The College of the Liberal Arts

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN

LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES (LAS) (120 credits)-Individualized Option
Curriculum Checksheet for the World Campus
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GENERAL EDUCATION (45 crs): (See General Education courses in the Distance Education Catalog).
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Writing/Speaking (9 crs) GWS

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Quantification (6 crs) GQ

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ENGL 015

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CAS 100

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ENGL 202 A, B, C, or D

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Arts (6 crs) GA

Natural Sciences (9 crs) GN-lab required

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Humanities (6 crs) GH

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 crs) GS

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Health Sciences (3 crs) GHS

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BACHELOR OF ARTS (24 crs):

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Foreign Language (12 crs) (4 crs ea)

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9 credits in one area or a combination of

Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral,
Natural Science and Quantification, or
Foreign Language
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Other Cultures (3 crs)

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ELECTIVES (15 credits):

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR (36 credits):

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All courses for this requirement must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
Prescribed Courses (12 crs):
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Research Methods/Projects 3 crs
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SOC 207, LST 370, LER 312

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Communication Skills 3 crs

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Theory/Application 3 crs

CAS 404, CAS 475,

PL SC 470W, ENGL 215,
ENGL 419
Critical Analysis 3 crs

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PL SC 002, ECON 102, ECON

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PHIL 010, PHIL 12
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104, PSYCH 100, LER 100
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Themes: 24 Credits; Select at Least 3 Credits in each theme
12 credits at the 400 level from at least three different theme areas
3 credits capstone course being created.
At least 9 credits (of the 24 total) from the humanities and social sciences.
************* Ethics :
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*********** Global Perspectives: ***********
Selections include: AM ST 140Y, BA 243, COMM 409,
Selections include: AAAS 110, ANTH 001, ANTH 022,
HD FS 301W, LER 460, PHIL 103/103W, PHIL 105,
ASIA 100, CMLIT 108, J ST 060, HIST 120, LING 100,
PHIL 119,
MUSIC 009, PL SC 014, RL ST 001, SPAN 131,
All cultures courses (French through Film,
Ukranian/Russian Culture, etc)
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Selections include: CAS 404, CRIM 482, LER 401, PHIL

119, MGMT 321, PL SC 490, PSYCH 281, PSYCH 485,
SOC 455
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Diversity: ***********

Selections include: AAA S 100, ANTH 045, ENGL 139,

LER 136, LER 445Y, LING 100, RLST 001, SOC 119,
SOC 035, SOC 456, WMNST 001, WMNST 003.
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Unless otherwise noted, all courses are 3 credits

Within the coursework above, students must complete the 3 credits in United States (US), 3 credits in
International (IL) and the Writing-Across-the-Curriculum requirement. The above course list includes only
courses offered by the World Campus. An official degree audit or the recommended academic plan for this
program may include additional course options and detailed requirements. All students are expected to
complete at least 36 Penn State credits to earn this degree.
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REVISED 01/15/11

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