A Degree That Fits Your Life Today...While It Prepares You For Tomorrow
The Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies at Clarion University-Venango Campus can help you earn that 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, without ever having to leave the Venango Campus. 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.
Your Curriculum Plan May Look Something Like This:
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 | |||||
