Deon Garcia
Senior Lecturer, Director of Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies program at the University of Redlands is designed to prepare you for a career in education with a focus on diverse classroom settings. This state-recognized program provides a comprehensive foundation in the subject areas required for a multiple-subject teaching credential. By completing the program, you demonstrate your expertise and fulfill the requirements to pursue teaching credentials without needing to take the CSET exams.
Majoring in liberal studies at Redlands will allow you to fulfill the demanding need for educators, by providing you with a strong foundation to build your teaching career through core classes, faculty support, and community connections. As you work towards completing the program, you will be encouraged to select a subject area that could provide flexibility for you to also earn a single subject area credential to teach at the high school level, in addition to the multiple subject teaching credential, or to open a pathway into a second profession or graduate study. Students must also complete a second major for the Liberal Studies major.
All Liberal Studies core courses and the subject matter courses must be at least 3 credits and must be completed with a grade of 2.0 or higher. Students with recommended placement in advanced courses in any discipline are encouraged to enroll accordingly. All course substitutions or equivalences for major courses must be approved by the Liberal Studies program director.
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Subject-Matter Courses
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
EDUG331 - Child Development
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
HIST122 - American History Since 1877
HIST101 - World History to 1450
ENGL 200 Level Course
Choose any 200-level course, but recommended courses are listed.
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
ENGL207 - Children's Literature
ENGL208 - Young Adult Fiction
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
MUS118 - Teaching Music in the Classroom
THA140 - Acting Fundamentals
ART132 - 2-D Design
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
MATH102 - Explorations in Mathematics for Prospective Educators
This course has a prerequisite of MATH101: Finite Mathematics.
BIOL107 - Concepts of Biology
And one of the following:
CHEM102 - Introduction to Chemistry of Environment
EVST100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
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