West Hills College

West Hills College CSU Fresno Liberal Studies Blended Program 2007/2008

Transfer Admission Requirements: 1. 60 transferable (courses #1-49) semester units of community college work. (Up to 70 will transfer.) 2. 2.0 cumulative grade point average in all transferable college work. 3. 30 semester units of General Education courses with a “C’ grade or better. 4. The “Golden Four” (all of Area A and Area B4) must be complete with “C” grades or better and must be completed one year prior to transfer. 5. These requirements are subject to change.

General Education Area A: Foundation (Choose one from each area.) _____ A1 Oral Communication: Com 1, (3, or 4) _____ A2 Written Communication: English 1A _____ A3 Critical Thinking: Education 5, (or Eng 1B, Soc 2, Speech 3, Phil 2)

Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms (Choose one from each area.) _____ B1 Physical Science: Nat Science 1 (must include lab component effective su/07 _____ B2 Life Science: Bio 15 (starting spring of 2008) _____ B4 Quantitative Reasoning: Math 10A

Area C: Arts and Humanities (Choose one from each area.) _____ C1 Art/Music: Art 4, 5A, 15A, 16A, 16B, 42 or Music 42 _____ C2 Humanities: History 20 _____ C2 Humanities: Humanities 1, or English 1B

Area D: Social, Political, and Economic Institutions and Behavior, Historical Background (Choose one from each area.) _____ D1 American History: History 17A _____ D2 American Government: Political Science 1 _____ D3 Social Science: Geography 2A or 2B

Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development _____ E1 Lifelong Understanding: CD 5

Lower Division Major Courses _____ Computer Science: CIS 7 _____ Geology 9 (New course, Pending) _____ Introduction to Teaching: EA 31/EDUC 1 _____ Linguistics: Ling 11 _____ Math 10B

08.30.07 AT Liberal Studies General Information  You must have at least a 2.67 GPA in all baccalaureate and post baccalaureate coursework or a 2.75 in the last 60 units attempted to enter the teacher credential program.  Take the CBEST as soon as possible after completing English and Math; CBEST preparation classes are available through WHCL Community Education Program each semester.  Please note that anyone interested in earning a teaching credential in the state of California must pass the CSET exam before admittance to a credential program and must pass the RICA before the completion of the credential. (CSET and RICA are recommended during your upper division coursework.)  For more information about CSUF’s program or to speak with a CSUF advisor call (559) 278-0300

Definition of terms:  CSU- California State University  CCC- California Community College  The Golden Four- General Education areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.  LDTP (Lower division transfer pattern)- LDTP is a system wide, major-specific course pattern that is to be completed at a CCC and that will advance the student toward graduation from any CSU campus offering the specified major. o “Core 45” . Common (system wide) units- There are approximately 39-45 units that all CSU’s agree to accept as the general education pattern for each major. This Liberal Studies pattern equal 39 units and includes general education areas A-E. o “Campus 15”- . Campus-specific lower division major preparation.

T.E.A.M. Teach

West Hills College Lemoore provides a support program for students interested in a career in education called T.E.A.M Teach. To learn more about this program visit their website at http://www.westhillscollege.com/lemoore/students/student_programs/team_teach/index.asp teamteach.westhillscollege.com (no http or www needed.) As part of the program learning communities are offered each semester - check the course schedule to enroll in the following communities: T.E.A.M Teach I Education 1 and English 1A or 51A T.E.A.M Teach II Education 5 and Com 1 T.E.A.M Teach III Math 10A and Nat Sci 1 T.E.A.M Teach IV Math 10B and Science Course

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