graduate school, or a business training program. Students may double major, combining a major in Liberal Studies with a major in some other field (such as Psychology or English).
Regardless of whether students take the general liberal studies core or the WYC honors core, they must satisfy the following requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies. They must complete a minimum of 128 semester credit hours, including a mandatory minor or second major, and the required courses in the major. The required courses are WYC 301, 302, 311, 401, 421, and the Senior Essay, WYC 441, which may represent any discipline and is the basis for the Comprehensive Examination. In addition, three semester credit hours must be selected from WYC 241, 242, 251, 252, 331, 332, 351, 352, 431, 432, or 491. The remaining 6 credit hours may be selected from WYC 241, 242, 251, 252, or any WYC 300- or 400-level course, or from the acceptable liberal studies electives listed below. (WYC 491 may be taken twice, and WYC preceptorials covering differing topics may be taken twice or more.) Care must be taken to ensure that, together with the required minor (or second major), 45 credit hours of upper division courses are completed in accordance with rule III.M of the Academic Regulations and Policies. In addition, the student must demonstrate competency in the basic use of computers, either by satisfactory performance on the WYC Computer Competency Exam, or the computer literacy portion of the Rising Junior Exam, or by passing any appropriate course in computer skills (e.g., COS 101, BUA 101). Courses taken in study-abroad programs may be used to satisfy WYC course requirements at the discretion of the WYC faculty.
Courses taken in study-abroad programs may be used to satisfy WYC course requirements at the discretion of the WYC faculty.
A student-designed curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies can be developed in the Whitney M. Young, Jr. College of Leadership Studies or in the College of Arts and Sciences. Information on requirements and policies can be found in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this Catalogue.
Students may pursue a minor in Liberal Studies with either the general liberal studies core or the WYC honors core.
A minor in Liberal Studies requires the completion of 18 semester credit hours. Specific course requirements include 4 semester credit hours selected from WYC seminars (WYC 301, 302, or 401); 6 semester credit hours selected from WYC tutorials (WYC 311 and 421); 3 or 4 semester credit hours may be selected from WYC 241, 242, 251, 252, or any WYC 300- or 400-level course; and 4 or 5 semester credit hours from WYC 241, 242, 251, 252, or any WYC 300- or 400-level course or from the list of approved electives below (which may be in the student's major). Courses taken in study-abroad programs may be used to satisfy WYC course requirements at the discretion of the WYC faculty.
LIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVES ACCEPTABLE
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