Liberal Studies

Designed to be a student-centered major

Choose a combination of courses that uniquely help you achieve your career and personal goals.

Students who choose liberal studies build a bachelor’s degree with a concentration that works for them. Make connections among fields of study with an area of concentration that fits your educational, career, and personal goals.

This major is appealing to students who want to pursue a range of opportunities in any number of different fields. It allows you to choose a combination of courses to help you achieve your career and personal goals.

It's also ideal for students who:

• need to graduate after a late change of major or job interest
• desire a bachelor’s degree completion program that allows for greater flexibility in the use of transfer credits
• want a degree to meet continuing education or personal learning goals

Curriculum

Learn to articulate the value of your education.

A student must have at least 60 credit hours before declaring the liberal studies major.

Those who pursue a liberal arts major will earn a Bachelor of Arts degree—ideal for keeping career options open.

Requirements

All liberal studies majors will complete the MMU Core Curriculum and design a 31-credit major, including the following requirements:

• 18 credit hours from courses with 200-level or above course codes from no more than three different academic disciplines. For example, 6 courses from biology, chemistry, and physics.
• 12 credit hours from courses with 300-level or above course codes from no more than two different academic disciplines.
• Strategies for a Successful Job Search (one credit hour class)