Liberal Arts Associate in Arts Degree
The Associate in Arts degree with a major in Liberal Arts is designed for the student who wishes to explore various disciplines. At the completion of the Associate in Arts program, the student may pursue a major leading to a Baccalaureate degree and/or enter a career which utilizes the benefits from this interdisciplinary program. To transition to the Baccalaureate program on the Chalon campus, the student should consult with an advisor regarding General Education requirements and the program change process.
The Liberal Arts Program requirements include:
First Year Seminar (2,2)
ENG 1A/ENG 1B (3,3)
One year of Modern Language* (4,4)
One LACE Reasoning: Quantitative course (3)
One LACE Reasoning: Critical Thinking course (3)
One course from each LACE Central Core area; each course must be from a separate discipline (3, 3, 3, 3)
36 major units
*Students may take placement exams offered by MSMU's Language and Culture Department to fulfill the Language requirement. Successful completion will waive the Language Requirement but no units will be awarded.
Students must complete all Liberal Arts requirements with a grade of C- or better (except for English classes where grades must be C or better).
All General Education (LACE) requirements must be met, plus electives, for a total of 60 semester units.
Emphases
Required Courses
Students interested in pursuing the following majors in the Baccalaureate program may declare an emphasis. Students declaring an emphasis are required to take the following courses:
Child Development
| PSY 1 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 12 | Lifespan/Human Development | 3 |
| or | |
| PSY 13 | Child Development | 3 |
| or | |
| PSY 15 | Global Lifespan Development | 3 |
| EDU 34 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Principles and Practices | 3 |
| or | |
| EDU 134 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Principles and Practices | 3 |
English
| PHI 5 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| or | |
| PHI 10 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
Film and Social Justice
Complete at least three of the following courses:
History
Liberal Studies
| BIO 10 | Health Science | 3 |
| POL 1 | American Politics and Government | 3 |
| PSY 12 | Lifespan/Human Development | 3 |
| or | |
| PSY 13 | Child Development | 3 |
| or | |
| PSY 15 | Global Lifespan Development | 3 |
Political Science
| POL 1 | American Politics and Government | 3 |
| POL 2 | Introduction to World Politics | 3 |
Psychology
| PSY 1 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 40 | Basic Statistical Methods | 3 |
Sociology
| SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 38 | Statistics for Social Science | 3 |
Recommended Courses
Students interested in pursuing the following majors in the Baccalaureate program may declare an emphasis. The following courses are recommended:
Child Development
| EDU 32 | Observing, Recording, and Assessing Young Children | 3 |
| EDU 33 | The Visual and Performing Arts for the Young Child | 3 |
| EDU 37 | Infant and Toddler Development and Care I | 3 |
| EDU 35 | Language and Literacy Development in the Young Child | 3 |
| SW 6 | Child, Family, & Community | 3 |
English
Liberal Studies
| ART 2 | 2-Dimensional Art and Design: Global Perspectives | 3 |
| or | |
| BIO 5 | Life Sciences with Lab | 3 |
| or | |
| BIO 67 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| MTH 50 | Elementary Number Systems and Statistics | 3 |
| or | |
| MTH 51 | Elements of Geometry and Algebra | 3 |
| MUS 6 | The Music Community: Exploring Sound and Meaning | 3 |
| PHI 10 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| RST 61 | World Spiritualities: Introduction to World Religions | 3 |
Psychology
Sociology
Total Credit Hours: 60