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Liberal Studies, BA


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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA
Plan Code: LABLSBLS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Liberal Studies Core
LST 370 Dimensions of Liberal Studies (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
LST 470 Liberal Studies Seminar
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Upper Division Liberal Studies Electives
Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD)
12 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 12
Upper Division Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE)
OR Upper Division Global Communities, Societies, and Individuals (GCSI)
OR Upper Division Sustainability (SUST)
OR Upper Division American Institutions (AMIT)
OR Upper Division Governance and Civic Engagement (CIVI)
12 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 12
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CLS The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
Students are highly encouraged to take LST 194 Cultural Moments in History as their first year elective.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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