Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts Degree

Requirements

At least 60% of the course work (74 semester hours) for the degree must be completed in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Although new freshmen and transfer students may declare the Liberal Studies major, no student can declare the Liberal Studies major after earning 77+ hours.  Continuing ISU students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 or higher to declare the Liberal Studies major.

The Liberal Studies Concentration requires a minimum of 42 credit hours.  No more than 24 credit hours in the Concentration may be taken from outside the College of Arts and Sciences or from a single discipline. The Concentration may be satisfied by:

→Completing course work for two established minors, with a minimum of 9 hours in each minor taken at the 300/400 level and no fewer than 21 hours total taken at the 300/400 level. At least one of the minors must be from the College of Arts and Sciences OR

→Completing a program developed in consultation with a faculty advisor from a Department in which the course work will be concentrated.

Each student must submit a Concentration Proposal Form to the Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs prior to completing 50 credit hours or within one semester of declaring the Liberal Studies major. 
   
Students must fulfill the requirements of the General Education Program

Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree must complete two years of study in a single foreign language.

Advising

Liberal Studies majors will be assigned a primary faculty advisor by the Associate Dean and Coordinator of the Program upon declaration of the major. 

Concentration Proposal Form

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