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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (Launching Spring 2018)


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Academic Director: Carl Grindley
CUNY School of Professional Studies
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New York, NY 10001
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The Program

The B.A. in Liberal Studies provides students the opportunity to acquire the means to understand and interpret the events, data, texts, artifacts, and other elements of our shared and individual experiences-past, present, and projected-local, urban, and global.

The program consists of courses in liberal arts and sciences, which includes the study of English and other literatures and languages, history and philosophy, art and music, social and natural sciences, and all subjects that study human experience. Rather than concentrate on one of these disciplines, the B.A. in Liberal Studies combines them to focus on questions and problems that cross disciplines, allowing students to develop skills and competencies shared by all liberal arts and sciences rather than those of just one discipline, special area, or interdisciplinary field

Students who complete the B.A. in Liberal Studies are able to:

  • Conduct individual research;
  • Construct clear, reasoned arguments;
  • Conduct evidence-based analysis;
  • Demonstrate and apply analysis of ethical behavior, and;
  • Demonstrate detailed awareness of essential aspects of personal career development.

Program Requirements


120 credits are required for the online Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies.

  • General Education - See below
  • Required Courses - 42 credits
    • Foundation Skills and Knowledge - 27 credits
    • Experiential Learning - 3 credits
    • Capstone Project - 6 credits
    • Liberal Studies Core - 6 credits
  • Liberal Arts and Science Electives - 18 credits
  • Free Electives - 33-39 credits.

Note: The required number of College Options credits and free elective credits each student will be required to take will be dependent upon his/her transfer credit evaluation.

General Education Requirements


General Education 

  • 12 credits Required Core
  • 18 credits Flexible Core
  • 3-12 credits College Option

Experiential Learning


Students must select one of the following:

Capstone Project


Students must complete the following two courses:

Liberal Studies Core


Students select two courses from one of the following areas:

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