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Liberal Studies Program
Liberal Studies Blended Program
The Blended Program blends or integrates three elements - the General Education program, the courses required in the liberal studies major, and the courses required for teacher preparation - which can result in a B.A. in Liberal Studies and a preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential or Educational Specialist Credential. All liberal studies students complete the same program of 99-103 units of general education and major courses but then have several ways in which they may complete their degree. For those pursuing a Multiple Subject or Educational Specialist Credential, most of the credential courses may be included in a carefully planned four-year program.
Attention: The liberal studies degree and credential listed here are correct as of the time of publication of this catalog. As teacher education programs are subject to state and system legislative control, it is recommended that students interested in the credential consult the Education Student Services Center of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development for current program requirements.
Those intending to complete the bachelor's degree and not teach, should enroll only in the courses listed in the major requirements below. However, they will have units remaining for elective or double major work. Those intending to teach should enroll in both the major requirements and each of the courses listed under the credential requirements.
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Requirements
Liberal Studies Major
Major requirements (90-92 units)
--- General Education Areas (51-53 units) ---
[A1] COMM 3, 7,
or 8 (3 units)
[A2] ENGL 5B or 10
(3 units)
[A3] Any A3 course (3 units)
[B1] NSCI 1A (3-4 units)
[B2] BIOL 10 (3 units)
[B4] MATH 10A (3 units)
[C1] ART 1; ARTH
10 and 11; MUSIC
9, 74; or DRAMA
62 (3 units)
[C1 or C2] ENGL 20, 30; HUM
10, 11 (3-4 units)
[C2] HIST 20* (3 units)
[D1] HIST 11 (3 units)
[D2] PLSI 2 (3 units)
[D3] GEOG 4 (3 units)
[E] CFS 39 (3 units)
[IB] NSCI 115 (3 units)
[IC] IAS 108 (3 units)
[ID] SSCI 110 (3 units)
[MI] SSCI 180 or SOC
111 (3 units)
--- Other Major Requirements (39 units)---
CSCI 5 or IS
52 and 52L (3 units)
KINES 152 (3 units)
LING 11 (3 units)
MATH 10B (3 units)
PSYCH 169, SPED
120, or RA 125 (3 units)
ART 179, MUSIC
153, DRAMA 136, 137, or DANCE
160 (3 units)
ENGL 117W (3 units)
CI 100 (3 units)
COMM 114 (3 units)
ECON 165 (3 units)
LING 132 (3 units)
MATH 100 (3 units)
EES 9 (3 units)
--- Concentrations (select one) (9-12 units) ---
Consult your adviser for a list of concentrations. All concentrations require
a total of 12 units. In most cases, the initial 3 units are fulfilled by
the "lead-in" course which is found in the major. Courses taken
for G.E. credit cannot count toward the concentration.
Electives and remaining degree requirements (16-21 units)
Electives may be used to satisfy Multiple Subject or Education Specialist
Credential Program requirements as listed below.
Total (120 units)
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* HIST 20 is G.E. Area C2 for liberal studies students only. (For all other students, HIST 20 is G.E. Area D3.)
Visual and Performing Arts Requirement Note
Selection of a visual and performing arts course in the major (ART 179,
MUSIC 153, DRAMA 136, 137 or DANCE 160) must be from a discipline that is
different from that taken to meet G.E. Area C1.
Multiple Subject Credential
- Prerequisite: EHD 50.
- Prerequisite or corequisite*: CI 100.
- For students pursuing a credential and a liberal studies degree simultaneously, the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) must be passed prior to enrollment in final student teaching (EHD 170 or SPED 175/176). For students pursuing a Multiple Subject Education/Specialist Credential after completion of a degree, the CSET must be passed as one condition for admission to the program.
- Courses
CI 171, 175, 176; EHD 170, 174, 178; LEE 172, 173, 177; SPED 179
Total (51 units)
Note: Consult adviser for sequencing of courses.
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* CI 100 may be taken concurrently with Phase 1 courses. CI 100 must be
completed prior to beginning Phase 2 courses.
Education Specialist Credential
- Prerequisite: EHD 50.
- Prerequisite or corequisite*: CI 100
- For students pursuing a credential and a liberal studies degree simultaneously, the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) must be passed prior to enrollment in final student teaching (EHD 170 or SPED 175/176). For students pursuing a Multiple Subject Education/Specialist Credential after completion of a degree, the CSET must be passed as one condition for admission to the program.
- Courses
CI 171, 175, 176; LEE 172, 173, 177; EHD 174, 178; SPED 125, 130, 156, 171/172, 175/176;
Mild/Moderate
SPED 126, 136, 137
Moderate/Severe
SPED 145, 146, 147
Other approved courses
Total (51 units)
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* CI 100 may be taken concurrently with Phase 1 courses. CI 100 must be
completed prior to beginning Phase 2 courses.
For additional information regarding admission to the Multiple Subject or Education Specialist Credential programs, contact the Education Student Services Center in ED 100 or visit the KSOEHD Web site at http://www.fresnostate.edu/kremen/.
Liberal Studies majors who plan to obtain a credential should attend an orientation by signing up in the Education Student Services Center in ED 100 during the semester prior to entering the credential program.
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