Liberal Studies, BA

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

• Minimum 121 Credit Hours
• Writing Intensive Course
• Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
• 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
• 9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
• Minimum G.P.A. in the Minor: 2.00

Program Major Electives (75-77 Credit Hours):

• Complete 42 credits of upper-level electives, must be 300-400 level 42 CR
• Complete 33-36 credits of 100-level or higher general electives 33-36 CR

Other Program Requirements (12-14 Credit Hours):

• Complete a two-semester sequence of the same Foreign or American Sign language or history sequence 6-8 CR
• Complete a studio/performance based Fine Arts elective 3 CR
• Complete one of the following Methods/Research/Theory electives 3 CR:
  • ​COM 300 - Communication Theory  
  • ENG 300W - Introduction to Literary Criticism  
  • EDU 300W - Foundations of Educational Research  
  • EDU 325 - Social Studies and the Project Approach for the Young Children  
  • EDU 327 - Mathematics for Young Children  
  • EDU 329 - Science and the Project Approach for the Young Child  
  • EDU 330 - Teaching Writing in the Early Elementary Grades PK-3  
  • EDU 341 - Teaching Writing in Grades K-8: Process to Product  
  • EDU 351 - Teaching Reading in Elementary School  
  • EDU 361 - Teaching Science in Elementary School  
  • EDU 371 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School  
  • EDU 381 - Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School  
  • EDU 385 - Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (6-12)  
  • EDU 390W - Secondary Methods of Teaching  
  • INT 208 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies  
  • MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics I  
  • MAT 130 - Math for Elementary Teachers I  
  • MAT 315 - Applied Statistics and Data Analysis  
  • MUS 362 - Methods of Teaching Music  
  • POS 487 - Research Issues in Public Management  
  • PSY 300 - Psychology Theory  
  • SOC 201 - Social Problems  
  • SOC 300 - Sociological Theory  
  • SSC 220 - Basic Research Methods  
  • SSC 320 - Research Methods in Social Sciences  
  • SSC 360 - Qualitative Research Methods  

Remaining General Education Requirements (31 Credit Hours):

This section is waived for those who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution.

• Complete any 100-level Communications course 3 CR
• ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
• ENG 102W - Introduction to Literature 3 CR
• MAT 100 - Mathematics and Its Applications 3 CR or higher 100-level math course
• Complete any 100-level laboratory science course 4 CR

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):

• ARH xxx any Art History course
• ART xxx any Art course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
• ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
• MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
• MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course

Complete one of the following Humanities electives (3):

• AME xxx any American Studies course
• ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
• ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
• ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 , ENG 210W , ENG 317W  or ENG 320W )
• FRE xxx any French course
• HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
• HTY xxx any History course
• HUM xxx any Humanities course
• MUH xxx any Music History course
• PHI xxx any Philosophy course (except PHI 135 or PHI 335 )
• SPA xxx any Spanish course
• WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

Complete one of the following Computer Information Systems courses (3):

• CIS 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications 3 CR
• CIS 101 - Introduction to Computer Science 3 CR

Complete two of the following Social Science electives (6):

From two different disciplines:

• ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
• ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
• ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
• ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
• JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
• POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
• PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
• SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
• SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

Minor

• Students must complete a minor consisting of at least 18 credit hours. UMA minor options can be found at www.uma.edu/academics/checksheets/

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/