• Offering Campuses 
• Program Overview
• Program Learning Outcomes
• Admission Requirements
• Graduation Requirements
• Program Requirements

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Offering Campuses

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Argosy University, Atlanta; Argosy University, Chicago; Argosy University, Dallas; Argosy University, Denver; Argosy University, Hawai‘i; Argosy University, Inland Empire; Argosy University, Los Angeles; Argosy University, Nashville; Argosy University, Orange County; Argosy University, Phoenix; Argosy University, Salt Lake City; Argosy University, San Diego; Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area;  Argosy University, Sarasota; Argosy University, Schaumburg; Argosy University, Seattle; Argosy University, Tampa; Argosy University, Twin Cities; Argosy University, Washington DC

Program Overview

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The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Liberal Arts degree program offers an integrative approach to learning which aims to develop competencies in the basic academic areas and disciplines in higher education. It is designed to extend the capacity for intellectual inquiry through the incorporation of courses that are designed to develop the individual,  to prepare them for the workplace, and to participate constructively in a global society. The BA in Liberal Arts degree program is designed to give students the opportunity to integrate real world experience with the critical acquisition of a variety of human knowledge and skills that not only encourages sensitivity to the diversity of human cultures, but also creates a desire to achieve personal and professional excellence.

All students admitted to the BA in Liberal Arts degree program are expected to possess the following basic skills: the ability to use standard written and spoken English effectively; basic calculation skills (pre-algebra) and the ability to use a calculator to perform basic operations.

Program Learning Outcomes

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Students who complete the BA in Liberal Arts degree program will have developed the following knowledge, skills and abilities as they pertain to personal, workplace and social development.

• Communications – Students will develop enhanced abilities to listen, read, comprehend, speak, write and engage effectively in personal, workplace or social interaction.
• Research – Students will learn to identify and access a variety of sources of information from which to become optimally informed regarding all available aspects of personal, workplace and social issues to be analyzed, evaluated, and resolved.
• Analysis – Students will learn to methodically examine issues, particularly involving human behavior, by identifying pertinent individual, group and societal dynamics, their causal factors, and their interrelationships.
• Evaluation – Students will learn to identify and ascertain the relative value of potential solutions to interpersonal, workplace and social problems and to prioritize such solutions.
• Critical Thinking – Students will be able to integrate analytical, evaluation, inductive and deductive reasoning skills to formulate conclusions and make decisions that effectively address interpersonal and workplace issues in the context of societal perspective.
• Sensitivity to Diversity – Students will be able to analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a diverse society and manage social problems and interpersonal conflict with due respect for race, ethnicity, gender, religion, culture, economic status, and lifestyle.
• Interpersonal Effectiveness – Students will be able to apply interpersonal effectiveness theories and skills to everyday interaction, explore how interpersonal effectiveness can help them achieve personal and professional goals, and prepare for further development of interpersonal effectiveness skills during their academic program.

Admission Requirements

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Applicants must provide proof of high school graduation or GED and meet one of the following conditions:

• ACT Composite score of 18 or above, or
• Combined Math and Critical Reading SAT score of 870, or
• Minimum High School or College GPA as follows:
  • For students with 12 or fewer college credits, cumulative High School GPA of 2.0 or above
  • For students with 13 or more college credits, cumulative College GPA of 2.0 or above 
• A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, “English Language Proficiency Policy .”

–OR–

Applicants with lower grade point averages and scores on ACT or SAT will be admitted and assigned “Academic/Financial Aid Warning” in accordance with Argosy University’s Standards for Satisfactory Progress.

Other Admissions Requirements

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• Proof of high school graduation documented by one of the following:
  • Official high school transcript
  • State issued high school equivalency (home school)
  • Official General Educational Development (GED) document
  • Official college transcript from a regionally accredited institution, or nationally accredited institution approved by the Dean of the College of Undergraduate Studies, or an appropriately certified foreign institution that shows proof of high school graduation
• Proof of high school graduation or earned college degree

All applications for admission must be submitted to the Admissions Department. An admissions representative will help interested applicants complete the following required documentation:

• Complete Application for Admission Form
• Application fee (Non-refundable, except in California and Arizona. In the state of Arizona, the application fee is refundable if the application is canceled within three business days of the applicant signing the Enrollment Agreement.)
• Official transcripts from all postsecondary schools attended*
• Proof of high school graduation or GED or college degree from a regionally accredited institution or nationally accredited institution approved and documented by the faculty and dean of the College of Undergraduate Studies, or an appropriately certified foreign institution

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* Students admitted on the basis of their high school GPA need only submit official transcripts for coursework they wish to have considered for transfer credit.

Graduation Requirements

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• Satisfactory completion of all required courses within the core coursework with a grade of “C-” or better
• Completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours as follows
  • 42 credit hours General Education Curriculum Requirements¹
  • 39 credit hours Liberal Arts Core Requirements
  • 18 credit hours Additional Liberal Arts Requirements
  • 21 credit hours Open Elective Requirements²
• Completion of a minimum of 42 credit hours of upper division courses³
• An Argosy University grade point average of 2.0 or higher
• A minimum of 30 credit hours completed at Argosy University
• A completed Petition to Graduate submitted to campus administration

Program Requirements

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The BA in Liberal Arts degree program requires the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours distributed as follows.

General Education Curriculum Requirements (42 credit hours)⁴

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• 6 credit hours in academic and interpersonal skills⁵
• 6 credit hours in communications
• 6 credit hours in humanities⁶
• 6 credit hours in social sciences⁷
• 6 credit hours in natural science
• 6 credit hours in mathematics
• 6 credit hours in elective courses (in any general education distribution area)⁸ 

¹ The General Education Requirements at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa are 45 credit hours. To satisfy these requirements, students choose an additional general education elective. Elective Requirements are 6 courses or 18 credit hours. The total credit hours required to complete the program remains the same at 120 credit hours.

² The Open Electives Requirements are 18 credit hours at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa.

³ All students must take a minimum of four courses at the 300 and 400 level within General Education, and a minimum of ten 300 and 400 level courses within the program electives.

⁴ The General Education Requirements at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy, University, Tampa are 45 credit hours.

⁵ To satisfy the Academic and Interpersonal Skills requirements, students are required to take ASP100 Skills for Success  and PSY 180 Interpersonal Effectiveness  during the first semester of attendance. The requirement to take ASP100 Skills for Success will be waived for students who are admitted with a CGPA of 2.0 and who have either 1) completed an associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or 2) successfully completed 60 semester credit hours of college level course work. Transfer credit is not accepted for PSY180 Interpersonal Effectiveness. Academic and Interpersonal Skills requirements are 3 credit hours at Argosy University, Twin Cities and are fulfilled by successful completion of PSY180 Interpersonal Effectiveness. Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities who are required to take ASP100 Skills for Success apply this course towards the Open Electives requirements.

⁶ Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take 9 credit hours within the Humanities category.

⁷ Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take 9 credit hours within the Social Sciences category.

⁸ Students at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa are required to take 9 credit hours of general education elective courses. Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take 3 credit hours general education elective courses. Students who receive a waiver for ASP100 Skills for Success take an additional 3 credit hours of general education elective courses as follows. Students at all campuses except Argosy University, Sarasota, Argosy University, Tampa, and Argosy University, Twin Cities take 9 credit hours of general education elective courses. Students at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa take 12 credit hours of general education elective courses. Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities apply ASP100 Skills for Success towards the open elective requirements of their selected degree program, and therefore their general education elective requirements are not impacted by the course waiver.