>> Hey guys, what's up?
My name is Jesse [assumed spelling]
and I'm one of your pals mentors.
>> Hello, my name is Esther
and I'm also one of your pals mentors.
>> Hey, it's Berns
also one of your pals mentor.
>> Today we will be talking to
you about the revolving roadmap
on your Liberal Studies Program Guide.
First, I'd like you to go to the Liberal Studies
homepage@csusb.edu slash liberal studies.
Next, you're going to click on the Programs
button in the blue bar that takes you
to our programs page, where you can see all
of our different concentrations
and our liberal arts program.
On the Liberal Studies Programs' page,
we have the integrated concentration,
the general concentration, the
Spanish studies concentration,
as well as the liberal arts program.
The integrated concentration and the
general concentration have the same core
curriculum classes.
While the Spanish concentration has also
same amount of core classes as the integrated
in general, there are some
significant differences.
For today's example, we will be focusing
on the integrated concentration,
semester curriculum short sheet.
I just want to remind you this
is specifically for fall 2020.
So if you are a returning student, you
can continue to look at your pals report
and compare it to the revolving
road map while you watch this video.
If you're an incoming freshman, or a
transfer student, make sure that you look
at the semester curriculum side of
the Liberal Studies Programs' page.
Whether it be for an integrated concentration, a
general concentration, a Spanish concentration,
or if you're interested in taking
the liberal arts program with us.
So right now, we'll go ahead and click
on our integrated concentration
semester curriculum short cheat,
and Esther's going to take it away.
>> Thank you Jess.
For our example, today we will be using the
program guide for the integrated concentration.
The first page of this document is a checklist
of the classes you will need
to take for your concentration.
The second page is where
the evolving roadmap is at.
We have this two-column revolving
roadmap in your program guide.
This is a very beneficial tool to
use when registering for classes,
as it is recommended order of course
completion from our program coordinator.
The idea of a revolving roadmap is
that it is like a roulette wheel.
You start at the top and go all
the way through to the bottom
of the number of classes that you have here.
Upon review, the primary lower division
section has set courses in need of completion.
Enrollment in those courses
first is strongly encouraged.
Let's now look at primary upper division side.
For example, let's look at Math 3011.
With or without the lab.
This means that you are not required to
include a lab but it is highly recommended.
This would be one of the courses that you
look at first, and if you cannot enroll
into that course and you would look gone
to second one on the -- down the list.
So Econ 3199.
If you can enroll to Econ then you
look at child development options
and so on, to stay on track for graduation.
It is highly recommended that you take at least
15 units or more to graduate in the two years
that you would try to graduate in.
With this revolving roadmap it
would be easy to enroll to 15 units
or more since everything is already in order of
the classes that we recommend for you to take.
We highly recommend that you enroll
into your courses and you keep
on rechecking as often as you can.
Make sure to check as often as you can,
so that you can complete this classes
on the top as soon as possible.
This means you can check weekly, daily,
and all the way through until
the classes officially started.
Students drop courses all the time.
So if you're checking often, then you
will be able to have a higher chance
of getting into this courses that you need.
This order remember that was created
by Kelly Dortch the coordinator
of the Liberal Studies Program.
Go ahead and take it over, Bern.
>> All right.
Thanks, Esther.
So going back to the primary lower division.
The reason that we recommend you to take cover,
take those classes and be done with it is
because some are prereqs to the upper divisions.
All right.
So when it comes to prereqs you're
going to have to take the prereqs first,
then take the class you're aiming for.
For example, we have classes that are
series and a big one is the Math series.
So if we look at Math 3011,
Math 3012, and Math 3013.
So that is the Math series.
And Math 3011 is a prereq to Math 3012.
So it's the same if you try -- if you can go
into 3011 and you try to enroll into 3012,
they won't let you because you
first have to complete 3011.
So the way is designed as well as to
eliminate the prereqs to other classes.
So saying that some classes will
be limited spots, physically,
or their limit of professors that will teach it.
The reason why there's going
to be limited professors is
because the department may be small.
And they won't have the professor to teach it
because these professors are specially trained
to teach these classes for
the Liberal Studies Program.
All right.
So when it comes to limited spots,
for example, Econ is a great example
for physically limited spots, and limited
professors teach it because that is one
of the classes that you'll be taking.
And it's a class that many
students aim for, as well.
So like Esther was saying, to check daily,
weekly, to see if students dropped the class
so you have a higher chance
to get into the class.
Now going back to the series, we recommend
you to aim for the series as soon as possible.
Because if you wait to take the series at the
last minute, it's going to be difficult for you
to complete your school in two years, right.
Especially transfers.
If you want to complete in two
years, you have to start right away.
And this was like if you hold
those classes is going to help --
it's going to hold you back and you're going
to be falling behind for a
year or a year and a half.
So we strongly recommend you using
this revolving roadmap as a guide,
when it comes to choosing your classes.
And that'll be for me.
You want to take it from here, Jess?
>> OK, Bern, I'll it from here.
So, we are going to be looking
at the roadmap here really quick,
just to talk about a couple different things.
We're going to talk about number three,
we're going to talk about number four,
and we're going to talk about number six.
So up on our Liberal Studies program
guide, we're going to scroll up here.
First, we're going to start with our
Human Development section right here.
Wait here.
As you can see, in the first section, we
have three different options, Option A,
which is recommended for integrated
concentration students, option B,
and option C. All of these options
do fulfill the same requirements.
So go ahead and pick whichever is
going to be best for your schedule.
And remember, if you pick option A it is
preferred for integrated concentration students.
The next section we'll be looking at is
Section F. This is our Physical Education
and Health section.
You notice we have two options here,
Option A Kinesiology 3520 and option B,
which is Theater Arts 4440
and Health Science 1000.
Now remember, you see these asterisks
right here on our Theater Arts 4440
that will also fulfill again standard
in Section E. If we go to Section E,
we can see here in our Visual Performing Arts
section, that Theater Arts 4440 will fulfill
that OK, and then you have to take 4451.
Next, we're going to be looking
at our science section right here.
And this is talking about option number six.
We'll start at the beginning in Section
D here because this is going back
to what Berns was talking
about with prerequisites.
In this section, first, you
have to take your Life Science.
Remember Biology 1010 is preferred
for Liberal Study students
because it meets next Generation
Science Standards.
The next after you complete and finish
that class, we move on to your chemistry.
After you complete and fulfill that
section, we'll move on to the next one
which gives us our options for
number six on a revolving roadmap.
First you have option A, which is Physics
3040 and Geology 3090 or Geography 3520.
Now, Geography, oh, I'm sorry, Physics 3040
of -- in option A fulfills the Physics 1000
and 1000 lab and the Astronomy requirement.
As opposed to taking option B, you can see that
those are in that section, we have physics 1000
and the lab, the astronomy and the
Geology 3090 and Geography 3520.
Now notice in this section
right here, that Geography 3520,
will also fulfill the geography requirement
in Section B. In Section B, right here,
it's going to be in this section right there.
I know this seems a little confusing.
But I want you to guys --
I want you guys to remember
to always go back to your revolving roadmap.
This is the key component as a liberal
study student, you're going to look
at the revolving roadmap, you're going to
start at the top and work your way down.
If you can't get into one class, try
to get into the next one on this list.
And remember to stay on track for
graduation, it's recommended that you take
at least 15 units every semester
to graduate within two years.
If you guys have any questions for
us, you can go back to our homepage,
where all of our information is
for you guys to get a hold of us.
You can see here we have
our email pals@csusb.edu.
Our main phone number, which is 909-537-5482.
And our office hours, Monday
through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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We have all kinds of fun stuff going on, on
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As always, thank you for listening to our
videos, and we hope you have a great semester.
Bye guys.
>> Bye.
