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The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree prepares adults for career change, professional advancement, or graduate education, while providing personal enrichment. Students develop a broad general knowledge of the traditional liberal arts disciplines while developing a greater depth of knowledge in particular areas of interest. Credit requirements are distributed among the traditional liberal arts areas and electives. Students have the flexibility to pursue a specific liberal arts concentration or may select one of the following areas.
The Bachelor of Arts is a 120-credit program.
Students can select from the following areas of study:
Courses transferred to Thomas Edison State University are equated to the following levels: 100, 200, 300 or 400. A minimum of 18 credits equating to 300 or 400 are required in the area of study.
Learning Outcomes
Bachelor’s degree graduates from the arts and sciences area will have the ability to:
- explain key terms, concepts, and theories in an area of study in the arts and sciences;
- apply critical-thinking skills to problems in an area of study in the arts and sciences;
- communicate effectively, in both written and oral form; and
- apply research methods appropriate to the discipline.
See the BA areas of study for specific program outcomes