Liberal Studies Major (Bachelor of Arts)

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Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-127

Freshman - Credits: 33-34

Foreign Language (Cr: 6)
Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3-4)
Electives (Cr: 9)

EC 101 - Endicott Transitions (Cr: 1)
ENG 101 - College Writing Seminar (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement
INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
LST 100 - Seminar in Academic Inquiry (Cr: 3)
LST 135 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies (Cr: 3)

Sophomore - Credits: 32-33

Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
English Elective (Cr: 3)
International Studies Elective (Cr: 3)
Philosophy or Religion Elective (Cr: 3)
Science or Math Elective (Cr: 3-4)
Electives (Cr: 9)

INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

Junior - Credits: 30

Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3-4)
Elective (Cr: 3)
General Education Electives (Cr: 6)
History Elective (Cr: 3)
Political Science Elective (Cr: 3)
Psychology or Sociology Elective (Cr: 3)
World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

LST 200 - Learning Community Integrative Seminar (Cr: 3)
LST 302 - Methods of Inquiry in the Humanities (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Requirement

Senior - Credits: 30

American Studies or Liberal Studies Elective   (Cr: 3)

Elective   (Cr: 3)

General Education Electives    (Cr: 6)
(must be above the 100 level)

LST 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
LST 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
LST 490 - Senior Thesis II (Cr: 3)

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:
ART 308 - Art in American Culture (Cr: 3)
ART 320 - Native American Art: Beyond Tradition (Cr: 3)
ENG 220 - American Short Story Cycles (Cr: 3)
ENG 240 - Boston Writers (Cr: 3)
ENG 310 - Modern American Poetry (Cr: 3)
ENG 337 - American Indian Experience: An Introduction to the Literature (Cr: 3)
HST 225 - The Salem Witch Trials (Cr: 3)
HST 227 - Boston History (Cr: 3)
HST 229 - The American West (Cr: 3)
HST 230 - African-American History (Cr: 3)
HST 306 - New England History (Cr: 3)
HST 317 - Civil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
HST 340 - Women in American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
MUS 230 - Foundations of Jazz (Cr: 3)
MUS 240 - The Rise of Rock and Roll (Cr: 3)
SOC 320 - Racial and Ethnic Diversity in American Society (Cr: 3)
SM 303 - Sport in Society (Cr: 3)

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, general education requirements and/or the discipline-specific electives required in the Liberal Studies program.