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admission requirements

If you are interested in online Liberal Studies program, please review the information under the link "Online Program Application."

The Liberal Studies Program formally begins with LIS 301 Self-directed Learning, which should be taken during the first semester of a student’s junior year.  Prior to this, students should work with the advisers to ensure that they have completed the required general education curriculum and the prerequisites required of the upper-level courses they plan to take. 

Campus-based students must complete the general education curriculum before receiving permission to enroll in LIS 301.  To receive this permission, they must submit a written request to the program office. 

The request should be approximately two pages in length and should reflect junior-level writing skills.  The request should include:

• A clear, concise statement of your academic and/or professional goals.
• Why you believe that a non-traditional, interdisciplinary program is the pathway to these goals.
• A discussion of things you have taught yourself outside of an academic environment.

Whenever possible, students should include details and examples to illustrate their ideas.  Any problems in previous academic work should be addressed.  A full explanation of the problem, as well as a description of the steps taken to correct it, should be included.