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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Liberal Studies Major (Bachelor of Arts)


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Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-129


Freshman - Credits: 33-34


  • Arts and Humanities Core Requirement    (Cr: 3)
  • Science and Math Core Requirement    (Cr: 3-4)
  • Social Science Core Requirement    (Cr: 3)
  • Electives    (Cr: 12)

Sophomore - Credits: 32-34


  • Foreign Languages   (Cr: 6)
    Satisfies Core Requirement
  • Science and Math Core Requirement    (Cr: 3-4)
  • Social Science Core Requirement    (Cr: 3)
  • Core Elective    (Cr: 3)
  • History Elective    (Cr: 3)
  • International Studies Elective   (Cr: 3)
  • Philosophy or Religion Elective   (Cr: 3)
  • Science or Math Elective   (Cr: 3-4)
  • Elective   (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 30-31


  • Science and Math Core Requirement    (Cr: 3-4)
  • Social Science Core Requirement    (Cr: 3)
  • Core Electives    (Cr: 6)
  • English Elective    (Cr: 3)
  • Political Science Elective   (Cr: 3)
  • Psychology or Sociology Elective   (Cr: 3)
  • Elective    (Cr: 3)

Senior - Credits: 30


  • American Studies or Liberal Studies Elective   (Cr: 3)
  • Electives    (Cr: 9)

Liberal Studies Discipline-Specific Electives


The eight discipline-designated elective requirements (English; History; International Studies; Political Science; Philosophy or Religion; Psychology or Sociology; Math or Science; American Studies or Liberal Studies) may be met by taking any course with the individual discipline’s prefix.  However, at least three of the eight courses must be above the 100-level.

The American Studies/Liberal Studies elective requirement may be met by taking any course with an AMS or LST designation or one of the following courses: 

Learning Communities Requirement


Liberal Studies majors are required to enroll in at least one Learning Community – three thematically linked courses offered in the same semester which explore a problem or issue from various disciplinary perspectives. Learning Community courses may fulfill free electives, core requirements and/or the discipline-specific electives required in the Liberal Studies program.

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