Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education Program, BA

The Liberal Studies Teacher Preparation - Integrated Teacher Education Program (LSTP-ITEP) combines the study of academic subjects aligned to California standards for the K-8 curriculum with professional preparation courses and field experiences leading to a preliminary Multiple Subject Credential (MSC). Successful completion of this ITEP leads to both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies and a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential.

The Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education Program, offered by the Department of Humanities , is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) for waiver of the subject matter examination (CSET for Multiple Subjects) required to earn a teaching credential. The program incorporates Teacher Preparation and information on how to become a teacher including the application and admission to the Multiple Subject Credential program.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division General Education	6 (28 units may be satisfied by major coursework)
American Institutions / US123 Requirements	0 (6 units may be satisfied by GE coursework)
Upper Division General Education	0 (9 units may be satisfied by major coursework)
Physical Education	2
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)	0 (3 units may be satisfied by HUM 100W)
Major Requirements	87
Credential Courses	36
University Electives	4
Total	120

2. Major Requirements (87 units)

Reading, Language and Literature (21 units)

CHAD 135 - Development of Language & Literacy in Children 3 unit(s)
EDEL 108A - Curriculum: Reading/Language Arts 3 unit(s)
EDTE 262 - Classroom Issues in the Language/Literacy Development of L2 Learners 3 unit(s)
ENGL 1A - First Year Writing 3 unit(s) (GE Area 1A / Formerly Area A2)
ENGL 2 - Critical Thinking and Writing 3 unit(s) (GE Area 1B / Formerly Area A3) (ENGL 1B also accepted for Transfer Students.)
ENGL 112A - Children’s Literature 3 unit(s)
LING 107 - Patterns of English 3 unit(s)

History and Social Science (18 units)

LSTP 10 - Chronicles of Education 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3B / Formerly Area C2)
LSTP 139 - Education and (In)Equality 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
SOCS 137 - California History for Teachers 3 unit(s)
SOCS 139 - World History for Teachers 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)

American Institutions

Complete one sequence:

Asian American Studies (6 units)
AAS 33A - Asian Americans in U.S. History I 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II 3 unit(s) [(GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D) + US123]
Chicana and Chicano Studies (6 units)
CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 unit(s) [(GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D) + US123]
U.S. History and Government (6 units)
HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History 3 unit(s) [(GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D) + US1]
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government 3 unit(s) [(GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D) + US23]
American Studies (6 units)
AMS 10 - Stories that Make America 3 unit(s) [(GE Area 3B / Formerly Area C2) + US1]
AMS 11 - Visions of Democracy 3 unit(s) [(GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D) + US23]

Mathematics (9 units)

MATH 12 - Number Systems 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 105 - Concepts in Mathematics, Probability, Statistics 3 unit(s)
MATH 106 - Intuitive Geometry 3 unit(s)

Science (15 units)

BIOL 21 - Human Biology 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5B and 5C / Formerly Area B2 and B3)
CHEM 30A - Introductory Chemistry 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
ENVS 158 - Environmental Education 3 unit(s)
GEOL 103 - Earth Systems and the Environment 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 2/5 / Formerly Area R)
PHYS 1 - Elementary Physics 3 unit(s) (GE Area 5A / Formerly Area B1)

Visual and Performing Arts (9 units)

CA 177 - Interdisciplinary Arts for Teaching 3 unit(s)

Art Disciplines (6 units)

Complete six units in two different art disciplines:

ART 138 - Elementary Art Methods 3 unit(s)
ART 139 - Teaching Diversity through Art 3 unit(s)
CA 70 - Visual & Media Arts for K-8 Teachers 3 unit(s)
CA 75 - Performing Arts for K-8 Teachers 3 unit(s)
DANC 148 - Children’s Dance 3 unit(s)
MUSC 10B - Introduction to Music 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3A / Formerly Area C1)
MUSC 185A - Music for Children 3 unit(s)
TA 131 - Storytelling 3 unit(s)
TA 167 - Theatre in Education 3 unit(s)

Physical Education and Health (3 units)

CHAD 149 - Child Health and Activity 3 unit(s)

Human Development (3 units)

Complete one course from:

CHAD 60 - Child Development 3 unit(s)
CHAD 70 - Lifespan Development in a Global Context 3 unit(s)

Writing in the Disciplines (3 units)

HUM 100W - Writing in the Humanities & Interdisciplinary Arts 3 unit(s) (WID)

Field Study (6 units)

LSTP 85A - Fieldwork in Humanities A 1 unit(s)
LSTP 85B - Fieldwork in Humanities B 1 unit(s)
LSTP 85C - Fieldwork in Humanities C 1 unit(s)
LSTP 185 - Field Experience in Humanities 3 unit(s)

3. Credential Courses (36 units)

Credential Core Courses (9 units)

EDTE 224 - Seminar in Educational Psychology 3 unit(s)
EDTE 260 - Critical Perspectives on Schooling for a Pluralist Democracy 3 unit(s)
EDTE 294 - Research/Practices in Health and Special Education 3 unit(s)

Methods (9 units)

EDEL 108B - Curriculum: Science 3 unit(s)
EDEL 108C - Curriculum: Social Studies 3 unit(s)
EDEL 108D - Curriculum: Mathematics 3 unit(s)

Student Teaching (18 units)

EDEL 143A - Beginning Student-Teaching (Phase I) 1-6 unit(s) (4 units required)
EDEL 143B - Advanced Student-Teaching (Phase II) 1-10 unit(s) (10 units required)
EDTE 297C - CalTPA Support 1 unit(s) (Course taken twice.)
EDTE 297F - Field Support 1 unit(s) (Course taken twice.)

4. University Elective (4 units)

Total Units Required (135 units)

All freshmen and transfer students enter as Liberal Studies Teacher Preparation majors. Students apply for the ITEP in the first semester of their junior year. Applicants must meet credential program standards and undergo screening for admission.
All courses required for the credential must be completed with a grade of C or higher, unless otherwise noted. The cumulative GPA for all credential courses must be 3.0 or higher.