Education / Liberal Studies Program

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Be prepared to teach in public and private schools and to enter graduate school and credential programs.
Learn in small classes with professors in an integrated Christian context.
Receive personal advice from faculty for program decisions, student teaching placements, application for credentials, and job placements.
Receive individual mentoring for the Teaching Performance Assessment exams.
Study with faculty who are experts in differentiated instruction, brain and learning, cooperative learning, social and emotional intelligence, special education, and more.
Study with faculty who regularly conduct research and present findings at conferences and conventions around North America and the world.
Join a school with a high pass rate, approximately 98 to 99%, for the CSET, RICA, TPA and CBEST tests required for teaching credentials.

Programs Offered

Majors

Liberal StudiesB.A.

Employment Outlook

With the inclusion or addition of required professional education courses, this degree prepares those who want to earn California multiple subjects elementary education teaching credentials.

Why Pursue Liberal Studies?

With the elementary teacher education component, you can pursue your goal of molding young lives. Opportunities in the field of education are expected to grow over the next five years as one in five elementary teachers heads into retirement. Now is the time to prepare for a career in education and help fill that educational need.

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Liberal Studies Undergraduate Program

Liberal Studies Program Bachelor of Arts

The Liberal Studies Bachelor of Arts program is offered through the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Education's Curriculum & Instruction department. The program includes English literature, fine arts, humanities, math and science, social sciences, and education courses.

Program Details

Major Requirements Liberal Studies

Area of Concentration in Liberal Studies	Units
Art	88
Biological Science	90
Drama	88
English	88
Fitness & Health Education	88
History	92
Mathematics	88
Music	88
Physical Science	88
Spanish	88

Credentials

La Sierra University's School of Education Department of Curriculum & Instruction is approved by the State of California to offer the preliminary and clear credentials for public school teachers at the elementary and secondary levels. Liberal Studies students may apply for a preliminary credential allowing them to teach elementary school for five years as they qualify for a clear credential. La Sierra University's SDA teacher preparation program is approved by the NAD to offer teacher certification for elementary and secondary teachers.

As a teaching principal at Peninsula Adventist School in Seaside, California, La Sierra's liberal studies program gave me the tools to be a more effective teacher and administrator as well as an important part of the community. The program instilled in me the desire to better understand the learning process.

- Sarah Seaman
Class of 2004, liberal studies
Class of 2006, master of arts in english

True education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man. It is the harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers. It prepares the student for the joy of service in this world and for the higher joy of wider service in the world to come.

Ellen G. White