Program Description
The Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies degree offers students a flexible, customized curriculum. Students are able to select courses from a wide range of liberal arts topics in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. This enables them to tailor their degree to their personal and professional interests.
Delivery Modes
- Traditional (on campus)
- Global Online (100% online)
Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
| General Education Courses | 30 |
Composition
|
6 |
| Public Speaking Any CDC Public Speaking Course |
3 |
| Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Any Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Course |
3 |
| Humanities Any Humanities Course |
3 |
| Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course |
3 |
| Natural Sciences Any Natural Sciences Course |
3 or 4 |
| Social Sciences Any Social Science Course |
3 |
| Health and Wellness Any Health Wellness Course |
3 |
| General Education Options Any General Education Options Course |
3 |
| Required Major Courses* | 24 |
| Lower- and/or Upper-Division Electives | 15 |
| Upper-Division Electives | 9 |
| Related Additional Electives | 6 |
| Total | 60 |
* "Required Major Courses" must be selected from humanities, natural sciences and social sciences disciplines, as follows: ANT, ARB, ART, BIO, CHE, CMD, COM, CSC, EAS, ECO, EDE, EDU, ELC, ELE, ELM, ENG, ENS, ESP, FRE, GEO, HIS, JUS, LEA, MAT, MUS, PHI, PHS, PHY, POS, PSY, SEC, SOC, SOW, SPN, TED, THE, WFD, WST.
Program Notes:
- A laboratory course is also required; students may select any laboratory course.
- A maximum of 24 credits can be used with the same course prefix.
- 12 credits (four courses) of upper-division (any course numbers 200 or above with at least one pre-requisite) are required.
- Developmental courses do not count toward the 120 credits necessary for graduation, but are calculated in your overall GPA.
Program Webpages
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/associate/liberal-studies/index.aspx
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/associate/liberal-studies-online/