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Folsom Lake College's liberal studies for elementary education major is designed for students who wish to be teachers in public and private elementary schools. Further education at the university level will be required to fulfill all requirements for a teaching credential authorizing service in California public schools.

Degrees Offered

A.A. in Liberal Studies for Elementary Education

Division Dean Francis Fletcher
Department Chair Andrew Williamson
Phone (916) 608-6752
Email fletchf@flc.losrios.edu

Associate Degree

A.A. in Liberal Studies for Elementary Education

This major is designed for students who wish to be teachers in public and private elementary schools. Further education at the university level will be required to fulfill all requirements for a teaching credential authorizing service in California public schools. This A.A. degree is also intended for students who wish to work in elementary schools as classroom/instructional aides.

Catalog Date: August 1, 2026

Degree Requirements

Course Code	Course Title	Units
ART 430	Art and Children	3
BIOL C1000	Introduction to Biology with Lab	4
COMM 361	The Communication Experience	3
ECON C2002	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ENGED 305	Structure of English	3
ENGED 320	Tutoring Elementary Students in Reading	3
ENGL C1000	Academic Reading and Writing	3
ENGL 301	College Composition and Literature (3)	3
or ENGL C1001	Critical Thinking and Writing (3)
GEOL 305	Earth Science	3
GEOL 306	Earth Science Laboratory	1
HIST 307	History of World Civilizations to 1500	3
HIST 308	History of World Civilizations, 1500 to Present	3
HIST C1001	United States History to 1877	3
MATH 310	Mathematical Discovery	3
POLS C1000	American Government and Politics	3
ECE 312	Child Development (3)	3
SOC 321	Race, Ethnicity and Inequality in the United States (3)	3
or COMM 325	Intercultural Communication (3)
or PSYC 368	Cross Cultural Psychology (3)
or ADMJ 302	Community Relations: Multicultural Issues (3)
Total Units:		50

The Liberal Studies for Elementary Education Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree may be obtained by completion of the required program, and either (a) the Local General Education Pattern or (b) the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), plus sufficient electives for a total of at least 60 units. See FLC graduation requirements.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

apply knowledge, skills, and abilities toward successful completion of coursework at transfer institutions.
seek employment as an instructional or classroom aide in an elementary school.
develop a reasoned solution to a problem and defend it using appropriate language, methods, and/or notation.
evaluate new and accepted ideas about the natural universe using testable methodology.
write and speak effectively, demonstrating the ability to evaluate audience and appeal to it persuasively.
conduct library research and compose research papers with a clear thesis, sound critical thinking, correct usage, and proper documentation.
apply knowledge of world history and cultures to identify the values of a culture and work with others of a diverse background.
analyze the Constitution of the United States and other founding documents.
describe the nature of government and compare and contrast political institutions.
apply basic economic concepts.
apply knowledge of child development theories to assess the characteristics of teaching practices and learning conditions.

Career Information

Teacher, primary grades; teacher, intermediate grades; instructional assistant, elementary school grades K-8.