• Offering Campuses 
• Program Overview
• Program Learning Outcomes
• Admission Requirements
• Graduation Requirements
• Program Requirements
• Gainful Employment Information  

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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, Northern Virginia

^{*Note: Argosy University, Seattle and Argosy University, Schaumburg are no longer accepting new students in this program.}

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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.

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Program Learning Outcomes

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Graduates of 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.

Program Learning Outcome One: Communications
Develop enhanced abilities to listen, read, comprehend, speak, write and engage effectively in personal, workplace or social interaction.

Program Learning Outcome Two: Research
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.

Program Learning Outcome Three: Analysis
Methodically examine issues, particularly involving human behavior, by identifying pertinent individual, group and societal dynamics, their causal factors, and their interrelationships.

Program Learning Outcome Four: Evaluation
Identify and ascertain the relative value of potential solutions to interpersonal, workplace and social problems and to prioritize such solutions.

Program Learning Outcome Five: Critical Thinking
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.

Program Learning Outcome Six:  Sensitivity to Diversity
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.

Program Learning Outcome Seven: Interpersonal Effectiveness
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.

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Admission Requirements

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• Applicants must provide proof of high school graduation or GED documented by one of the following:
  • Official or unofficial high school transcript (except in Georgia and Tennessee)
  • High School Diploma (except in Georgia and Tennessee)
  • State issued high school equivalency (home school) (except California)
  • Official General Educational Development (GED) document
  • Official Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) document
  • Official High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) document
  • Official college transcript from a regionally accredited institution or nationally accredited institution approved by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences that shows proof of high school graduation or an appropriately certified foreign institution that shows proof of high school graduation

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• Official college transcript from a completed associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or nationally accredited institution approved by the College of Arts and Sciences
• 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 .

Other Admissions Requirements

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

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Graduation Requirements

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• 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
  • Satisfactory completion of general education curriculum requirements with a grade of “D-” or better
  • Satisfactory completion of liberal arts core course requirements with a grade of “C-” or better
  • Satisfactory completion of additional liberal arts course requirements with a grade of “C-” or better
  • Satisfactory completion of open electives requirements with a grade of “D-” or better
• A minimum of 30 credit hours completed at Argosy University
• A completed Petition to Graduate submitted to campus administration

Notes 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.

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Program Requirements

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Students enrolled in the BA in Liberal Arts degree program are required to successfully complete 120 credit hours distributed as follows: general education curriculum requirements, 42 credit hours; liberal arts core course requirements, 39 credit hours; additional liberal arts requirements, 18 credit hours; and open electives requirements, 21 credit hours.