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BA Degree in Liberal Studies in Elementary Education Requirements

LSEE Degree Requirements | LSEI: Integrated Program Degree Requirements | LSEE 4 Year Plan | Transfer Student 2 Year Plan

General Education Units/Grade

Area A= (9 lower division units) To Include:		Unit	Grade
	(1) ENGL 100 –First Year Reading & Composition (3)
	(2) COMM 100 – Fundamentals of Speech (3)
	(3) Critical Thinking (3)
Area B= (9 lower division units) At least 3 units in each of The 3 categories (one must have a laboratory)	(1) Life Forms (BIO 104 or 105)
	(2) Math Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning (Math 108)
	(3) Physical Universe (GEOL 108 or 109, or OCN 109)
Area C= See catalog list Arts, literature, philosophy, modern languages (9 lower division units from at least 3 different areas)	(1)
	(2)
	(3)
Area D= See catalog list Human, social, political, economic institutions & behavior ( not more than 1 course from any one area)	(1)
	(2)
	(3) HIST 110
Area E= Lifelong understanding & integration of self	(1) Human Integration (HED 400)
American Institutions (May be met by approved courses or exams)	(1) U.S. History (HIST 110)
	(2) U.S. Constitution California State & Local Government
Upper Division General Educ: 9 units, 3 each from areas B, C, D	(Area B) Met by LSEE Major Requirements
	(Area C) Met by LSEE Major Requirements
	(Area D) Met by LSEE Major Requirements
2 courses in Diversity & Common Ground (check catalog list)	(1) SOC 303 or ES/GEOG 304 or AIE 330/335/340 or COMM 322
2 courses in Diversity & Common Ground (check catalog list)	(2)

LIBERAL STUDIES ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

MAJOR CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

LOWER DIVISION:		Unit	Grade
	EDUC 110 – Introduction to Education (1)
	C256 – Middle Childhood Dev (3) OR PSYCH 213 – The School Age Child (3)
	EED 210 – Dir Exp With Children (1)Take with EED 310
UPPER DIVISION:	EED 310– Dir Exp With Children Seminar (1) Take with EED 210
	LSEE 311- Fieldwork and Seminar in Math (1.5) Take with Math 308B/C
	LSEE 312– Fieldwork and Seminar in Science & Social Studies (1.5)
	LSEE 411- Fieldwork and Seminar in Language Arts (2) Take the last semester of your degree
	LSEE 412 - Current Topics Seminar (1) Take the last semester of your degree
	MATH 308B – Math for Elementary Educators (3)
	MATH 308C – Math for Elementary Educators (3)
	HIST 311 – Ancient World Cultures to 1500 (3)
	MUS 312 – Musicianship (2)
	MUS 313 – Musicianship (2)
	ART 358 – Art Structure (3)
	ECON 320 – Developing Concepts in Economics (3)
	SCI 331 – Developing Concepts in Science Education (3)
	SCI 431 –The Nature and Practice of Sci for Elementary Educ (3)
One Course From:	SOC 303 – Race/Ethnic Relations (3) ES/GEOG 304 – Migrations & Ethnic Mosaics (3) AIE 330 – History of American Indian Education (3) AIE 335 - Social & Cultural Considerations (3) AIE 340 – Education Experiences (3) COMM 322- Intercultural Communication (4)
	ENGL 424 – Communication in Writing (3)
	ENGL 326 – Language Studies for Teachers (4)
	ENGL 323 – Children’s Literature (3)
	COMM 422 OR CD 355 –Children’s Communication Development (4/3)
	THEA 322 OR 484 – Creative Drama (3-4) or Creative Dance (3)
	GEOG 470 – Topics in Geography for Teachers (3)
	KINS 475 – Elementary School P. E. (3)
HSU Credential Program Prerequisite	EDUC 285- Technology for Educators (3) This class is not a graduation requirement.
DEPTH OF STUDY 9 Units

Must have a “C” or better in all major requirements.

LSEE DEPTH OF STUDY AREAS

All LSEE students are required to take 9 units of a depth of study area. See Program Advisor for specific depth of study options.

LSEE students may also want to earn a Subject Matter Authorization in a core subject area of English, Math, Arts, Physical Education, Languages, and Science.