A Degree That Fits Your Life Today...While It Prepares You For Tomorrow
The Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies degree program at Venango College can help you earn the degree while exploring a range of academic skills and disciplines, creating your own major in an area of interest you enjoy. You will learn through a blended program of traditional classroom instruction and online courses that offers the best of both worlds to ensure a high quality, personalized educational experience and maximum schedule flexibility.
The Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies is a great opportunity for students who:
- want to earn a bachelor's degree for career advancement
- have completed an associate degree through Clarion University-Venango Campus or another institution of higher education
- have completed credits toward a bachelor's degree but never graduated. As many as 75 credits may be transferred toward this degree.
Upon successful completion of the 120-credit program, you will earn an Associate of Arts in Arts and Sciences degree and a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies Degree. You'll have the freedom to choose from a variety of courses that include writing, math, liberal education, physical/biological science, social/behavioral science, arts/humanities, health and wellness, personal performance, general education, and arts and sciences.
Suggested Curriculum Sequence:
Year 1 |
Year 3 |
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| Semester 1 | Semester 5 | |||||||
| ENG 111 | Writing II | ENG 307 | Business Writing | |||||
| MATH competency | PHIL 309 | Philosophy and Film (online) | ||||||
| ES 111 | Basic Earth Science | PHSC 112 | Basic Physical Science: Physics & Astronomy | |||||
| ART 110 | Visual Arts | WS 300 | Special Topics in Women's Studies (online) | |||||
| PSY 211 | General Psychology | CMST 216 | Group Discussion | |||||
| Semester 2 | Semester 6 | |||||||
| CIS 217 | Applications of Microcomputers | PSY 454 | Personality | |||||
| PHSC 111 | Basic Physical Science: Chemistry | GEOG 257 | Geography of the US and Canada | |||||
| PS 211 | American Government | PHIL 308 | Contemporary Ethical Issues (online) | |||||
| ENG 130 | The Literary Experience | CMST 320 | Communication and Gender (online) | |||||
| HIST 113 | Modern Civilization, 1789 to the Present | PSY 340 | Psychology of Women | |||||
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Year 4 |
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| Semester 3 | Semester 7 | |||||||
| PHIL 111 | Logic I - Critical Thinking | PSY 355 | Social Psychology | |||||
| CMST 113 | Public Speaking | ENG 228 | Modern & Contemporary World Literature | |||||
| SOC 211 | Principles of Sociology | PHIL 357 | Philosophy and Feminism (online) | |||||
| BIOL 111 | Basic Biology | PHSC 320 | History of the Physical Sciences (online) | |||||
| MUS 111 | Introduction to Music | CMST 200 | Interpersonal Communication | |||||
| Semester 4 | Semester 8 | |||||||
| CHEM 311 | Drugs: From Discovery to Market (online) | PSY 325 | Community Psychology | |||||
| PHIL 211 | Introduction to Philosophy | ENG 365 | Images of Women in Literature (online) | |||||
| MMAJ 340 | Newswriting (online) | ENG 339 | Short Stories | |||||
| HIST 121 | US History Since 1877 | *** | Free Elective at any level | |||||
| PSY 260 | Developmental Psychology | HPE | Personal performance | |||||
