Contact Information

Chair: Joanne Benschop

Office: Building OCT550, 760.795.6881

Full-Time Faculty

Joanne Benschop

Academic and Career Pathway

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Associate in Arts Degree

Liberal Arts - Elementary Subject Matter Education

This program is specifically geared toward the Cal State San Marcos liberal studies major. It incorporates subject requirements for the Elementary Subject Matter (ESM) and Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) teaching tracks. No course substitutions are permitted on this degree. Upon completion of those majors, students will be waived from the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET) testing requirements for admission to a California Multiple Subject credential program.

Program Student Learning Outcome

Upon successful completion of this program, students will demonstrate proficiency in lower-division academic content areas required for subject matter competency for elementary teaching credential students.

Course Requirements

Arts--Performing: One course required.		3
ART 100	Drawing and Composition
ART 101	Design and Color
ART 102	Drawing and Composition II
ART 103	3D Design
DNCE 185	Choreography
DRAM 130	Acting I
MUS 101	Music Theory I
Arts--Visual: One course required.		3
ART 157	Art Orientation
DNCE 101	Dance History
or DNCE 101H	Dance History (Honors)
DRAM 105	Introduction to Theatre
MUS 116	A Survey of World Music
Critical Thinking: One course required.		3-4
COMM 212	Argumentation
ENGL 201	Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature
or ENGL 201H	Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature (Honors)
ENGL 202	Critical Thinking and Composition
or ENGL 202H	Critical Thinking and Composition (Honors)
PHIL 100	Critical Thinking and Writing
PHIL 110	Introduction to Logic
or PHIL 110H	Introduction to Logic (Honors)
READ 100	Critical Reading and Thinking
Ethnic Studies: One course required.		3
CCS 232	Critical Issues in Chicana and Latina Studies
SOC 207	Race and Ethnic Relations
Or any CSU-GE Area F approved course.
History and Social Science: Four courses required.		13
HIST 100	World History to 1500
or HIST 100H	World History to 1500 (Honors)
HIST 110	United States History to 1877
or HIST 110H	United States History to 1877 (Honors)
GEOG 104	World Geography
PLSC 102	American Institutions and History
Human Development: One course required.		3
CHLD 113	Child and Adolescent Growth and Development
Language: Two courses required.		7
LING 110	English Language Structure and Function
FREN 101	Elementary French (First Semester)
or GRMN 101	Elementary German (First Semester)
or ITAL 101	Elementary Italian (First Semester)
or JAPN 101	Elementary Japanese (First Semester)
or JAPN 101H	Elementary Japanese (First Semester) (Honors)
or SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish (First Semester)
Mathematics: Two courses required.		6
MATH 105	Concepts and Structures of Elementary Mathematics I
MATH 106	Concepts and Structures of Elementary Mathematics II
Physical Education: One course required.		3
KINE 200	Physical Education in the Elementary School
Science: Three courses required.		10
BIO 111 & 111L	Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lecture) and Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lab)
or BIO 110	Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lecture/Lab)
EART 106	Earth and Space Science
or EART 106H	Earth and Space Science (Honors)
GEOG 101	Earth's Dynamic Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography
PHSN 106	Introduction to Physical Science: Physics and Chemistry
Speaking, Reading, and Literature: Three courses required.		10
COMM 101	Public Speaking
or COMM 106	Group Communication
or COMM 207	Interpersonal Communication
ENGL 100	Composition and Reading
or ENGL 100H	Composition and Reading (Honors)
LIT 120	Introduction to Literature
Total Units		64-65