You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Liberal Studies Program
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
Liberal Studies Major
Major requirements (58 units)
Core (15 units)
C Sci 5, 7, or IS 50 (3 units)
Options (select one) (12 units)
--- Multiple Subject Teaching Credential ---
Kines 152 (3 units)
CFS 39 or Psych 101 (3 units)
CFS 133, Psych 169, or RLS 125 (3 units)
Art 179, Dance 160, Drama 136, Ling 146, Music 153, or Spch 114 (3 units)
or
--- Non-Credential Liberal Studies ---
Department approved coursework (6 units)
Independent Study (6 units)
Content (28 units)
--- Arts/Humanities (7 units) ---
Engl 101, 102, or 103 (4 units)
Select one from Art 179; Art H 10, 11; Dance 160; Drama 136, 137, 138; Engl
41, 43; Hum 10, 11; Ling 132, 138, 146; Music 74, 153, 155; Spch 114 or
any foreign language (3 units)
--- Social Science (9 units) ---
Geog 4 (3 units)
Hist 11 (if not taken in GE CORE) (0-3 units)
Econ 165; Hist 1, 2, 12 (3-6 units)
--- Mathematics/Science (6 units) ---
Math 5, 41, 43 or 61; or higher level (3 units)
Biol 100, 110; Chem 1; Geog 5; Geol 1, 151, 155; or Phys 10 or higher level
(3 units)
--- Ethnic/Gender/Culture (6 units) ---
Af Am 195, AsAm 195, CLS 195, A I S 195, or W S 195 (3 units)
Select one (3 units)
Credential option
CLS 143 or Ling 147 (3 units)
or
Non-credential option
Af Am 144; AsAm 110; CLS 116, 152; A I S 103; W S 131 or 135 (3 units)
Upper-division concentration (12 units)
Information and major approval forms are available in the Liberal Studies
Office or in the Liberal Studies Program Handbook.
Senior Project: EHD 115 (3 units)
General Education (51 units)
CORE (18 units)
BREADTH (27 units)
CAPSTONE (upper division) (6 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements (15-21 units)
(See Advising Notes 1 and 2.)
(See Degree Requirements); may be used toward
a dual major or minor.
Total (124 units)
Advising Notes
- Engl 101, 102, or 103 double-count for Division 6 of General Education and the major. This requirement will also satisfy part of the university upper-division units for General Education if taken during or after the semester 60 units are attained.
- Geog 4 double counts for Division 8 and the major.
- Courses used to satisfy CAPSTONE may not be used to satisfy requirements for the major.
- The upper-division writing skills requirement must be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units of coursework are completed. See Degree Requirements.
- Students in the Non-Credential Liberal Arts Option of the major, or students with a degree other than Liberal Studies, who desire to pursue the Multiple Subject Credential must either complete additional coursework in the major or receive a passing score on the Multiple Subject Assessment for Teachers (MSAT) along with passing scores on Content Area Exercise No. 1 and Content Area Exercise No. 2.
- Liberal Studies majors who plan to obtain a Multiple Subject Credential (elementary teaching) should attend a Multiple Subject orientation by signing up in ED 100 during the semester prior to entering the credential program.
- CR/NC coursework is not allowed in the major.
