BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES
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Classes for SSU students at Napa Valley College
Sonoma State University offers an upper-division program in Napa Valley leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies. The program offers a wide variety of courses from the social sciences, humanities and natural
sciences. Four to five courses taught by regular SSU faculty are offered each semester, scheduled evenings and weekends for the benefit of the working student. The Liberal Studies major is excellent preparation for students interested in careers in teaching, counseling, social work, public service, law or business as well as graduate work in the social sciences and humanities.
Registrations for Fall, 2008 are now being accepted (if you are in the program).
Applications for Fall, 2008 are now being accepted.
Applications for an Osher Scholarship are now available.
Napa Valley College
2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway
Napa California 94558
Admission Criteria
- Students must have completed 56 or more transferable units. (SSU accepts up to 70 transferable community college semester units of course credit.)
- Students must have completed all nine units required in General Education, Area A - Communication and Critical Thinking.
- Students must have completed both the science laboratory requirement and the Mathematics requirement in General Education, Area B - Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
- Students need to have a GPA of 2.0
Major Requirements
(All upper division)- Sonoma State University requires passing theWritten English Proficiency Test (WEPT) by the second semester of the junior year and completion of 9 units of upper division GE classes. A total of 120 units (including transfer units) are needed to complete the Bachelor of.Arts degree (54 Upper Division Units).
- Arts & Humanities 16 Units
Art, Art History, American Multicultural studies, English, Chicano and Latino Studies, Native American Studies, Philosophy
- Behavioral Sciences 16 Units
Anthropology, Environmental Studies and Planning, Geography, Gerontology, History, Human Development, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies
- Physical Sciences 6 Units
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics
- Electives 16 Units
These courses can be taken from the listed disciplines or in consultation with the program advisor. - GE Patterns
Application
Students can obtain an application for admission to the Napa B.A. program by calling Carol Tremmel in Extended Education at 707/664-2611, email carol.tremmel@sonoma.edu It is also available on the SSU website at www.sonoma.edu/exed/applyenroll/napa_reg.html.Send the completed application, with your $55 application fee, along with two sets of official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended to:
Sonoma State University, Extended Education
Stevenson Hall Rm. 1012
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA. 94928
Napa Program Coordinator:
Sandra Feldman
Advising
Spring 2009 (times TBA)
Professor Bob Karlsrud
707-664-3279
karlsrud@comcast.netFall 2008 (times TBA)
Professor Sandra Harrison Feldman
707-664-2437
sandra.feldman@sonoma.edu<
STUDENTS MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
Mendocino College Office
707-467-0810, Room 6004FORMS:
Advising Check List
Advising Questionnaire
Napa Major WorksheetFor Dates, Deadlines, and the SSU Calendar see
http://www.sonoma.edu/ar/calendars/index.shtml
Forms
(You may Fax forms to: 664-3332)
GRADUATION
Graduation Application (Req'd)
Major/Minor Requirements (Req'd)
Graduation/Major-Minor Addendum
(Addendum is only if you make changes after submitting the application and major/minor requirements)INTERNSHIPS
Internship Agreement
General Internship Information
Special Study FormMAJOR WORKSHEET
Napa Major Worksheet (doc)
Napa Major Worksheet (pdf)GE PETITION
Petition for General Education Course Substitution
GE Sub - Page 1
GE Sub - Page 2FIELD TRIPS (Req'd)
Medical Release
Volunteer DriverCHANGE MAJOR
Change of Major