Liberal Studies, B.A.

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The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies is a degree completion program for adult students who have earned a minimum of 60 hours of transferable credits at other institutions. The program is designed for students who have no practical way of completing their degree through traditional, full-time, on-campus study. The Liberal Studies degree program does not have a traditional major. Rather than having a single area of focus as one would with a traditional major, B.A. in Liberal Studies students choose courses in two of seven possible concentrations: literature, psychology, social science, business, emergency services administration, criminal justice and natural sciences.

To graduate, candidates must complete at least 120 credits, 90 of which must be in the liberal arts. The final 30 must be taken at the University and no more than 30 credits may be awarded through Prior Learning. Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in their concentration and a minimum GPA of 2.0 from Adelphi overall.

General Education

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A.

Prerequisite:

Minimum 60 credits in transfer with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0

University College Core Courses

All University College undergraduate degree programs, both associate’s and bachelor’s (except the B.A. in Business), require the same 16 credits of courses for successful completion of the degree program. These courses are:

AHS (0611) 121 - Expository and Professional Writing Credits: 4
ANS (0612) 110 - Quantitative Problem Solving Credits: 4
ANS (0612) 131 - Science and The Citizen Credits: 4
ASO (0613) 205 - Global and Societal Development and Conflict Credits: 3.00 to 4.00
For additional information on possible waiver of these core courses based on transfer credits or prior learning, and for a suggested semester sequence for these courses, click here .

Liberal Studies Requirements

Choose courses from TWO concentrations
A minimum of five courses per concentration
Areas of Concentration:

Literature
Psychology
Social Science
Business
Emergency Services
Criminal Justice
Natural Science

Consult your adviser for plans of study for each concentration

University College Bachelor Degree Capstone Courses

All University College bachelor’s degree programs (excepting the B.S. in Business, the B.S. in Criminal Justice, and the B.A. in Psychology), are completed by taking a sequence of two 4-credit capstone courses:

UCI (0637) 404 - Capstone I Baccalaureate Capstone I
UCI (0637) 405 - Capstone II Baccalaureate Capstone II: Research Seminar

The Baccalaureate Capstone is an interdisciplinary seminar that examines how the ideas of the modern age have challenged and altered traditional ways of thinking. As an analysis of the seminal ideas of modernity as defined by the thinkers who originated them, the Baccalaureate Capstone will empower students to think about the world in new and exciting ways.

Semester Sequence

Degree: B.A. Required GPA: 2.0 Major GPA: 2.5 Credits Required for Major: 36 Credits Required to Graduate:120

Requirements
Course	Credits	0-30		31-60		61-90		91-120
		Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
60 Transfer Credits¹
	36			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
¹ Consult Academic Advisor for Liberal Studies Major. Choose courses from TWO concentrations A minimum of five courses per concentration Areas of Concentration: Literature Psychology Social Science Business Emergency Services Criminal Justice Natural Science Consult your advisor for plans of study for each concentration For more information regarding our General Education and Core requirements, please check our website at uc.adelphi.edu.