Students come to Liberal Studies for many reasons and graduate from the program with many different objectives:

A few use the major simply to earn a college degree as quickly as possible.

Some use the program in the broadest sense of liberal education--not to specialize but rather to explore a variety of intellectual disciplines, especially when they already have satisfactory careers or wish not to be restricted to a single discipline.

Some majors select courses to satisfy prerequisites for future graduate or other professional study after the B.A. degree.

Others range widely in their individualized selection of courses to discover personal interests and strengths.

By combining the B.A. in Liberal Studies with one or more minors in traditional disciplines, many students achieve depth of experience without sacrificing breadth. Others create their own academic concentrations or work for a formal certificate. And some graduates have used the program as a foundation for professional school (e.g., law, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy), graduate study (e.g., education, applied social sciences), and careers in business (e.g., financial consulting, technical writing) and entertainment (e.g., New York theater production).

For the latest views on majors, have a look at this May 29, 2006 article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.