A Liberal Studies major must be enrolled in the program for at least two academic terms and earn at least 16 upper-level (300/400) credits after admission that includes credit for a capstone course.

1. There are two core colleges to the Liberal Studies Program, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, CLASS, and the College of Science, COS. All Liberal Studies major requirements consist of courses offered by the core colleges. However, Liberal Studies students are enrolled in CLASS and have to satisfy its college requirements. Someone who meets the CLASS undergraduate requirements will also meet the university undergraduate requirements.
2. In addition to university and college requirements, a B.A. in Liberal Studies includes 66 semester credits:

16 in Social and Behavioral Sciences—CLASS
16 in Natural Sciences and Mathematics—COS
16 in Humanities and Fine Arts—CLASS
18 in Electives—CLASS or COS

These 66 credits may be selected in several ways:

1. broadly distributed across all four areas, as samples of many disciplines,
2. concentrated in various areas of interest (including formal minors, certificates, and concentrations in other departments and colleges),
3. organized in a formal program of study of one or more major themes (e.g., critical thinking, cultural heritage, science and technology, etc.).

Within this total of 66 credits, no more than 18 credits in any one department will be counted towards the Liberal Studies major. (If you want more than 18 in a specific discipline, then you may want to consider a traditional departmental degree rather than the B.A. in Liberal Studies—or a double major.)

Upon petition to the director and the advisory committee, a student may include in the Liberal Studies major up to 42 transfer credits from other, non-core, colleges within Cleveland State—typically for courses that have specific content and methods comparable to those offered by the core colleges (e.g., EDB 301 and 302). No more than 31 credits in business will be counted towards the major.

 

3. Table of courses that meet Liberal Studies requirements

 

4. The Undergraduate Catalog Listing For Liberal Studies