Liberal Studies Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies is a multidisciplinary degree program designed for students whose needs or interests require a more broadly based liberal arts curriculum than is possible through existing disciplines. Most students pursuing this major intend to become teachers in K-8 classrooms. To facilitate achieving this goal, the Liberal Studies program provides the subject matter content required by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC)
Integrated Concentration
Quarter Curriculum (For students enrolled before Fall 2019)
Semester Curriculum
- Integrated Concentration Program Guide - Shortsheet
- The second page of the Shortsheet includes your updated Revolving Roadmap!
- Integrated Concentration Program Guide - Longsheet https://catalog.csusb.edu/colleges-schools-departments/arts-letters/liberal-studies-office/liberal-studies-ba/
General Concentration
The General Concentration prepares students to enter the Multiple Subject (Elementary School) teaching credential program, generally during a fifth year of post-graduate study in the College of Education. This option is best for those seeking credentials other than the Multiple Subject credential, such as special education. (Pre-Credential).
**NOTE**: Students on the General Concentration of the Liberal Studies major are required to declare an area of specialty. Students will find the list of available specialties, as well as the classes that can be taken to fulfill the specialty requirement.
Contact the Liberal Studies Programs office for further questions regarding specialties.
Contact Information (*Email communication must come from your CSUSB email*)
Quarter Curriculum (For students enrolled before Fall 2019)
Semester Curriculum
- General Concentration Program Guide - Shortsheet
- The second page of the Shortsheet includes your updated Revolving Roadmap!
- General Concentration Program Guide - Longsheet https://catalog.csusb.edu/colleges-schools-departments/arts-letters/liberal-studies-office/liberal-studies-ba/
- Specialty List
- Please make sure to scroll down to the General Concentration section.
Spanish Studies Concentration
The Spanish Studies concentration prepares students to enter the Multiple Subject (Elementary School) teaching credential program, generally during a fifth year of post-graduate study in the College of Education.This concentration is especially designed for those students interested in teaching English as a second language to children whose first language is Spanish. This concentration also prepares students to work in a bilingual/Spanish classroom setting. (Pre-Credential).
Semester Curriculum
- Spanish Studies Concentration Program Guide - Shortsheet
- The second page of the Shortsheet includes your updated Revolving Roadmap!
- Spanish Studies Concentration Program Guide - Longsheet https://catalog.csusb.edu/colleges-schools-departments/arts-letters/liberal-studies-office/liberal-studies-ba/
Liberal Arts Program
Semester Curriculum
- Liberal Arts Program Guide - Shortsheet
- The second page of the Shortsheet includes your updated Revolving Roadmap!
- Liberal Arts Program Guide - Longsheet https://catalog.csusb.edu/colleges-schools-departments/arts-letters/liberal-studies-office/liberal-studies-ba/
- Minors
- Please visit your Liberal Studies Advisor or Programs Coordinator with any questions.
- Liberal Arts Roadmap - Transfer
- Liberal Arts Roadmap - Freshman
Arts and Letters Track Update
The Liberal Studies Program - Arts and Letters Track was elevated to the Liberal Arts Program under semesters. This non-credential program option can be found below.
Quarter Curriculum (For students enrolled before Fall 2019)
Program Learning Outcomes
PLO 1: Reasoning
Engage and show proficiency and competency in various types of reasoning practices that result in both internal and external reflection. These reasoning practices should include: Critical thinking, Analysis, Quantitative, Qualitative, Abstract reasoning, Computational, Processes, Assessment, Evaluation
PLO 2: Artistic Expression
Display an appreciation of and participation in creative, performing, and visual artistic pursuits in order to develop an aesthetic awareness and a sense of artistic and intellectual property to include a public performance, exhibition, publication, or broadcast.
PLO 3: Community Engagement, Leadership, and Service Learning
Demonstrate a desire to effect positive social change through enacted leadership and advocacy by way of community engagement, service learning, and the practice of compassionate emotional intelligence as an intellectually independent and accountable professional who embodies the practice of responsibility for participation for lifelong learning.
PLO 4: Communication
Display the ability to articulate and effectively connect across multiple audiences while justifying perspectives with sensitivity and awareness through verbal, non-verbal, written, non-written, digital, and other multimodal communicative approaches.
PLO 5: Professionalization
Preparation to include the creation and demonstration of innovative lesson plans, where appropriate, along with a completed resume, curriculum vitae, letters of interest, cover letters, and letters of recommendation. Professionalization preparation is also to include participation in an international/multicultural immersion experience and verified examples of leadership, service, and collaborative endeavors.
PLO 6: Applied Knowledge/Theory and Practice/Research
Demonstrate the ability to conduct meaningful research with competency and proficiency while utilizing properly cited critical and information literacies that result in synthesis of process, creative problem solving, and the ability to move between discipline specific, trans/interdisciplinary, integrative, and collaborative approaches.
PLO 7: Diversity
Understand the value of and contribute to an understanding of the vitality, advancement, and conservation of our culturally, linguistically, socioeconomically, and geographically diverse, yet, globally connected society.