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BA in Liberal Studies

This interdisciplinary major in liberal studies is specifically designed for students who transfer to University College-Camden with an Associate in Applied Science degree. Students enrolling in the Rutgers-Brookdale partnership program may transfer with the A.A or A.S. degree in addition to the A.A.S. Adult students who already have attained significant technical and applied skills and who now wish to pursue their education in the liberal arts can obtain the bachelor's degree through this program. The program recognizes the previous achievements of these students by allowing them to transfer up to 60 credits of their community college work toward the Rutgers degree-including credits for technical courses that do not ordinarily transfer as degree credits. Subject to program review, the technical courses are accepted as a block of up to 36 credits; these courses are only applicable toward the liberal studies major.

Other courses taken as part of the associate in applied science degree will be accepted on a course-by-course basis in accordance with the agreements made between Rutgers - Camden and New Jersey's community colleges. These individual courses (up to 24 credits) are applicable toward the general degree requirements of University College-Camden.

The major in Liberal Studies is available only to University College students at Camden and at designated off-campus centers. This program operates under the academic jurisdiction of Rutgers' University College-Camden.

Students with an earned Associate's degree from any accredited community college are also eligible to apply to the Liberal Studies program.

Major Requirements

Core Courses (36 Credits)

∙ 50:606:301 Mastering the Liberal Arts I

∙ 50:606:302 Mastering the Liberal Arts II

∙ Upper Division Concentration-18 credits from courses in either the
humanities or social sciences.

∙ Secondary Area-6 credits from upper-division courses in social sciences or
humanities.

∙ Tertiary Area Concentration-6 credits from upper-division courses in
natural sciences. Core courses may not be used to fulfill general
requirements.

Currently the program in ACCC does not support the natural science
concentration.

For purposes of this major, humanities and social sciences, and natural
sciences courses are grouped as follows:

Humanities: art, English, foreign languages, history, music, philosophy, religion, and theater arts.

Social Sciences: anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and American studies.

Natural Sciences: astronomy, biological sciences, chemistry, computer sciences, geology, mathematics, physics, statistics.

Liberal Studies (Home)

Liberal Studies Curriculum Worksheet

Liberal Studies Careers

On the application under the Enrollment Information section, for Question 17
School Choice: choose Atlantic Cape-Liberal Studies.

Western Monmouth Higher Education Center
3680 Route 9 South, Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone: 732–625–7012
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