Belmont Abbey College

Liberal Studies is an Adult Degree Program interdisciplinary major open only to Adult Degree Program students. This major is appropriate for students who wish to develop themselves as thoughtful individuals and whose interests span several disciplines. (It is also suited to adults who have attended one or more colleges in their prior academic careers, because its elective hours can make good use of many transfer credits.)

Within or in addition to all of the general educational requirements given for the Adult Degree Program, students must complete 30 credits of course work at the junior and senior (300-400) level from courses offered in the Adult Degree Program or transferred from other senior institutions. A predominance of the upper level credits should be taken or granted by Belmont Abbey College.

As part of this 30 hours, students must complete Liberal Studies 408, Business Communications (BU 315) or document their ability in oral communications, and demonstrate basic computer competency in computer operation skills, word processing skills, and telecommunication skills by passing CIS course(s) designed to teach the required skills or by passing a CIS department computer assessment test.

Due to the wide range of options available to the Liberal Studies major, it is difficult to specify the faculty with whom students may study. Interested students are advised to review the web pages for their specific areas of interest, or consult Dr. William Van Lear, Professor of Economics. 704.461.6842