The Liberal Arts major provides a rich educational experience through coursework in a broad range of academic disciplines. Liberal Arts provides excellent preparation for university transfer and/or a wide range of careers. Students graduating with a Liberal Arts major are able to: read critically and communicate effectively as a writer and a speaker, understand the connections among academic disciplines and apply interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving, think creatively and critically, consider the ethical implications of knowledge, and possess a worldview informed by diverse social, multicultural and global perspectives. Therefore, the broad based interdisciplinary nature of Liberal Arts provides a knowledge base and the communication and critical thinking skills necessary for many careers and occupations. The Liberal Arts major provides solid preparation for upper division work following transfer more specifically, for university programs in teaching and pre-law and for careers such as business, government and communication. With proper course selection (see a counselor), LMC's Liberal Arts major articulates with CSU's popular upper division Liberal Studies major, which is the path to a teaching credential program. The Liberal Arts major incorporates many General Education requirements, so students typically need only to pass a few additional courses in order to complete the major.