LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY
Division of Continuing Studies
ACCESS Program
Office Phone: 951-785-2300; Fax: 951-785-2301
e-mail: dcs@lasierra.edu; Website: http://www.lasierra.edu/dcs
The ACCESS PROGRAM is a baccalaureate degree completion program for students who are at least 22
years old and have completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) units of baccalaureate degree applicable
credit and wish to transfer to LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY.
The following MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE courses are recommended for students who plan to
complete the LIBERAL ARTS degree at LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY.
GENERAL STUDIES
(If you have questions about a class that doesn’t appear on this list, contact us to inquire whether it can be applied
to the area where you want to use it.)
Social Science (Choose 2, from 2 different areas) (6 units)
____ ANTH 101 Physical Anthropology
____ ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology
____ ANTH 103A Native North Americans
____ ANTH 103B Northwest Coast Indian Cultures
____ ANTH 103C Cultures of the Pacific Islands
____ ANTH 103D Latin American Cultures
____ ANTH 103E Cultures of Africa
____ ANTH 104 World Prehistory
____ ANTH 115 Introduction to Archaeology
____ ANTH 121 California Indians
____ CDE 110
Child Development
____ ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
____ ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
____ GEOG 108 World Regional Geography
____ GEOG 111 Geography of California
____ PS 101
Introduction to American Government and Politics
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PS 102
PS 103
PS 120
PSYC 101
PSYC 102
PSYC 103
PSYC 104
PSYC 105
PSYC 108
PSYC 112
PSYC 125
SOCI 101
SOCI 102
SOCI 103
SOCI 105
SOCI 106
SOCI 108
SOCI 110
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Comparative Politics & Government
Ethnic Politics in America
California Government
Introduction to Psychology
Personal Growth
Human Development
Psychology of Gender
Social Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Gender and Social Interaction
Psychology of Aging
Principles of Sociology
Contemporary Social Problems
Marriage & the Family
Social Psychology
Intercultural Relations
Human Sexuality
Media & Society
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SOCI 112
SOCI 115
SOCI 125
SOCI 129
SOCI 130
Gender & Social Interaction
Contemporary Chicano in Society
Crime & Society
Processes of Power
Sociology of Aging
Humanities (Choose 3, from at least 2 different areas) (9 units)
____ ART 100
Art Appreciation
____ ART 101
Art History: Prehistoric thru Medieval Art
____ ART 102
Art History: Renaissance to 20th Century
____ ART 103
Introduction to Modernism
____ COMM 100 Public Speaking
____ COMM 103 Interpersonal Communication
____ COMM 104 Advocacy & Argument
____ COMM 106 Small Group Communication
____ COMM 108 Intercultural Communication
____ COMM 110 Communications Media Survey
____ COMM 113 Oral Interpretation of Literature
____ ENGL 106 Introduction to Literature
____ ENGL 131 Children’s Literature
____ ENGL 132 Adolescent Literature
____ ENGL 200 Survey of Drama
____ ENGL 203 Survey of Shakespeare
____ ENGL 205 World Folklore
____ ENGL 207 American Literature: Pre-Colonial to 1865
____ ENGL 208 American Literature: 1865 to Present
____ ENGL 210 Analysis of Poetry
____ ENGL 220 Analysis of Fiction
____ ENGL 231 English Literature: 1775-1950
____ ENGL 240 Native American Literature
____ ENGL 245 Introduction to Language & Linguistics
____ ENGL 250 Women & Literature
____ ENGL 260 Introduction to African-American Literature
____ ENGL 270 Latin American Literature in Translation
____ ENGL 280 Multi-Ethnic Literature
____ HIST 101
Western Civilization
____ HIST 102
Western Civilization 1500 to Present
____ HIST 103
History of World Civilizations to 1500
____ HIST 104
History of World Civilizations Since 1500
____ HIST 105
World Environmental History
____ HIST 106
The World Since 1900
____ HIST 107
The History of East Asia Before 1600
____ HIST 108
The History of East Asia Since 1600
____ HIST 110
A Brief Survey of U.S. History
____ HIST 111
U.S. History to 1877
____ HIST 112
U.S. History Since 1865
____ HIST 115
Women in United States History
____ HIST 119
Civil War & Reconstruction 1860-1876
____ HIST 120
California History
____ HIST 121
California Indians
____ HIST 124
Recent America, the U.S. Since 1945
____ HIST 136
Cultural History of American Motion Pictures
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HIST 141
HIST 150
HIST 151
HIST 158
HIST 160
MUS 100
MUS 102
MUS 107
MUS 108
MUS 109
PHIL 101
PHIL 103
THA 101
History of Latin America
Race & Ethnicity in U.S. History
History & Appreciation of Dance
History of Jazz & Blues
Black History in the American Context
Introduction & Appreciation of Music
History & Appreciation of Music
Introduction & Appreciation of American Music
History of Jazz & Blues
World Music
Introduction to Philosophy I
Logic
Introduction to Theater
Scientific Inquiry (Choose 2, including 1 with laboratory) (7-9 units)
____ ANAT 101 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (with laboratory)
____ ANAT 102 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (with laboratory)
____ ASTR 101 Introduction to Astronomy (with laboratory)
____ BIOL 100
Human Biology (with laboratory)
____ BIOL 116
Natural History & Biodiversity (with laboratory)
____ BIOL 117
Conservation Biology
____ BIOL 130
Marine Biology (with laboratory)
____ BIOL 134
Human Heredity & Evolution
____ BIOL 135
Introduction to Evolution
____ BIOL 140
Ecology (with laboratory)
____ BIOL 142
The World of Insects (with laboratory)
____ BIOL 143
Animal Behavior
____ BIOL 144
Plant Biology (with laboratory)
____ BIOL 146
Biodiversity
____ CHEM 100 Introduction to Chemistry (with laboratory)
____ CHEM 101 General Chemistry I (with laboratory)
____ ENVS 100 Human & Scientific Inquiry
____ ENVS 101 Environmental Science
____ ENVS 102 Environmental Science Laboratory
____ GEOG 101 Physical Geography
____ GEOG 102 Cultural Geography
____ GEOG 104 Physical Geography Lab
____ GEOL 101 Physical Geology
____ GEOL 102 Physical Geology Laboratory
____ GEOL 103 Environmental Geology
____ GEOL 104 Oceanography
____ GEOL 105 Historical Geology (with laboratory)
____ GEOL 109 Geology of National Parks
____ NUTR 100 Family Nutrition
____ NUTR 101 Nutrition & Foods
____ PHY 101
Basic Physics: Energy and Motion (with laboratory)
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COMPETENCIES
English (2 classes, 8 units)
____ ENGL 101 Freshman Composition
____ ENGL 103 Critical Thinking & Writing
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Quantitative Skills (1 class, 3-4 units)
____ MATH 102 Finite Mathematics
____ MATH 105 College Algebra
____ MATH 140 Introduction to Statistics
____ MATH 155 Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I
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Modern Language (2 classes, 8-10 units)
____ ASL 100
American Sign Language I
____ ASL 101
American Sign Language II
____ FREN 101 Elementary French I
____ FREN 102 Elementary French II
____ SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
____ SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
Or CLEP College Level Spanish, passing score 50 for SPAN 101
CLEP College Level Spanish, passing score 66 for SPAN 102
Fitness & Wellness (3 units + 1-1.5 units)
____ HS 121
Fundamentals of Healthful Living
____ PE ACT 112 Body Conditioning
____ PE ACT 113 Introduction to Jogging
____ PE ACT 114 Weight Training
____ PE ACT 119 Exercise Walking
____ PE ACT 153 Beginning Swimming: American Red Cross Levels I-III
____ PE ACT 154 Intermediate Swimming: American Red Cross Levels IV-VI
____ PE ACT 155 Aquatic Conditioning
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LIBERAL ARTS MAJOR
Notes: The complete package outlined above includes 61-67.5 semester units. A minimum of 30
semester units is required for transfer to the ACCESS Program at La Sierra University. A total
of 70 semester (105 quarter) units from a community college may be applied to a baccalaureate
degree at La Sierra University.
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