Recommended Courses

The following courses are recommended before beginning the ASPIRE Program in Business/Human Resource Management, Liberal Studies, and Psychology Majors:
(Course numbers and names are of Shasta College courses. Equivalent courses at other accredited colleges and universities may have similar titles and numbers.)

All Majors
ENGL 1A (required before acceptance)
ENGL 1B and/or ENGL 1C (recommended)
MATH 102 Intermediate Algebra or any transfer-level math course (required before acceptance)
Any transfer-level math course (recommended, see individual majors for specific courses)

Business and Human Resource Management
BUAD 10 Introduction to Business
ACCT 2 Financial Accounting
ACCT 4 Managerial Accounting
ECON 1A Microeconomics
ECON 1B Macroeconomics
Various Business/ Communication/ Math/ Cross-Cultural courses
MATH 14 Statistics (preferred) and/or MATH 8 Finite Math

Liberal Studies
POLS 2 Intro to American Government
HIST 1A & B Western Civilization A&B
HIST 17A & B U.S. History
ENGL 91 Advanced Composition
ECE 14 School Age/ Adolescent Development
Various Literature/ Art/ Music/ Cross-Cultural/ General Science courses
MATH 41A&B Concepts of Elementary Math

Psychology
PSYC 1A General Psychology
FSS 16 Marriage and Family
PSYC 14 Understanding Human Behavior
PSYC 16 Health Psychology
PSYC 20 Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC 41 Cultural/Social Context of Childhood
Various Psychology/ ECE/ Communication/ Cross-Cultural/ Biology courses
MATH 14 Statistics (preferred) and/or MATH 8 Finite Math