Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Science in General Studies
The Bachelor of Science in General Studies is the program of choice for the student who plans to become a skilled elementary classroom teacher. The General Studies program emphasizes:

awareness of the school's culture-building role in a free and productive society,
selection and use of the appropriate model of teaching and instructional materials to achieve the objective of a lesson,
awareness of the language, economic, racial and ethnic experiences that affect teaching and learning, and the professional skills to account for diversities,
transformation of academic content to pedagogy,
development of relationships with colleagues.

Requirements for the degree meet the state's requirements for a Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential with a Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development Emphasis. This credential authorizes a person to teach in a regular classroom or a classroom with limited-English-proficient students.

Admission Requirements
Admission requirements are: a completed university application with an indication of GNST (General Studies) as the major and a grade point average of 2.75 (A = 4.0) in any previous undergraduate work. Admission decisions are made on the full application and not on any one criterion.

Unit Requirements
The total unit requirement for graduation is 128 units.

Grade Point Average Requirement
A 2.75 grade point average must be maintained for all courses taken in the major.

Advisement
Each student, immediately after admission, is assigned a faculty advisor. The faculty advisor is available to the student throughout the student's stay at USC and is ready to discuss topics of mutual professional interest.
Each student also has a staff advisor in the School of Education who can provide technical assistance regarding program requirements and procedures. Checkpoints with staff advisors have been established to assure regular, accurate advisement. These are: summer orientation and welcome by staff advisors; mandatory advisement for the first 24 units at USC; CTSE 130 Introduction to Curriculum Frameworks (1 unit) or a passing score on the examination during the first year at USC; Credential Essentials Workshop prior to enrolling in CTSE 410; student teaching interview, prior to enrolling in CTSE 424-425 Curriculum, Methods, and Directed Teaching; exit interview prior to application for the credential.
Notification of these events are sent by mail and/or announced in classes.
The advisement office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located in Waite Phillips Hall, Room 1001. The phone number is (213) 740-3471.

Diversity Requirement
All students must pass one course from the list of courses approved to meet the standard diversity requirement. These courses carry the designation "m" for multiculturalism.

Course Requirements

Subject Areas 76 units
Concentration 16 units
Subject Area/Professional 9 units
Professional 27 units
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Total 128 units

Subject Areas

Requirements Units
Composition Skill Level: Expository Writing 101 and Expository Writing 102 or equivalent 8
Foreign Language II and III (2 courses) 8
The Natural World (one course must have a lab)
Earth Sciences (1 general education course) 4
Life Sciences (1 GE course) 4
Physical Sciences (1 GE course) 4
American Public Life (1 GE course) 4
Western Culture I (1 GE course) 4
Western Culture II (1 GE course) 4
Non-Western Cultures (1 GE course) 4
Literature (1 GE course) 4
Empirical Approaches (1 GE course) 4
Ethical Approaches (1 GE course) 4
The Arts (one course in art and one in music; one course must have hands-on experience)
1 GE course 4
1 GE or other course 4

Mathematics
MATH 040x Basic Mathematical Skills,
or Placement Examination 0
MATH 200 Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint 4
U.S. History and Constitution
HIST 200 The American Experience, or
GEOG 222 Geography of American Politics 4
Physical Education
EXSC 300L Physiology of Exercise 4

General education (GE) courses are chosen from the list of classes published in the USC Catalogue, and the General Education Addendum.

Concentration
Concentrations are available in these areas: English, fine arts, geography, history, mathematics, music, earth sciences, life sciences, or physical sciences. Students select one area and meet the specified requirements.

English Units
ENGL 263 American Literature 4
ENGL 440 American Literature to 1865 4
ENGL 445 The Literatures of America: Cross-cultural Perspectives 4
LING 411 Linguistics and Education 4

or Fine Arts Units

Required:
FA 121 Western Art after 1500 4
FA 207a Two-Dimensional Art Workshop 2
FA 303 Visual Literacy: Fundamentals of Visual Expression 4

Two of the following:
FA 101a Drawing I 3
FA 102 Two-Dimensional Design 3
FA 106a Sculpture I 3
FA 105 Painting I 3
FA 112 Ceramics 3
FA 209a Photography 3

or Geography Units
Required:
GEOG 160L Introduction to Physical Geography 4
GEOG 205 Introduction to Human Geography 4

Two of the following:
GEOG 300 Social and Population Geography 4
GEOG 305 Economic Geography 4
GEOG 310 Approaches to the Study of Cities 4
GEOG 320 Geopolitics 4
GEOG 331 Geography of the United States and Canada 4
GEOG 335 Geography of Latin America 4
GEOG 340 Geography of the Chicano Southwest 4
GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4
GEOG 360 Natural Hazards 4
GEOG 365L Fundamentals of Weather and Climate 4
GEOG 370 Marine and Coastal Zone Geography 4
GEOG 410 Urban Geography 4
GEOG 419 Environment and Health 4
GEOG 431 Geography of California 4
GEOG 437 Geography of Mexico 4
GEOG 477 Water Resources 4
GEOG 497L Computer Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 4

or History
One course from each of the following four categories. No more than one of the four courses can be taken at the lower division (100 or 200) level.

1. U.S. History: Making a New Nation Units
HIST 200 The American Experience 4
HIST 457 The American West 4
HIST 475 Colonial America 4

2. U.S. History: Growth and Conflict, 1785 to the Present
HIST 250 History of the Black American 4
HIST 343 Work, Leisure, and Violence in Industrializing America 4
HIST 352 The American Civil War 4
HIST 356 The Old South 4
HIST 378 History of Asian Immigration to the United States 4
HIST 478 The United States, 1789-1850 4
HIST 483 The United States, 1877-1919 4

3. World History: Ancient Civilization
HIST 101 The Ancient World 4
HIST 301 The Greek World 4
HIST 335 History of Japan to 1550 4
HIST 338 China to 960 A.D. 4

4. World History: Medieval and Early Modern Times
HIST 102 Medieval Civilization 4
HIST 103 The Emergence of Modern Europe: The Renaissance to Napoleon 4
HIST 311 France and Europe in the Age of Louis XIV 4
HIST 316 The Renaissance 4
HIST 320 Russian and Soviet Rebels: The Moral Dilemma and the Continuity of Dissent 4
HIST 325 History of England and Great Britain to 1603 4
HIST 326 History of England and Great Britain since 1603 4
HIST 339 China, 960-1800 A.D. 4
HIST 353 Outlaws and Outcasts in the European Past 4
HIST 405 Intellectual History of the Middle Ages 4
HIST 406 Special Periods in Medieval History 4
HIST 408 History of Ancient and Medieval Science 4
HIST 410 The Age of Humanism and Reformation 4
HIST 415 History of Russia to 1861 4
HIST 419 Poland and Its Neighbors in the Middle Ages 4
HIST 423 Europe, Africa and Asia: Maritime Relations 1415-1789 4
HIST 431 Tudor and Stuart England 4
HIST 432 Britain in the 18th Century 4

or Mathematics Units
Required:
MATH 125 Calculus I 4
MATH 126 Calculus II 4
Two of the following:
MATH 430 Theory of Numbers 4
MATH 434 Geometry and Transformations 4
MATH 450 History of Mathematics 4

or Music Units
MUEN 207 or 210 or
410 or 412 Choral Performance, or
MUED 301 Introduction to Music Education 1
MUED 330 Fundamentals of Music 4
MUED 479 Music for the Elementary Classroom Teacher 3
MUHL 200 Introduction to Concert Music 4
MUHL 302 Music Cultures of the World 4

or Science
The science areas of concentration can be satisfied by four courses in earth, physical or life sciences selected with the advisement of appropriate science department faculty.
The courses which fulfill the concentration must be coherently related; must include exposure to the scientific method, basic scientific concepts, historical and contemporary scientific relevance; and must not have significant overlap.

Subject Area/Professional

Requirements Units
Senior Year
CTSE 415ab Content to Pedagogy: Mathematics in the Elementary School 1-1
CTSE 416 Content to Pedagogy: Art, Music, and P.E. 3
CTSE 417ab Content to Pedagogy: From Science Content to Science Curriculum 1-1
CTSE 418ab Content to Pedagogy: From Social Sciences to Social Studies 1-1

Professional

Requirements Units
Freshman Year
CTSE 130 Introduction to Curriculum Frameworks (1 unit or examination) 0

Sophomore Year
CTSE 203 Teaching and Learning in School Settings 4

Junior Year
CTSE 409 Foundations of Language Education 3
CTSE 410 The Teaching of Reading and Writing 4

Senior Year
CTSE 414 Learning and Evaluation 2
CTSE 424ab Curriculum and Methods in Elementary Education 3-3
CTSE 425ab Observation and Directed Teaching in Elementary Schools 4-4

Directed Teaching
Each student must meet the following requirements before enrolling in the directed teaching courses:
(1) 80% completion of a state-approved Subject Matter Competency Program leading to the MST or SST credential.
(2) Successful completion of CTSE 130, 203, 409 and 410; and HIST 200 or GEOG 222.
(3) An overall pass on the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST). We recommend that the CBEST be taken during the second year. Information may be obtained from the USC Testing Bureau, telephone (213) 740-7166.
(4) References from three professional studies instructors.
(5) A cumulative grade point average of 2.75 (A = 4.0).
(6) A Certificate of Clearance.
(7) Verification of tuberculosis skin test or chest X-ray.
(8) An interview with the Admissions Committee.

Credential Application
Credential application materials must be completed toward the end of the semester in which all requirements will be met. Application materials may be obtained from and submitted directly to the Office of Student Services, Waite Phillips Hall 801.
Credential requirements may change due to state law. Students are advised to consult periodically with Teacher Education Advisement, Waite Phillips Hall, Room 1001, for current credential requirements.

Professional Clear Credential Requirements
For completion of the Professional Clear Multiple Subject Teaching credential program, a fifth year of course work is required.
The requirements are admission to the master's program, and CTSE 432, 533, 565, 593ab and 14 additional units of graduate study in education, approved in advance by the advisor. Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required. Admission to the master's program requires a 3.0 grade point average and submittal of Graduate Record Examinations scores.

Educational Placement
The Office of Career Counseling and Educational Placement has, as its name implies, two principal functions: career counseling and assisting students and alumni in securing professional employment. The office has an excellent record of assistance to teachers, administrators and other educational specialists seeking positions in schools and universities and other education-related organizations.
The placement record for USC graduates in education has been exceptional. Although the office has placed graduates in other states, and to some extent in foreign lands, the office primarily places graduates within the state of California. Because the placement of graduates is a matter of high priority within the School of Education, graduates hold a high percentage of leadership positions in Southern California. The services of the office are available to all students and graduates of the school, both for assistance in locating professional employment and for advisement about career advancement opportunities. The director and staff assist graduates in obtaining educational administration positions as well as teaching, counseling and other specializations. The placement office also assists graduates interested in community college and four-year college teaching and administration positions.
Additional information may be obtained from the Office of Career Counseling and Educational Placement, Waite Phillips Hall 802, (213) 740-2773.

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Subject Areas	76 units
Concentration	16 units
Subject Area/Professional	9 units
Professional	27 units
	______
Total	128 units

Requirements		Units
Composition Skill Level: Expository Writing 101 and Expository Writing 102 or equivalent		8
Foreign Language II and III (2 courses)		8
The Natural World (one course must have a lab)
	Earth Sciences (1 general education course)	4
	Life Sciences (1 GE course)	4
	Physical Sciences (1 GE course)	4
American Public Life (1 GE course)		4
Western Culture I (1 GE course)		4
Western Culture II (1 GE course)		4
Non-Western Cultures (1 GE course)		4
Literature (1 GE course)		4
Empirical Approaches (1 GE course)		4
Ethical Approaches (1 GE course)		4
The Arts (one course in art and one in music; one course must have hands-on experience)
	1 GE course	4
	1 GE or other course	4
Mathematics
	MATH 040x Basic Mathematical Skills,
	or Placement Examination	0
	MATH 200 Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint	4
U.S. History and Constitution
	HIST 200 The American Experience, or
	GEOG 222 Geography of American Politics	4
Physical Education
	EXSC 300L Physiology of Exercise	4

English		Units
ENGL 263	American Literature	4
ENGL 440	American Literature to 1865	4
ENGL 445	The Literatures of America: Cross-cultural Perspectives	4
LING 411	Linguistics and Education	4

or Fine Arts		Units
Required:
FA 121	Western Art after 1500	4
FA 207a	Two-Dimensional Art Workshop	2
FA 303	Visual Literacy: Fundamentals of Visual Expression	4

Two of the following:
FA 101a	Drawing I	3
FA 102	Two-Dimensional Design	3
FA 106a	Sculpture I	3
FA 105	Painting I	3
FA 112	Ceramics	3
FA 209a	Photography	3

or Geography		Units
Required:
GEOG 160L	Introduction to Physical Geography	4
GEOG 205	Introduction to Human Geography	4

Two of the following:
GEOG 300	Social and Population Geography	4
GEOG 305	Economic Geography	4
GEOG 310	Approaches to the Study of Cities	4
GEOG 320	Geopolitics	4
GEOG 331	Geography of the United States and Canada	4
GEOG 335	Geography of Latin America	4
GEOG 340	Geography of the Chicano Southwest	4
GEOG 345	Conservation of Natural Resources	4
GEOG 360	Natural Hazards	4
GEOG 365L	Fundamentals of Weather and Climate	4
GEOG 370	Marine and Coastal Zone Geography	4
GEOG 410	Urban Geography	4
GEOG 419	Environment and Health	4
GEOG 431	Geography of California	4
GEOG 437	Geography of Mexico	4
GEOG 477	Water Resources	4
GEOG 497L	Computer Cartography and Geographic Information Systems	4

1. U.S. History: Making a New Nation		Units
HIST 200	The American Experience	4
HIST 457	The American West	4
HIST 475	Colonial America	4


2. U.S. History: Growth and Conflict, 1785 to the Present
HIST 250	History of the Black American	4
HIST 343	Work, Leisure, and Violence in Industrializing America	4
HIST 352	The American Civil War	4
HIST 356	The Old South	4
HIST 378	History of Asian Immigration to the United States	4
HIST 478	The United States, 1789-1850	4
HIST 483	The United States, 1877-1919	4


3. World History: Ancient Civilization
HIST 101	The Ancient World	4
HIST 301	The Greek World	4
HIST 335	History of Japan to 1550	4
HIST 338	China to 960 A.D.	4


4. World History: Medieval and Early Modern Times
HIST 102	Medieval Civilization	4
HIST 103	The Emergence of Modern Europe: The Renaissance to Napoleon	4
HIST 311	France and Europe in the Age of Louis XIV	4
HIST 316	The Renaissance	4
HIST 320	Russian and Soviet Rebels: The Moral Dilemma and the Continuity of Dissent	4
HIST 325	History of England and Great Britain to 1603	4
HIST 326	History of England and Great Britain since 1603	4
HIST 339	China, 960-1800 A.D.	4
HIST 353	Outlaws and Outcasts in the European Past	4
HIST 405	Intellectual History of the Middle Ages	4
HIST 406	Special Periods in Medieval History	4
HIST 408	History of Ancient and Medieval Science	4
HIST 410	The Age of Humanism and Reformation	4
HIST 415	History of Russia to 1861	4
HIST 419	Poland and Its Neighbors in the Middle Ages	4
HIST 423	Europe, Africa and Asia: Maritime Relations 1415-1789	4
HIST 431	Tudor and Stuart England	4
HIST 432	Britain in the 18th Century	4


or Mathematics		Units
Required:
MATH 125	Calculus I	4
MATH 126	Calculus II	4
Two of the following:
MATH 430	Theory of Numbers	4
MATH 434	Geometry and Transformations	4
MATH 450	History of Mathematics	4


or Music		Units
MUEN 207 or 210 or
410 or 412	Choral Performance, or
MUED 301	Introduction to Music Education	1
MUED 330	Fundamentals of Music	4
MUED 479	Music for the Elementary Classroom Teacher	3
MUHL 200	Introduction to Concert Music	4
MUHL 302	Music Cultures of the World	4

Requirements		Units
Senior Year
CTSE 415ab	Content to Pedagogy: Mathematics in the Elementary School	1-1
CTSE 416	Content to Pedagogy: Art, Music, and P.E.	3
CTSE 417ab	Content to Pedagogy: From Science Content to Science Curriculum	1-1
CTSE 418ab	Content to Pedagogy: From Social Sciences to Social Studies	1-1

Requirements		Units
Freshman Year
CTSE 130	Introduction to Curriculum Frameworks (1 unit or examination)	0



Sophomore Year
CTSE 203	Teaching and Learning in School Settings	4



Junior Year
CTSE 409	Foundations of Language Education	3
CTSE 410	The Teaching of Reading and Writing	4


Senior Year
CTSE 414	Learning and Evaluation	2
CTSE 424ab	Curriculum and Methods in Elementary Education	3-3
CTSE 425ab	Observation and Directed Teaching in Elementary Schools	4-4

Bachelor of Science in General Studies

Admission Requirements

Unit Requirements

Grade Point Average Requirement

Advisement

Diversity Requirement

Course Requirements

Subject Areas

Concentration

Subject Area/Professional

Professional

Directed Teaching

Credential Application

Professional Clear Credential Requirements

Educational Placement

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