2002-2003 - The University of Scranton

LIBERAL STUDIES
The Liberal Studies major is a highly individualized program offered exclusively
through Dexter Hanley College. Students may select either the Arts Track or the
Professional Track when pursuing this major. Applicants who have attended other accredited
colleges may transfer up to 60 credits for applicable courses in which a grade of “C” or
better has been earned. Students who qualify for this interdisciplinary degree program are
eligible to earn as many as 30 semester hours for academically relevant experience.
ARTS TRACK IN LIBERAL STUDIES
The Arts Track is designed for the student interested in the liberal arts including (but not
limited to) humanities, social-behavioral sciences, philosophy, theology, and the natural sciences/mathematics.
The student may also maximize transfer credit by including one concentration
with non-technical credit earned at an accredited institution, enen if these credits were earned
in a major not offered at The University of Scranton. The student may select three or four areas of
concentration totaling 63 credits with no less than 15 credits and no more than 24 credits in each.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR B.S. IN LIBERAL STUDIES, ARTS
TRACK
General Education Credits
Natural Science 6
Quantitative Reasoning1 3
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6
Skills Acquisition
WRTG 107 3
COMM 100 3
C/IL 102 and C/IL 102L 3
Humanities2 12
Philosophy/Theology-Religious Studies
PHIL 120 3
PHIL 210 3
T/RS 121 3
T/RS 122 3
PHIL-T/RS ELECT 3
General Education Electives 12
General Education Total 63 credits
Concentrations
Student may complete three or four Concentrations, having no fewer than 15 credits and no
more than 24 credits per Concentration.
Concentration Total 63 credits
DEGREE TOTAL 126 credits
NOTES: All Liberal Studies students must take two courses designated as writing intensive
(W) and two courses designated as cultural-diversity (D).
In compliance with terms set by AACSB accreditation, no more than 30 credits of the concentration
may be School of Management courses.
The only Physical Education courses which may be counted towards the Liberal Studies
degree are those that are three or more credits in duration.
No minors are granted with the Liberal Studies program.
No College of Arts and Sciences concentrations are granted within the Liberal Studies degree.
1 If placement testing indicates a need for MATH 005, it will be placed in the free elective areas.
2 Credits must be earned in at least two areas with six credits from one area (HIST, LIT or
LANG) and a maximum of three credits from the ARTS/MUSIC/THEATRE area.
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