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The Mission of the Liberal Studies Program is to prepare students to live responsible, productive, and creative lives as citizens of a dramatically changing world. To accomplish this mission Northern Arizona University provides a Liberal Studies Program that challenges students to gain a deeper understanding of the natural environment and the world's peoples, to explore the traditions and legacies that have created the dynamics and tensions that shape the world, to examine their potential contributions to society, and thus to better determine their own places in that world.
Students complete 35 units of Liberal Studies which include:
- Foundation Requirements (7 credits)
- 4 credits of English 105
- 3 credits of Math
- Distribution Requirements (28 credits)
- 7 credits of Science (to include at least one Lab Science)
- 6 credits of Social and Political Worlds
- 6 credits of Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry
- 6 credits of Cultural Understanding
- 3 additional credits of any liberal studies distribution course
- Optional Freshman Seminar (3 credits)
- One optional freshman seminar may be used in the distribution block to which the topic most appropriately applies. (Effective AY07-08)
Please note that Distribution courses must be outside of the academic discipline of the student's major and cannot share the same prefix as major coursework. For example, anthropology majors may not count any ANT courses as a Liberal Studies Distribution courses. This same policy does not hold true for courses in satisfying requirements for a minor.
For a list of approved Liberal Studies Courses, click here.
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