Liberal Arts A.A. (LIBA)
What is a Degree in Liberal Arts?
The Liberal Arts degree program fosters strong thinking skills towards a dually purposed goal: to prepare students to be active citizens in a strong democracy and to develop the intellectual skills that employers desire. Students will take up study in a diversity of courses that provide a foundational set of knowledge that forms a strong basis for further academic study.
Students intending to transfer to a Bachelor’s program in a specific area such as: English, history, political science, or sociology should regularly meet with an advisor to ensure transferability of all coursework.
Liberal Arts Courses
Your liberal arts courses will prepare you for success in either a future career or when pursuing a four-year degree. In this program, you’ll take classes like:
- Research and Composition
- Introduction to Literature
- Intermediate Algebra
- Introduction to Sociology
- Liberal Arts First Year Seminar
- General Education
- Free Electives
Bachelor’s Transfer Schools
Pennsylvania offers statewide program-to-program articulation. This allows students who graduate with specific associate degrees to transfer as juniors into a bachelor’s degree program in a similar field of study at a participating four-year college. Learn more about transferring to a four-year school.
Your A.A. in Liberal Arts prepares you to transfer to the following four-year colleges or universities:
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