The General Studies Option of the Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree is a completer degree that provides an alternative four-year program for students who seek to return or come to KSU in order to complete an undergraduate education without the academic specialization involved in traditional major programs. This degree program allows reasonable latitude to satisfy individual interests and needs, including those of non-traditional students, while still adhering to the rigorous university standards for baccalaureate degrees. It operates in the spirit of the liberal studies mission of the University.
In lieu of the major/minor required by traditional degree programs, the student must complete one of these broad areas of concentration: arts, humanities, social and behavioral science, natural science, business, education, technology, health, or professional studies.
The student declaring this major should go to the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to be assigned an advisor who will work with the student to define the area of concentration and the appropriate advised electives. Minimum Academic Requirements:
The School of Behavioral Sciences is committed to the University's particular emphasis on liberal studies. Baccalaureate degree programs are offered in psychology and social sciences with a track in history, and social studies education. A Master of Arts degree is offered in interdisciplinary behavioral sciences specializing in the intersection of psychology and law. The Division provides its students with the knowledge, skills, tools, and perspectives to analyze and interpret phenomena in their selected fields as well as in related disciplines. The intent is to develop scholars who are knowledgeable and well-versed in each of the behavioral and social sciences.
In cooperation with the School of Education and Human Development in the College of Public Service and Leadership Studies, the Division offers a specialization in social studies education, which prepares students for teacher certification in grades 8-12. The Teacher Education Program in social studies has specific admissions requirements and coursework, including a semester of full-time student teaching. Students in this program should maintain close contact with their Social Studies Education advisor in the Division as well as the faculty in the School of Education and Human Development.