Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts degree enables the student to develop a broad general knowledge of the traditional liberal arts disciplines while providing the opportunity to develop a greater depth of knowledge in particular areas of study of interest to the student. This flexibility can prepare you for career change or advancement, graduate education, or provide personal satisfaction.

Credit requirements are distributed among the traditional liberal arts areas (i.e., humanities, social sciences, natural sciences/mathematics) and free electives. You have the opportunity to pursue either a concentration, choosing from subjects within one of the liberal arts areas, or to select one of the individual subject areas of study, which provide for sequential course work in one particular subject of the student's interest, or to select liberal studies, choosing from two or more disciplines within general education subject areas.

Credit Distribution Requirements

SUBJECT CATEGORY			Semester Hour Credits
I. General Education Requirements			60
	A. English Composition		6
	B. Humanities*		12
		Must include at least two subject areas
	C. Social Sciences*		12
	D.	Natural Sciences and Mathematics*	12
		One college-level mathematics course required	(3)
		Strongly recommend one Computer Science course	(3)
		Other Natural Sciences/Mathematics	(6)
	E. General Education Electives		(18)
		Credits from any general education subjects
II. Area Concentration, Area of Study or Liberal Studies Area			33
Student may choose A, B or C.
	A.	Area Concentration The area concentration will include 33 semester hours which must be chosen from humanities, or social sciences/history, or natural sciences/mathematics. The concentration includes at least three subject areas. Twelve semester hours must be earned in one subject area. A maximum of 18 semester hours can be earned in any one subject in order to have a balanced, interdisciplinary concentration.
OR	B.	Liberal Studies Area The liberal studies area includes 33 semester hours which includes two or more liberal arts subject areas. For example, the area of study may include Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences courses.
III. Free Electives			27
Total			120

* The following is a list of approved Areas of Study:

Humanities
Social Sciences
Liberal Studies