The Liberal Arts Studies Program (B.A.)

Students choose either two academic areas of concentration (45 quarter hours each) or one major (45 quarter hours) and two minor areas of concentration (30 quarter hours each). No courses with grades of "D" will be counted in the concentration.

General Studies Requirements 69 QH

Humanities

LAA110 Introduction to Art 2
LAE101 Fundamentals of Composition 5
LAE102 Composition and Literature 5
English, Speech OR Drama elective 5
LAH120 Logic and Effective Thinking 5
LAU110 Introduction to Music 2

Natural Sciences

LAM110* College Mathematics 5
LAM112* Concepts of Mathematics 5
LAN110 General Biology 5
LAN150 Survey of Physical Sciences 5
Science elective 5

Higher level courses may be substituted with the approval of the Department of Mathematics.

Behavioral Sciences

LAP100 General Psychology 5
Introductory Social Science course 5
LAS200 U.S. History and Culture: 1492-1828 OR
LAS201 U.S. History and Culture: 1828-1898 OR
LAS203 U.S. History and Culture: 1898-present 5
LAS300 Contemporary World Cultures 5

Applied Economics

LAS125 Consumer Economics OR 5
LAS130 Internet for Economics
LAS250 Macroeconomics 5
LAS255 Microeconomics 5
LAS307 History of Economic Thought 5
LAS410 Internship in Economics 5
Total Minimum Hours 25QH

Liberal Arts Major Requirements 45 QH
Anthropology
Applied Economics
Art
Biology
English
Psychology/Human Development
Mathematics (Quantitative Studies)
Multicultural Studies
Psychology
Science
Social Science
Theatre Arts
Theatre/Fine Arts

Liberal Arts Minor Requirements 30 QH
Art
Biology
English
Psychology/Human Development
Mathematics (Quantitative Studies)
Philosophy/Religion
Psychology
Science
Social Science
Theatre Arts
Theatre/Fine Arts
Total Minimum Hours 180 QH

Upper level hours-total of 25 quarter hours. For double minor, each minor must have a minimum of 10 quarter hours of upper level credit.

Concentration Residence-of the total 25 required upper level hours, 15 quarter hours must be taken at National-Louis University. For the double minor, each minor must have a minimum of 5 quarter hours of the 25 required upper level hours taken at National-Louis University.

General studies courses are included in the major and minor concentrations. Students must demonstrate English competency by passing the English competency examination.