Liberal Studies Major (BA)

Each course may only count toward one requirement.

These courses may be General Education courses and are often 100-level courses. Courses identified as prerequisites for desired, advanced coursework should be prioritized.

These courses provide foundational skills needed to begin research and exploration required in a concentration. 

18 credit concentration where at least 9 credits occur at the 300/400-level. No more than 6-credits may be earned through Independent Study courses. Selection must include courses from at least two different departments or disciplines.

In consultation with a Liberal Studies Advisor, design a concentration with specialized focus, where the majority of coursework occurs in recognized Humanities disciplines such as English, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Communication, Liberal Studies, Ethnic Studies, Music, Theatre, Art, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Each course may only count toward one requirement.

These courses may be General Education courses and are often 100-level courses. Courses identified as prerequisites for desired, advanced coursework should be prioritized.

These courses provide foundational skills needed to begin research and exploration required in a concentration.

18 credit concentration where at least 9 credits occur at the 300/400-level. No more than 6-credits may be earned through Independent Study courses. Selection must include courses from at least two different departments or disciplines.

In consultation with a Liberal Studies Advisor, design a concentration with specialized focus, where the majority of coursework occurs in recognized Leadership and Organizational Studies areas such as Accounting, Business, Communication, Criminal Justice, Ethnic Studies, History, Liberal Studies, Marketing, Management, Political Science, Professional Studies, and Statistics. 

Each course may only count toward one requirement.

These courses may be General Education courses and are often 100-level courses. Courses identified as prerequisites for desired, advanced coursework should be prioritized.

These courses provide foundational skills needed to begin research and exploration required in a concentration.

18 credit concentration where at least 9 credits occur at the 300/400-level. No more than 6-credits may be earned through Independent Study courses. Selection must include courses from at least two different departments or disciplines.

In consultation with a Liberal Studies Advisor, design a concentration with specialized focus, where the majority of coursework occurs in recognized Social Science disciplines such as Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Geography, History, Liberal Studies, Political Science, International Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Each course may only count toward one requirement.

These courses may be General Education courses and are often 100-level courses. Courses identified as prerequisites for desired, advanced coursework should be prioritized.

These courses provide foundational skills needed to begin research and exploration required in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies concentration. Choose two courses from two different departments.

18 credit concentration where at least 9 credits occur at the 300/400-level. No more than 6-credits may be earned through Independent Study courses. 

Each course may only count toward one requirement.

These courses may be General Education courses and are often 100-level courses. Courses identified as prerequisites for desired, advanced coursework should be prioritized.

These courses provide foundational skills needed to begin research and exploration required in a concentration.

18 credit concentration where at least 9 credits occur at the 300/400-level. No more than 6-credits may be earned through Independent Study courses. Selection must include courses from at least two different departments or disciplines.

In consultation with a Liberal Studies Advisor, design a concentration with specialized focus, where the coursework uniquely targets an interdisciplinary concept or project.