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Associate of Arts:

Liberal Arts

LIBERAL ARTS

Associate in Arts Degree & Transfer Major

Transfer Program

The Liberal Arts degree is designed for students planning to transfer to afour year college/university, including the California State University (CSU)and the University of California (UC) system. This degree provides a well-rounded academic education in the liberal arts and sciences

.The Liberal Arts degree consists of the following: 1) general education re-quirements, 2) 18 units in an area of emphasis, and 3) electives, for a totalof 60 units.

•Select one of the three options to meet general education requirements:

Option 1.     Los Angeles City College Plan A General Education(30 units min.).

Option 2.     CSU GE Breadth Certification (39 units min.). Option 2 mustinclude a health course (CSU GE - Area E). Option 2 mustalso include one physical education/dance activity course.

Option 3.     IGETC Certification (37 units min.). Option 3 must includeAmerican Institutions/Government requirement. Option 3must also include a health and physical education/dance activity course.

• Choose an Area of Emphasis (18 units min.)

• Complete electives for the required 60 total units for the AA degree \

Areas of Emphasis

Social and Behavioral Sciences

These courses emphasize the perspective, concepts, theories andmethodologies found in the social and behavioral sciences. Students willstudy about themselves and others as members of a larger society. Thispattern emphasizes the contributions and perspectives of men, women andmembers of various ethnic and cultural groups and a comparative perspectiveon both Western and non-Western societies.

African American Studies 2, 4, 5, 7

Asian American Studies 1

Anthropology 102, 103

Business 1

Chicano Studies 7, 8

Child Development 1

Economics 1, 2

Geography 2

History 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13

Journalism 105

Law 3

Linguistics 2, 3

Political Science 1, 2, 7

Psychology 1, 13, 18

Sociology 1, 2, 11

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

These courses emphasize the natural sciences which examine the physicaluniverse, its life forms, and its natural phenomena. Courses in mathematicsemphasize the development of mathematical and quantitative reasoningbeyond the level of intermediate algebra.

Anatomy 1

Anthropology 101, 111

Astronomy 1, 5, 10, 11

Biology 1, 3, 6, 7, 25

Chemistry 51, 60 or 68, 101,101, 102, 211, 212, 221

Earth Science 1

Geography 1, 3, 15

Geology 1, 6

Mathematics 227, 230, 236, 237, 260,261, 262, 263, 270, 272, 275

Meteorology 3

Microbiology 1, 20

Oceanography 1

Physical Science 1, 14

Physics 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 21,22, 101, 102, 103

Physiology 1

Psychology 2

Arts and Humanities

These courses bring together art, music, history, literature, and cultural stud-ies. Students will interpret the ways in which people through the ages indifferent cultures have responded to themselves and the world around themin artistic and cultural creation.

African American Studies 20, 21, 60 (Music 135)

Art 101, 102, 103, 105, 107

(Chicano Studies 52), 109, 111, 201, 209, 501

Chicano Studies 44, 52 (Art 107)

Cinema 3, 4

Dance 805

English 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219,221,239, 240, 252, 253, 255, 270

Foreign Language courses including American Sign Language

Humanities 6, 8, 19, 20, 30, 31, 41 (Chinese 10), 42 (French 10), 44(Italian 10), 45 (Korean 10), 47 (Spanish 9), 48, (Spanish 10), 61, 63Music 101, 111,121, 122, 133, 135 (African American Studies 60)

Philosophy 1, 2, 12, 14, 19, 20, 30, 32, 35, 40, 41

Photography 10, 17, 34

Speech 130

Theater 100, 110, 400

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