Liberal Studies, B.A. - Pre-Credential Subplan/Option: 120 units

Major Required: 42 units

• GSC 1100 - Water in a Changing World (3) [B1]

• OR

• GSC 2120 - Earth Science for Elementary Educators (2) [B1] and
• GSC 2120L - Earth Science for Elementary Educators Laboratory (1) [B1 and B3]

•  

• HST 1101 - World Civilizations to 1500 (3) [C2]
• HST 1102 - World Civilizations from 1500 (3) [C2]

•  

• HST 3370 - History of California (3) [C3] or
• IGE 3200 - Mad Scientists and Aliens: Science and Technology in Popular Culture (3) [C3]

•  

• KIN 3100 - Elementary Physical Education (3) * or
• KIN 4430 - Inequality in Sport and Physical Activity (3) [D4] *

•  

• LS 1020 - Integrating Knowledge, Learning, and Engagement for Success (3) [E]
• LS 2011 - Introduction to Liberal Studies: History, Purposes, and Critique of the Liberal Arts and Sciences (3)
• LS 3011 - Knowledge and Knowing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences (3)
• LS 3031 - The Social Sciences and the Liberal Arts (3)
• LS 4011 - Liberal Studies Special Topics in Humanities, Social Science or Natural Sciences (3)
• LS 4211 - Arts in Action (3)
• LS 4611 - Liberal Studies Senior Capstone (3)
• PLS 2010 - Introduction to American Government (3) [D2]
• TH 4230 - Integrated Arts (3)

Note(s):

*Students interested in elementary teaching should take KIN 3100  and GSC 2120 /GSC 2120L  to meet the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing’s definition of “subject matter competent,” a requirement to enter a teaching credential program. Taking KIN 4430  or GSC 1100  will apply towards graduation but will not provide the subject matter knowledge necessary to qualify as subject matter competent for an elementary education teaching credential program. Students who do not complete these courses are responsible for acquiring the missing content to prepare for the credential program, which will not reteach it.

Subplan/Option Required: 35 units

• ECS 3600 - Emergent Literacy in First and Second Language Acquisition (3)
• ENG 2804 - Children’s Literature (3)
• GEO 1020 - Human Geography (3) [D3]
• LS 3021 - Interdisciplinary Humanities (3)
• LS 3042S - Equity Issues in K-9 Environmental and Science Education Service Learning (3)
• LS 4601S - Liberal Studies Synthesis Interdisciplinary Perspective on Contemporary Public Education (3)
• MAT 1940 - Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers (4) [B4]
• MAT 3940 - Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers: Algebraic and Statistical Reasoning (4)
• MAT 3950 - Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers: Geometry (3)
• PHY 2120 - Physical Science for Elementary Educators (2) [B1]
• PHY 2120L - Physical Science for Elementary Educators Laboratory (1) [B1 and B3]
• PSY 2206 - Child Psychology for Educators (3)

Subplan/Option Electives: 6 units

All subplan/option elective courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or better to receive major credit. Any combination of courses listed below will satisfy the required 6 units. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for helping students to choose courses of interest that best fit your career goals, but there is no requirement for choosing a specific emphasis for fulfilling these units. A chosen emphasis in combination with other major courses benefits pre-credential students by demonstrating a concentration in a single subject matter area.

Unrestricted Electives: 0-16 units

Select a sufficient number of courses from “Major Required”, “Subplan/Option Required”, “Subplan/Option Electives”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” so that they total at least 120 units.

General Education Requirements: 48 units

Students should view their Degree Progress Report (DPR) for information regarding their General Education requirements. Unless specific GE courses are required for their major, please refer to the list of approved courses in the General Education Program in the University Catalog, https://catalog.cpp.edu. When viewing the catalog, students should select the catalog year associated with the GE requirements listed in their Degree Progress Report.

American Institutions: 6 units

Courses that satisfy this requirement may also satisfy GE Areas D1 and D2.

Graduation Writing Test

The Graduation Writing Test (GWT) is suspended until Fall 2025. Students entering Cal Poly Pomona before Fall 2025 are not required to take the Graduation Writing Test.

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 3003 - Cal Poly Pomona Undergraduate Sponsored Summer Experience (0)