Los Angeles Southwest College
Counseling Department
Associate in Arts in
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: SOCIAL and
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (non-transfer degree)
In order to earn the degree of Associate in Arts in INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: SOCIAL
and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, the student must:
1) complete a minimum of 30 units of GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS listed in Plan A
2) complete a minimum of 18 units including 9 units of coursework chosen from CORE COURSES and an
additional 9 units chosen from ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, earning a grade of “C” or better
in each course
3) complete a balance of degree-applicable electives, which may include additional courses chosen from
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS listed below, to total 60 units with a minimum of a 2.0 grade point
average.
Note: Up to 6 units may be double-counted for completion of both the GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
(Plan A) and completion of the CORE COURSES and ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
Core Courses: (Choose and complete 9 units)
Course:
Title:
Units:
HISTORY 11
Political and Social History of the United States I
OR
OR
HISTORY 12
Political and Social History of the United States II
OR
OR
HISTORY 41
The African-American in the History of the United States I
OR
OR
HISTORY 42
The African-American in the History of the United States II
OR
OR
HISTORY 43
The Mexican-American in the History of the United States I
3
POL SCI 1
PSYCH 1
SOC 1
The Government of the United States
General Psychology I
Introduction to Sociology
3
3
3
3
OR
3
OR
3
OR
3
OR
Additional Requirements: (Choose and complete 9 additional units; continued on page 2)
Course:
Title:
ADM JUS 1
ANTHRO 102
ANTHRO 133
BUS 1
BUS 5
BUS 6
CH DEV 1
ECON 1
ECON 2
GEOG 2
HISTORY 1
Introduction to Administration of Justice
Human Ways of Life: Cultural Anthropology
Peoples and Culture of Africa
Introduction to Business
Business Law I
Business Law II
Child Growth and Development
Principles of Economics I
Principles of Economics II
Cultural Elements of Geography
Introduction to Western Civilization I
Units:
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (non-transfer degree)
HISTORY 2
HISTORY 3
HISTORY 5
HISTORY 6
HISTORY 11
HISTORY 12
HISTORY 37
HISTORY 41
HISTORY 42
HISTORY 43
HISTORY 52
HISTORY 86
LAW 3
MATH 227
POL SCI 1
POL SCI 2
POL SCI 7
POL SCI 9
PSYCH 1
PSYCH 11
PSYCH 14
PSYCH 41
SOC 1
SOC 2
SOC 11
SOC 12
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Introduction to Western Civilization II
History of England and Great Britain I
History of the Americas I
History of the Americas II
Political and Social History of the United States I
Political and Social History of the United States II
History of African Civilization
The African-American in the History of the United States I
The African-American in the History of the United States II
The Mexican-American in the History of the United States I
The Role of Women in the History of the United States
Introduction to World Civilization I
Civil Rights and the Law
Introductory Statistics
The Government of the United States
Modern World Governments
Contemporary World Affairs
Governments and Politics in Africa
General Psychology I
Child Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Life-Span Psychology: From Infancy to Old Age
Introduction to Sociology
American Social Problems
Ethnic & Racial Minorities in the United States
Marriage and Family Life
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Note: Students planning to transfer to a four-year university are advised that this curriculum may
not adequately prepare them for transfer.
MajorReqsINTERDISCIPLINARYSTUDIES (non-transfer Soc-Behac Sci),709