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| HIST-3: World History to 1500 | 3 | Double counts for multicultural breadth. | |
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course is a survey of the development of world civilizations from prehistoric humans to 1500. Major themes include: broad patterns of change; dynamics of race, class, gender and ethnicity; reciprocal influence between the physical environment and human societies; and ways in which human groups have interacted with one another. In addition, the course examines distinctive forms of political, social, and economic organization, and significant scientific achievements, cultural developments, and belief systems. The course also provides an introduction to historical method. (C-ID HIST 150). |
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Term 4
13.5 - 14.5 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| Bilingual Studies Option | 4 | ||
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| Bilingual Studies Option | 3 | ||
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| Liberal Studies Option: Elective | For transfer, see www.assist.org. Also make sure to have enough units (60) needed to graduate. | ||
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| Liberal Studies Option: Elective | For transfer, see www.assist.org. Also make sure to have enough units (60) needed to graduate. | ||
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| Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3 | PSY-41 double counts for multicultural breadth. | |
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| HIST-5: World History since 1500 | 3 | Double counts for multicultural breadth. | |
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course is a survey of the development of world civilizations since 1500. Major themes include: broad patterns of change; dynamics of race, class, gender and ethnicity; reciprocal influence between the physical environment and human societies; and ways in which human groups have interacted with one another. In addition, the course examines distinctive forms of political, social, and economic organization, and significant scientific achievements, cultural developments, and belief systems. The course also provides an introduction to historical method. (C-ID HIST 160). |
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| Kinesiology Activity (Select One) | 0.5 - 1.5 | ||
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