Liberal Studies (General Studies Option) Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor’s Degree: There are two options for students who choose to earn a BA in Liberal Studies.
Honors Option: Honors students must adhere to the requirements of the Honors College and take fifteen (15) credit honors of Honors core curriculum for their free electives.
The General Studies option is an interdisciplinary degree catered to the students' interest. In lieu of the major/minor required by traditional degree programs, the student can curate a degree focused on one of these broad areas of concentration: arts, humanities, social and behavioral science, natural science, business, education, technology, health, or professional studies.
The student declaring this major should go to the Dean of Whitney Young Honors Collegium to be assigned an advisor who will work with the student to define the area of concentration and the appropriate advised electives. Minimum Academic Requirements:
▪ Grade-point average of at least 2.0 overall.
▪ Grade of “C” or better in all major courses and advised elective courses
▪ 31/32 semester-credit hours of the General Education Core
▪ 42 semester-credit hours of concentration. Courses must be in the upper level 300-400 and student must earn a "C" or higher.
▪ 15 semester-credit hours of advised electives
▪ 10 semester-credit hours of free electives
▪ 120 total college-level undergraduate semester hours
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | English Comp I | 4 |
| COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| MAT 111 | Acceler. Contemp. Mathematics (or Higher) | 3 |
| BIO 101 or CHE 109 |
Life Science or Chemistry in Context |
3 |
| KSU 118 | Intro. to University Learning | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
| KSU 186 | Navigate. the Tech. World | 3 |
| Guided Arts General Studies Core Course | 3 | |
| Guided Humanities General Education Core Course | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 3 (Fall) | ||
| Guided General Education Course | 6 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 4 (Spring) | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 6 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 5 (Fall) | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 6 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 6 (Spring) | ||
| HIS 108 or HIS 103 |
Intro to African American Hist or Western Civilization |
3 |
| ECO 200 or ECO 201 |
Survey of Economics or Prin of Economics I |
3 |
| ASP 101 | Black Experience in America | 3 |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 7 (Fall) | ||
| ASP 302 | Readings Black Women's Hist | 3 |
| BUA 120 | Business and Society | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 8 (Spring) | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| 300/400 level course | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |