Liberal Studies Program Overview
CORE 2.0
27-30 credits
LS 101US, Ways of Knowing (3 credits) is recommended
Liberal Studies Requirement
12 credits
One additional course each in the Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences
LS 301, Integrative Seminar (*optional)
1 credit
(may be taken 3 times)
Quaternity Option (on campus and online degree completion)
56 credits
Foreign language competence at an elementary level
6-8 credits
Fine arts courses
12 credits
Humanities courses
12 credits
Natural sciences or mathematics courses
12 credits
Social sciences courses
12 credits
Environmental Studies Option
59 credits
Foundation Courses
BIOB 170, ERTH 101, GPHY 121, PHIL 332, STAT 216
17 credits
Public policy courses
21 credits
Natural sciences courses
21 credits
Global and Multicultural Studies Option
50 credits
Foundation courses
GH 100IH, GH 327, LS 301
Foreign language competence at an intermediate level (3 classes)
Global and multicultural courses
27 credits
Area studies courses
12 credits
LS 350, Literature Review
LS 499R (formerly 490R), Senior Project
3 credits
4 credits
Notes
- Total of 120 credits required for graduation (at least 45 as a declared LS major)
- 42 credits must be upper division (300 or 400-level)
- Quaternity: 6 credits arts, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences must be upper-division
- Environmental Studies: 9 credits Natural Science& 9 credits Public Policy must be upper-division
- Global/Multicultural: 12 credits G/MC and 6 credits Area Studies must be upper-division
- A grade of C- or above required in all courses counted toward the major
- Maximum of 12 credits can overlap between our major and each second major and minor
*Asia, Europe, Latin America, Native American Studies or Women's Studies