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Liberal Studies Requirements Program

Kentucky State University is the Commonwealth's unique public liberal studies institution. Liberal studies comprise the traditional subjects of the arts and sciences, such as mathematics, poetry, history, politics, literature, languages, fine arts, philosophy, psychology, chemistry, and economics.

A liberal studies foundation prepares students to think clearly, to argue persuasively, to write with clarity and liveliness, and to gain both a cultural and historical perspective on the human experience as well as an in-depth knowledge in at least one area of human thought. Liberal studies spark curiosity and broaden vision. Liberal studies education provides the tools by which people come to understand the world, one another, and themselves.

The Liberal Studies Requirements Program is distributed across programs in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Each student who enters Kentucky State University with the intention to earn a baccalaureate degree must satisfy the Liberal Studies Requirements. Liberal studies courses serve as a foundation for many other courses. In addition to the requirements of the student's major field of study, Liberal Studies Requirements constitute a carefully designed program of 43-45 semester credit hours of courses to be selected from the various academic offerings of the University. A number of choices are included in these general requirements and students are encouraged to consider carefully the alternatives available to them.

Liberal Studies General Core Requirements

All students need to consult their degree requirements for any variances to these liberal studies requirements.

Quantitative Reasoning

MAT 111 Contemporary Mathematics (or higher) 3

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