# Liberal Studies: Bilingual Option (Associate in Arts)

Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Education

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#### AA Degree in Liberal Studies: Bilingual Pattern

**About the Program**

**Program Goal:** Local

**GE Pattern(s):** Butte Local, Cal-GETC

**Program Code:** 11133.00AA

This program is the lower division pathway for students seeking transfer to CSU, Chico’s BA in Liberal Studies.  Students seeking to transfer to a different CSU, not CSU, Chico, should follow the AA-T Elementary Teacher Education pathway.  The Liberal Studies pathway is an interdisciplinary major consisting of courses drawn from humanities, social sciences, mathematics, arts, language and sciences.   Students in the program will receive a well-rounded education preparing them for careers as an elementary school teacher with a bilingual option.

**Program Learning Outcome(s):**
Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1.  Describe the concepts and issues related to teaching a diverse learners in today's contemporary schools including Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through grade eight.
2.  Describe the ways in which humanities, social sciences, mathematics, arts, language and sciences coursework will enhance one’s awareness, discover academic interests, and develop academic skills.
3.  Use scientific principles to explain well-established fundamental biological or physical phenomena and analyze their underlying components.
4.  Analyze and critically evaluate arguments and issues in terms of logical principles or other problem solving methodologies.
5.  Examine major physical, psychosocial, language and cognitive developmental milestones of the developing child.
6.  Describe the concepts and issues related to teaching a diverse learners in today’s contemporary schools including Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through grade eight.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required courses:** | | 45 |
| BIOL C1000 | Introduction to Biology with Lab | 4 |
| CDEV C1000 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDUC 2 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| ETHS 10 | Introduction to Chicano Studies | 3 |
| HIST 3 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| MATH 5 | Concepts in Mathematics for Teachers II | 4 |
| PSC 11 | Earth Science with Lab | 4 |
| PSC 12 | Concepts in Physical Science | 4 |
| SPAN 3 | Third Semester Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 4 | Fourth Semester Spanish | 4 |
| **Select one:** | | 3 |
| ECON 20 | Economic History of the U.S. | 3 |
| HIST 26 | Men and Women in American History | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| **Select one:** | | 3 |
| MATH 4 | Concepts in Mathematics for Teachers I | 3 |
| MATH 4s | Concepts in Mathematics for Teachers I with Support | 3 |
| **Select one:** | | 3 |
| POS 12 | California State and Local Government | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| **Total** | | **45** |