The College of Arts and Sciences offers a Liberal Studies Program,
designed for students who wish to pursue a general program tailored to
their broader interests in liberal arts that will allow them to
concentrate in a selected area or areas. The Liberal Studies Program
serves students interested in pursuing interdisciplinary studies and
can serve non-traditional, place-bound students, especially part-time,
adult students seeking increased access to education for personal and
professional development.
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree (124
semester hours)
Liberal Studies Major (42 semester hours)
Concentration (42 semester hours minimum) may be met in one of the
following ways:
Completing course work for 2 established minors, one minor being
from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Completing a special configuration of courses proposed by the
student and in consultation with a faculty advisor from a department
in which the course work will be concentrated.
Complete a combination of 1 and 2
Other Requirements:
At least 60% of the course work (74 semester hours) must be completed in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Liberal Studies majors must submit a proposed concentration for
approval to the Dean’s Office prior to completing 50 semester hours or
within one semester of declaring the major.
Admission to the program is granted to new freshmen
and transfer students in their first semester of enrollment at ISU and
to continuing students who have earned a cumulative gpa of no less
than 2.50.
However, no student can declare the major after earning 77 hours.
Candidates for the BA degree must complete two years of study of a
single foreign language
General Education Requirements:
Students pursuing the BA and BS in Liberal Studies, must
fulfill the requirements of the
General Education Program
