Liberal Arts

Degree Requirements and Curriculum

Requirements

A minimum of 120 credits is required to complete this Liberal Arts degree. Of these 120 credits, a minimum of 42 credits must be upper-division (300 and 400-level) with 30 of those upper-division credits completed through Colorado State University. The number of courses you need to complete your degree depends primarily on how many previous credits transfer which is determined prior to applying for admission.

CSU's composition requirement should be met in your first semester after admission.

Curriculum

The Liberal Arts degree curriculum builds a foundation for you to develop an understanding of humans, their interactions, history, and literature; their social, political, and economic systems and styles; and their relationships across the world.

Based on the credits you transfer into this program, you may have equivalent credits for courses listed below, and your adviser will tell you which courses remain in your program of study. If you are a newly admitted student, it is important that you speak with your adviser before registering for your first courses.

Courses can be taken in any order as long as prerequisites are met. Prerequisite courses do apply to the total credits required to complete the program, though some prerequisites may not be offered through OnlinePlus and may require consent of the instructor prior to registration.

Advanced Writing (3 credits required)

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (39 credits required)

Select from the variety upper-division (300 and 400-level) courses below to meet the arts and humanities requirement. If you are pursuing a minor, the upper-division courses from your minor may be applied to this requirement.

Electives (12 credits required)

Select courses from the list above or lower-division (100 and 200-level) courses from the list below to meet the electives requirement. If you are pursuing a minor, the lower-division elective courses must be different than the courses used to complete your minor.

Capstone

This capstone course must be taken in the spring either during or before the term you intend to graduate.

The Learning Experience

Without a strict timeline or schedule of completing the curriculum, you can get the degree you want, the courses you want, all in a time frame that fits your schedule.

While this degree offers flexibility, it still requires a commitment of time and attention. It is recommended that you plan to spend nine to twelve hours per week on a three-credit course, though the time required will vary depending on your learning style. You should expect to be challenged by the analytical and communication requirements of this program, so you gain the skills that make this degree so valuable to your current and future employers.

This program strives to be interactive and requires you to be an active participant in class. The format and extent of your interactions with faculty and fellow students depend on the course, but each course generally has online or telephone office hours, email contact, discussions, and weekly assignments. With an average class size of just 25 students, you receive personalized attention from experienced university faculty.

This self-paced online program allows you to earn your degree while maintaining your busy work and family schedules. Is online learning right for you?