Liberal Studies majors complete the following core courses and the courses for the selected concentration. A grade of C or better is required for each course in the core and concentration.
Note: Students pursuing two majors and/or teaching certification may use 15 credits of ELAC courses to fulfill major requirements. The shaded orange boxes indicate the courses where this may apply.
Core Courses
Choose one course:
ECO 200# Introductory Macroeconomics - 3 credits
GEO 100# Introduction to Geography - 3 credits
PSC 100# Power, Politics, Process - 3 credits
PSC 211# U.S. National Politics - 3 credits
Choose one course:
HIS 120 American Origins - 3 credits
HIS 121 Making Modern America - 3 credits
HIS 310 Great Issues: Survey of American History - 3 credits
ENG 177 Reading Closely - 3 credits
BIO 304 Genetics and Society - 3 credits
Choose one course:
EES 104/112 Dynamic Earth w/ Lab - 4 credits
EES 110/112 Introduction to Geology w/ Lab - 4 credits
EES 220/112 Environmental Geology - 3 credits
ENG 328 Children’s Literature - 3 credits
ENG 338 Linguistic Analysis - 3 credits
Choose one course:
HIS 115 Early World History - 3 credits
HIS 116 Modern World History - 3 credits
MAT 140 Geometry and Probability for Elementary School Teaching - 3 credits
MAT 217### Statistics for Liberal Arts - 3 credits
LSM 400% Senior Seminar in Liberal Studies - 3 credits
# Students must take the ECO/GEO/PSC placement test and speak to their academic advisor before choosing which of these courses to take.
### Mathematics students take MAT 315 instead of MAT 217
% meets Stage 3 University Writing Requirement
Environmental Earth Science Concentration
EES 130^Ancient Environments w/ Lab - 4 credits
EES 205Sustainable Energy and the Environment - 3 credits
EES 224^Landform Analysis w/ Lab - 4 credits
Choose one course:
EES 330Mineralogy and Rock w/ Lab - 4 credits
EES 340 Geographic Information Systems w/ Lab - 4 credits
EES 344Sedimentology and Stratigraphy w/ Lab - 4 credits
EES 424Glacial and Quaternary Geology - 4 credits
EES 456Coastal Geologic Processes and Hazards - 4 credits
Choose one course:
EES 204 Global Climate Change - 3 credits
EES 222Water and Society - 3 credits
EES 305Energy Resources and Conservation - 3 credits
EES 315Environmental Science and Society - 3 credits
EES 323Drinking Water Management - 3 credits
^ meets Stage 2 University Writing Requirement for Earth Science Concentration (must complete both)
English Concentration
ENG 190Writing Approaches and Technique - 3 credits
ENG 290Writing Process and Craft - 3 credits
ENG 277Reading Critically - 3 credits
ENG 223Survey of American Literature - 3 credits
Reading Culture Elective
Choose one course:
ENG 228Poetry of Women - 3 credits
ENG 242Literature and Cultural Studies - 3 credits
ENG 252Literature and Culture of the Harlem Renaissance - 3 credits
ENG 255African American Literature - 3 credits
ENG 256Native American Literature - 3 credits
ENG 258Asian American Literature - 3 credits
ENG 259Chicano/Chicana Literature and Culture - 3 credits
ENG 310Contemporary African American Poetry - 3 credits
ENG 313Native American Novel - 3 credits
ENG 314Indigenous Studies - 3 credits
ENG 352Lesbian Literature - 3 credits
ENG 35720th Century Women Writers - 3 credits
English Concentration Elective
Choose one course at the 300-level in English.
! meets Stage 2 University Writing Requirement for English Concentration
History/social Science Concentration
Choose one course:
HIS 200@Historical Research and Writing - 4 credits
PSC 201@Applied Qualitative Methods - 3 credits
Choose one course:
HIS 230The Birth of Europe - 3 credits
HIS 231The Making and Breaking of Europe - 3 credits
Choose one History course at the 300-level in a Non-U.S. History area - 3 credits
Choose one History course at the 300-level in a U.S. History area - 3 credits
Choose any one History course at the 300-level - 3 credits
PSC 300Ideological Divisions in the U.S. - 3 credits
@ meets Stage 2 University Writing Requirement for History/Social Science Concentration
Mathematics Concentration
MAT 230Discrete Structures - 3 credits
MAT 243Calculus I with Technology - 4 credits
MAT 244Calculus II with Technology - 4 credits
MAT 310Applied Linear Algebra - 3 credits
MAT 315% $$Applied Probability and Statistics - 4 credits
MAT 362Advanced Mathematics for Elementary School Technology - 3 credits
$$ Math students take MAT 315 instead of MAT 217
% meets Stage 2 University Writing Requirement for Mathematics Concentration
Natural Science Concentration
BIO 200Ecology and the Environment - 3 credits
BIO 202Human Biology Lecture - 3 credits
LSM 250~Science Writing - 3 credits
Choose one course:
AST 214Descriptive Astronomy w/ Lab - 4 credits
EES 204Global Climate Change - 3 credits
EES 205Sustainable Energy and the Environment - 3 credits
BIO 301Microbes and Your Health - 3 credits
CHEM 200Introductory Chemistry w/ Lab - 4 credits
CHEM 205Chemistry of Life w/ Lab - 4 credits
~ meets Stage 2 University Writing Requirement for Natural Science Concentration
Exit Portfolio
Liberal Studies majors must complete a non-graded exit portfolio to graduate. Details of the exit portfolio can be obtained from the program director or via the program website. The program director will report completion of the exit portfolio to the Registrar. For student graduating in December, portfolios are due no later than the Friday of the final exam week. For students graduating in May, portfolios are due by February 15.
