New Credit Program Required Narrative
Criteria A: Appropriateness to Mission
 Statement of Program Goals and Objectives
This program will become the first flexible AA degree program in Liberal Arts: Behavioral and
Social Sciences in the Greater Los Angeles area which will attract potential transfer students
who are planning to major in any of the social sciences or related fields. Students will have
the option of completing the transfer curriculum and continuing on to a four-year university.
Terminal students, as well, may be more motivated to complete our program and find
employment in any of the human services.
 Catalog Description
The LATTC Liberal Arts: Behavioral and Social Sciences AA Degree Program is designed to
meet the needs of transfer students who wish to complete their first two years of education
in a community college, and also to provide sufficient critical thinking skills to students who
wish to find employment.
 Program Requirements
Requirements for the Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts: Behavioral and Social Sciences
may be met by completing 24-25 units of required courses with a “C” or better grade, along
with 36 units of General Education and elective courses, meeting Plan A graduation
requirements, as well as CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC requirements.
 Background and Rationale
Historically AA degree programs in the social sciences are not common. As the U.S. is
recovering from the economic recession, more students are returning to school and are
interested in degree program options in which they could complete the first two years of
education at a community college (with a much lower tuition than the universities) before
they transfer and obtain a bachelor’s degree in the social sciences.
Criteria B: Need
 Enrollment and Completer Projections
Course No.
History 11
Poli Sci 1
Course Title
HISTORY OF THE U.S. I
GOV’T OF THE U.S.
2011-2012
Annual sections Annual Enrollment
20
900
18
810
2012-2013
Annual sections Annual Enrollment
 Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs
The program is the only one in the Greater Los Angeles area, which will allow students to
meet the various transfer requirements at CSULA, CSUDH, UCLA, and USC, and will serve as
a model for our sister and competitor colleges. LATTC also has an AA degree program in
Liberal Studies, but is designed to meet the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
requirements.
 Summary of Similar Programs at other colleges in Service Area
Los Angeles City College has an Associate of Arts degree program in Liberal Arts: Social and
Behavioral Sciences which has similar elective courses such as Anthropology, Economics,
Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. LATTC’s AA degree
program in Liberal Studies has similar required courses such as History, Political Science, and
General Education requirements, but is designed to meet the Multiple Subject Teaching
Credential requirements.
Criteria C: Curriculum Standards
 Diagram of Program Sequence
First semester
US History
Major elective
GE and electives
Second semester
Political Science
Major elective
GE and electives
Third semester
Math 225 or 227*
Major elective
GE and electives
Fourth semester
Major elective
Major elective
GE and electives
*Courses that have prerequisites
 Transfer Applicability
All required courses and most core elective courses are transferable to the University of
California and California State University systems
Criteria D: Adequate Resources
 Library or Learning Resources Plan
The campus Learning Resource Center should have subscriptions of scientific journals and
periodicals, such as The American Historical Review, Journal of Economic Issues, and Journal
of Social & Psychological Sciences, either in hard copy or electronic version, so that students
would have the necessary resources in researching the latest studies within the social
sciences. The total cost is approximately $200 per year.
 Facilities and Equipment Plan
LATTC has adequate classroom space for the behavioral and social science classes.
However, many of the classrooms need updated computers, DVD players, and projectors.
 Financial Support Plan
Our financial support will be mainly from the college’s operational budget. We are
requesting the college to allocate an on-going annual amount of $10,000 for purchasing our
much-needed lab supplies.
 Faculty Qualifications and Availability
Jamil Ahmad, MBA, highly qualified to teach economics I and II. Available to teach during
the weekdays.
Anna Bakman, PhD, highly qualified to teach statistics. Available to teach during the
weekdays.
Mara Bentley, MA, highly qualified to teach general psychology, lifespan psychology,
psychology of women, and abnormal psychology. Available to teach during the weekdays.
Bethany Bird, MA, highly qualified to teach United States history and world history.
Available to teach during the weekdays.
Philip Huld, MA, highly qualified to anthropology. Available to teach during the weekdays.
Leslee Koritzke, MA, highly qualified to teach general psychology, lifespan psychology,
psychology of women, and psychology in film. Available to teach during the weekdays.
Thurman Robinson, MA, highly qualified to teach United States history, African-American
history, and world history. Available to teach during the weekdays.
Alicia Rodriquez-Estrada, MA, highly qualified to teach United States history and world
history. Available to teach during the weekdays.
Bradley Vaden, PhD, highly qualified to teach political science. Available to teach during the
weekdays.
The college does not currently have a full-time faculty member to teach geography classes.
They are regularly scheduled each semester with adjunct faculty.
Criteria E: Compliance
 A Model for Transfer
This program is based on a modified version of the California state TMC models for the
different social science majors developed during the implementation of Education Code
section 66746. The program allows students from a variety of social science majors to
complete the lower division requirements for the CSU and UC systems. This flexibility is
crucial for our diverse student population. The program consists of the following courses
and numbers of units:
Liberal Arts: Behavioral and Social Sciences Major requirements
24-25 units total
1. 3 units from
a. History 11 (POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES I ) 3 units
b. History 12 (POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED S TATES II ) 3 units
c. History 41 (THE AFRICAN AMERICAN IN THE HISTORYOFTHE U.S. I ) 3 units
d. History 42 (THE AFRICAN AMERICAN IN THE HISTORYOFTHE U.S. I I) 3 units
2. 3 units from
a. Poli Sci 1 (THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES) 3 units
3. 3-4 units from
a. Math 225 (INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS) 3 units
b. Math 227 (STATISTICS) 4 units
4. 15 additional units from
a. Anthro 102 (HUMAN WAYS OF LIFE: CULTURAL ANTROPOLOGY) 3 units
b. Econ 1 (PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I) 3 units
c. Econ 2 (PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II) 3 units
d. Geog 102 (CULTURAL ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY) 3 units
e. History 11 (POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES I ) 3 units
f. History 12 (POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED S TATES II ) 3 units
g. History 41 (THE AFRICAN AMERICAN IN THE HISTORYOFTHE U.S. I ) 3 units
h. History 42 (THE AFRICAN AMERICAN IN THE HISTORYOFTHE U.S. I I) 3 units
i. History 86 (INTRODUCTION TO WORLD CIVILIZATION I) 3 units
j. History 87 (INTRODUCTION TO WORLD CIVILIZATION II) 3 units
k. Poli Sci 2 (MODERN WORLD GOVERNMENTS) 3 units
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Poli Sci 7 (CONTEMPORARY WORLD AFFAIRS) 3 units
Psych 1 (GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I) 3 units
Psych 14 (ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY) 3 units
Psych 32 (PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN) 3 units
Psych 41 (LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY: FROM INFANCY TO OLD AGE) 3 units
Psych 69 (PSYCHOLOGY IN FILM) 3 units
Soc 1 (INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY) 3 units
Soc 2 (AMERICAN SOCIAL PROBLEMS) 3 units
Soc 28 (THE FAMILY: A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH) 3 units
 Licensing or Accreditation Standards
No licensing is required in this program.
 Student Selection and Fees
The program is open to all qualified students who have graduated from high school or
obtained their GED. Tuition is $46 per unit for California residents.