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Liberal Arts

The Liberal Arts emphasis is designed to include a broad range of courses in the disciplines, skills, and cultural and a life well lived. Successful students in Interdisciplinary Studies w/emphasis in Liberal Arts will earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3
SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102, and SPAN 111.

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3
MATH 111College Algebra

3
MATH 112Trigonometry

3
MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in PHIL 201.

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3
ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3
or
ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3
PSY 201General Psychology

3
or
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one of two sequences:
HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose one from the following:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4
BIO 111General Biology I

3

AND Choose one from the following:

ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
and
CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
and
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
PHY 201College Physics I

4
PHY 210General Physics I

4
PS 100Physical Science

4

Requirements for Interdisciplinary Studies - 30 hours

Students must choose one upper level course from EACH of the following:

ANTH - Anthropology
BUA - Business
ECON - Economics
ART - Fine Arts
HIS - History
IT - Information Technology
MATH - Mathematics
PSY - Psychology
Sciences (BIO, CHEM, or PHY)
SOC - Sociology

Students must earn a "C" or higher in requirements for Interdisciplinary Studies.

Specific Disciplinary emphasis - 21 hours

Choose sufficient courses from disciplinary emphasis to total 21 hours. At least 9 of those hours must be 300-400 level. For example:

BUA - Business
IT - Information Technology
HPER - Health & Human Performance
ENG - English
ED - Education
HIS - History

Students must earn a "C" or higher in emphasis requirements.

Required for Interdisciplinary Studies - 12 hours

Students are also required to choose 6 hours from the following:

Research course
Methods course
Internship

and

IDS 375Junior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies

3
PHIL 312Ethics

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in Interdisciplinary Studies.

General Electives - 12 hours

Choose any other courses from the catalog to total 12 hours.
Total GEC Credit Hours (43-47 hours)
Total Required Interdisciplinary Studies (30 hours)
Total Specific Disciplinary emphasis (21 hours)
Other required courses for Interdisciplinary Studies (12 hours)
General Electives (10-14 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.