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General Studies, A.A. | Degree Requirements & Courses
Liberal Studies, B.A. | Degree Requirements & Courses
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Liberal Studies at Lyndon
In rapidly changing times a broad education in the Liberal Arts may be the best possible preparation for the lifetime of learning that characterizes so many professions. Lyndon offers a two-year degree program in General Studies and a four-year degree program in Liberal Studies.
As a Liberal Studies major, students enjoy the full creative scope of the liberal arts and sciences. Rather than focusing on any one field, our scholars design a theme-based program of study that integrates many fields. The major is comprised of primary and secondary focus areas, the latter building upon the former. Students round out their major with electives and general education courses that enhance their major theme of study.
The Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies degree program is geared specifically toward students seeking the Vermont Educator License. Designed to provide content learning for prospective teachers, this major prepares students to take the Praxis I and II tests and to develop a solid knowledge base in areas beyond their selected teaching expertise.
All of Lyndon’s students benefit from a highly personalized educational experience. Colleges boast of treating students as a name, not a number. At Lyndon, teachers know much more than names — they know students as individuals. Our state’s heritage of tolerance and independence, the feeling of caring and safety we associate with small-town life, and the spiritual lift of living and learning in an area of tremendous natural beauty, all add meaning to the Lyndon experience.
Program Goals
This degree program recognizes the creative possibilities of the traditional liberal arts and sciences. Its purpose is to assist a student in arranging a course of study designed to illuminate a particular interdisciplinary topic, theme, or concept. In this way, a student may design a major that fits his or her academic and career goals.
The program consists of a total of 44–45 credits with 29 credits in a broad multidisciplinary core and 15–16 credits in a more focused concentration area.
In providing students with the essential foundation of a liberal arts education across a variety of disciplines, the Liberal Studies program seeks:
- to provide students the opportunity to design a broad-based course of study that focuses on more than one of the traditional Liberal Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- to train students in analytical, interpretive, communicative, and critical thinking skills that are valuable not only in graduate study, but also across a wide spectrum of career fields.
- to serve Education students by providing a Liberal Arts and Sciences background.
Upon completion of the degree requirements, Liberal Studies majors will be able to:
- articulate an appropriate research issue or topic and use appropriate methods and materials to address it.
- demonstrate an understanding of the range and limits of the issue or topic through written work.
- present effectively the findings of that research, including appropriate conclusions.
Program Assessment
Since the Liberal Studies curriculum draws upon courses from many different departments, program assessment will occur primarily through the evaluation of students’ Liberal Studies Thesis projects and through their timely completion of the Vermont State College Graduation Standards. These standards are embedded in selected courses across the curriculum. It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to complete these standards within his or her concentration area if not met elsewhere.
