Liberal Arts (AA) + Bilingual/Bicultural Education (B.S.Ed.)
Dual enrollment programs are based on agreements between Arrupe and another Loyola college. In addition to earning an A.A. from Arrupe, you begin taking courses at another college while still working toward your A.A. After graduating with an A.A. in 2 years, you earn a bachelor’s degree in 2-3 years from another Loyola college.
Curriculum
Liberal Arts (AA) + Bilingual/Bicultural Education (B.S.Ed.)
A.A. Liberal Arts: Pre-Education concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A.1 GECC Core Requirements | ||
| ACWRI 105 | College Writing I | 3 |
| ACWRI 110 | College Writing II | 3 |
| ACCOM 101 | Public Speaking & Critical Thinking | 3 |
| or ACCOM 103 | Business and Professional Speaking | |
| ACPHI 130 | Philosophy and Persons | 3 |
| CIEP 206 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ACSTA 101 | Statistics | 3 |
| ACHIS 101 | Western Civilization to the 17th Century | 3 |
| ACFNA 105 | Western Art: Renaissance to Modern | 3 |
| or ACFNA 100 | Art and Visual Culture | |
| ACISC 101 | Interdisciplinary Science: Scientific Basis of Environmental Issues | 3 |
| ACISC 102 | Environmental Processes, Challenges, and Methods | 4 |
| ACHIS 102 | Western Civilization from the 17th Century | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Core Elective | 3 | |
| A.2 Arrupe Core Requirement | ||
| ACTHE 101 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
| or ACTHE 107 | Introduction to Religious Studies | |
| ACPHI 205 | The Person and Society | 3 |
| ACPHI 281 | Ethics | 3 |
| ACUNI 101 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or ACUNI 102 | Academic Success Strategies | |
| A.3 Concentration (19 cr taken at Arrupe) | ||
| TLSC 110 | The Profession and Our Program (TLLSC) | 1 |
| TLSC 120 | Bringing Language, Learning & Development Theory into Practice | 2 |
| TLSC 130 | Sequence One: 130 Community Immersion | 1 |
| TLSC 140 | Teaching, Learning and Leading for Social Justice | 1 |
| TLSC 150 | Constructive Learning Environments For Diverse Students | 1 |
| TLSC 160 | Analyzing Culturally-Responsive Classroom Instruction | 1 |
| TLSC 210 | Educational Policy For Diverse Students | 2 |
| TLSC 221 | Individualized Instruction and Assessment for Diverse Learners | 2 |
| TLSC 222 | Authentic Assessment and Instruction for Bilingual Learners | 2 |
| TLSC 231 | Teaching Science/Writing in Elem and Middle Grades | 3 |
| TLSC 232 | Integrated Teaching/Learning Social Studies & Writing in Elementary Grades | 3 |
| Total Hours | 66 | |
Social and Behavioral Science Core Elective (A.1)
Classes listed below fulfill the SBSC Core Elective Requirement. Note: the course you choose cannot count as fulfilling both the SBSC Core Elective Requirement (A.1) and the Concentration and Elective requirement (A.3). So, for instance, students concentrating in Psychology must count ACPSY 201 General Psychology as fulfilling part of their Concentration and Elective requirement and choose a different class from this list to fulfill their SBSC Core Elective Requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACECO 201 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ACECO 202 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACPOL 101 | American Government and Citizenship | 3 |
| ACPOL 202 | International Relations | 3 |
| ACPOL 205 | Power, Rap Music, and Urban America | 3 |
| ACPSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
Notes
- Students who pursue the Pre-Education pathway at Arrupe will earn an A.A. in Liberal Arts
- In addition to coursework at Arrupe, they take TLSC courses through the school of education
- Students who successfully complete this associate's degree at Arrupe may pursue the 2 year + 2 year degree pathway to earn a bachelor's degree in bilingual education from the School of Education.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Communication: You will communicate effectively, using written, oral, and visual modes appropriate to your audience and purpose.
- Quantitative Reasoning: You will understand, analyze, and evaluate numerical data and use it to draw or evaluate conclusions.
- Critical Thinking: You will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate diverse information, ideas, and perspectives in a contextually appropriate manner. You will demonstrate an awareness of your own thinking and decision-making processes, and their importance in academic and non-academic settings.
- Ethical Reasoning: You will demonstrate historically grounded awareness of ethical concepts and frameworks. You will evaluate, articulate, and apply ethical reasoning in decision-making, showing awareness of the intersectional2 and historical nature of the relationships/situations being studied.
- Social Justice: You will reflect on social, political, and historical events, contexts, and norms that lead to injustice, and then articulate responses that respect and promote the welfare of all beings in global and intersectional2 communities.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: You will connect academic knowledge to lived experience in order to identify and critique how diverse thinkers1 contribute to knowledge in and outside academia.
- 1
"Diverse thinkers" refers to the many dimensions of human identity and experience as defined in intersectionality, below.
- 2
Intersectionality addresses multiple contexts, such as gender, sexuality, race, class, culture, religion, and disability, with attention to power structures that have privileged some identities over others.