Liberal Studies (A.A. or A.S.)

The Liberal Studies Associate of Arts or Science Degree is intended to enable students to transfer, with advanced standing, into a Kansas Regents university without the need for additional general education coursework.

The Associate of Arts Degree will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of a planned program of not less than sixty-four.

(64) college credit hours and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 including the following distribution of credits:

1. Communications     9 hours

	English Composition I (ENG 1003)
	English Composition II (ENG 1013)
	Speech (COM 1203 or COM 1233)

2. Arts and Humanities     12 hours

Select courses from at least two of the following areas:

	Art (AED 1003 or AED 1043)
	History (HIS 1003, HIS 1013, HIS 1023, HIS 1033, or HIS 1043)
	Literature (ENG 1073 or ENG 1083)
	Music (MUE 1303, MUE 2023, or MUE 2033)
	Philosophy (SOC 2003)
	Theatre (THR 1013)
	French  (FRL1005, FRL1015, FRL2003, FRL2013)
	Spanish (FRL1025, FRL1035, FRL2033, FRL2043)

3. Social and Behavioral Sciences     12 hours

Select courses from at least two of the following areas:

	Economics (BUS 1003, BUS 2023, or BUS 2033)
	Geography (SOC 2013)
	Political Science (POL 1013, POL 1023, or POL 1043)
	Psychology (BEH 1003 or BEH 2003)
	Sociology (SOC 1003, SOC 1023, or SOC 2023)

4. Mathematics     3 hours

College Algebra or above (MAT 1023 or above)

5. Laboratory Sciences     10 hours

Biological Science

	Anatomy and Physiology (BIO 2045)
	Biology I (BIO 1115)
	Biology II (BIO 2115)
	General Biology (BIO 1005)
	Microbiology (BIO 2055)

Physical Science

	Geology (PHS 1105)
	College Chemistry I (PHS 1025)
	Descriptive Astronomy & Lab (PHS 1083 & PHS 1092)
	Engineering Physics I (PHS 2055)
	General Chemistry (PHS 1015)
	General College Physics I (PHS 1055)
	Physical Science (PHS 1005)

6. Computer Proficiency  3 hours

	Computer Concepts & Applications (CIT 1003)
	Computer Information Systems (CIT 2003)
	or an approved program-specific computer course.

7. Additional courses necessary to complete program of study  15-20 hrs

8. Suggested Four-Semester Plans are on pages 41-76 of the catalog.

Please consult your advisor for a list of available courses which may be taken to satisfy this portion of the degree requirement for the Associate of Arts or Science Degree in Liberal Studies. Courses will be chosen from an existing program of study with no more than four hours of Activity Courses counted.