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2018-2019 General Catalog 
    
2018-2019 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Liberal Studies (Saturday Degree Completion), B.A.


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Program Website
web.sonoma.edu/exed/libs

Program Advisor
Susie McFeeters
707-664-2601

The Saturday Hybrid BA Degree Completion Program is designed for those who have completed junior transfer requirements. It offers an alternative route to a Bachelor of Arts degree for working adults or others whose schedules do not permit them to attend regular campus classes. Instruction is organized around one on-campus meeting for a full Saturday each month, combined with weekly online discussions and ongoing reading and writing assignments.

Coursework in the program is designed to investigate current issues and to allow students to explore their own interests. Students stay with their cohort throughout the program as different professors guide the seminars each semester.

This Special Sessions program is a partnership between the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Extended & International Education (SEIE). As a self-support program, unique, separate fees are charged on a per-unit basis for all courses required for this program. These fees are set annually by the SSU President. Information about fees, admission requirements, and student support services is available through SEIE. Academic criteria for the program are determined in accordance with all applicable SSU and CSU policies. Degrees are awarded by the School of Arts and Humanities.

Learning Objectives
Liberal studies graduates will have well-developed skills in:

  1. Oral and written communication
  2. Synthesizing information from many sources
  3. Collaborative learning
  4. Research and documentation
  5. Project planning and execution
  6. Understanding the global context of current issues

Requirements for the Major


The Saturday Hybrid BA is a degree completion program; applicants must meet minimum SSU transfer requirements, see Upper-Division Transfer Requirements in the Admissions  section of this catalog. Individual pre-admissions counseling is available from the Program Advisor.

Notes on requirements:

  • The first course in the program, LIBS 380, must be completed with a C or better. A student who does not work well within the program framework may receive credit for the course with a terminal C but not be allowed to continue in the program.
  • Continuing students must earn a C average for all courses in the major; no course with a grade lower than C- will be accepted.
  • Up to 9 units of the upper-division general education requirement (see the Degree Requirements  section of this catalog) will be waived upon completing all four required major courses

 

  • LIBS 380 - Identity and Society Units: 10
  • LIBS 381 - Technology and the Environment Units: 10
  • LIBS 382 - Work and the Global Future Units: 10
  • LIBS 470 - Senior Project (independent study) Units: 10

Units


Lower-Division General Education (minimum): 39

Electives (varies depending on general education): 41

Total Units needed for the major: 120

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