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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

Foundation Courses
These course also satisfy general education requirements of the College.

Arts of Language

  • ENGL 1A
  • ENGL 1B
  • COMM 1
  • Foreign Language

Arts of Thinking:

  • MATH 7
  • CSCI 10 A, B, C
  • PHIL 2

Disciplinary Studies:
Human Sciences

  • HIST 17A or PSCI 1
  • HIST 17B or PSCI 6
  • PSYC 1B

Natural Sciences

  • BIOL 15 and PHSC 15

Humanities

  • PHIL/RLST 40 or PHIL/RLST 20

Fine and Performing Arts
Interdisciplinary Studies

  • ISAC 1/101
  • ISAC 2/102
  • ISAC 3/103
  • ISAC 4/104

Health and Physical Education/Career Exploration:

  • PHED for Educators
  • HLTH 15
  • LBST 10/110

Advanced Courses:
These courses build upon the Foundation level work to enlarge and deepen knowledge in specific areas of study.

Arts of Language

One course in writing

  • ENGL 107(W) or 108(W)
  • One course in writing

  • ENGL 114, 120-122, 130,131, 148, or 151
  • One course in linguistics

  • LING 145 or 147 or 154
  • Arts of Thinking

  • MATH 123, 151, 152, or 155
  • Disciplinary Studies:

    Human Sciences
    One course dealing with Social Dynamics/Ethnic Experience, chosen from:
    • HIST 172-179
    • SOCI 130, 165, 169

    One course in Human Development:

  • PSYC 130, 132, 134 or 160
  • One course in History/Geography, chosen from

  • HIST 124, 126, 160, 162, 165, 169
  • or (depending upon foundation level course)

  • HIST 170 or 185
  • Natural Sciences

  • PSYC 130, 132, 134 or 160
  • Humanities and the Arts

    One course in Philosophy or Religious Studies (Waiver requires one Humanities course, at foundation or advanced level, that has a focus on values and moral development.)

    One course in Fine and Performing Arts (Waiver requires that coverage of the arts includes all of the following: visual arts, performance/studio, aesthetics/art history.)

    Interdisciplinary Studies

  • ISAC 195 (W)
  • Career Exploration/Field Experience

  • LBST 196
  • (W)=Intensive writing class

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