Distribution Requirements

NAU’s liberal studies program requires that you gain a broad educational base by taking courses from various categories, called distribution blocks.

 

You must take courses in each of the five distribution blocks listed below, and you must take at least two courses (6 units) each in at least three of the last four distribution blocks (those with an asterisk before them).

Click here to view the current list of liberal studies courses. You can also refer to the current term’s schedule of classes (www.nau.edu/louie) to see if individual courses you are interested in are liberal studies courses. For full descriptions of these courses, see the course catalog in the LOUIE system (www.nau.edu/louie).

 

Please be aware that you can’t use courses with the course prefix of your major to meet liberal studies distribution requirements. However, you may use courses with the course prefix of your minor or second major.