LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM

These are the current Liberal Studies courses for students who entered WVU or any institution of higher learning for the first time in or after August 1988. Different colleges and schools may not allow you to count certain courses for liberal studies credit. You should consult your academic advisor as to which courses your college or school will count acceptable for the liberal studies program.

Go to http://www.arc.wvu.edu/courses/lspdetails.html for a description of the Liberal Studies Program.

Cluster A Courses:

African/African American Studies (ASP) *202
Art (ART) 101, 105, 106
Chinese (CHIN) 101, 102, 203, 204
Classics (CLAS) 101, 102, 203, 204, 231,232
Communication Studies (COMM) 314
Dance (DANC) 101
Design Studies (DS) 315
English (ENGL) 131, 132, *154, 225, *226, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 241, 242, 251, *254, 261, 262, 263, 272, 273, *285
Foreign Literature in Translation (FLIT) *214, *215, *261, *262, *266, *272, *273, *274, *275, *276, *371
French (FRCH) 100, 101, 102, 200, 203, 204
German (GER) 100, 101, 102, 200, 203, 204
History (HIST) 101, 102, *105, *106, *124, 152, 153, 179, *180, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, *217, *218, *221, *242, 255, 256, 257, 259, 261, *264, 271, 272, 277, *281, 284, 316
Humanities (HUM) 101, 102, 103, 104, 107
Italian (ITAL) 101, 102, 203, 204
Japanese (JAPN) 101, 102, 203, 204
Journalism (JRL) 279
Landscape Architecture (LARC) 212
Mathematics (MATH) 280 - Equiv To PHIL 360
Music (MUSC) 170, 173, 174, *175, *176, 179, 270, 271
Native American Studies (NAS) *200
Philosophy (PHIL) 100, 130, 140, 170, 244, 248, 260
Religious Studies (RELG) *102, 105, 202, 203, 210, 219, 222, *232, 250
Russian (RUSS) 101, 102, 203, 204
Spanish (SPAN) 100, 101, 102, 200, 203, 204
Speech Pathology & Audiology (SPA) 270
Theatre (THET) 101, 102, 103, *170
Women's Studies (WMST) *150, *170, *215, *225

Cluster B Courses:

Advertising (ADV) 201
Agricultural/Environmental Education (AGEE) 101, 220
Agriculture Resource Economics (ARE) 150, 187, 220
Biology (BIOL) *122;
Broadcast News (BN) 215
Child Development and Family Studies (CDFS) 110
Communication Studies (COMM) 100, 102, 104, 105, 112, 122, *212, 304
Counseling (COUN) 230
Design Studies (DS) 315
Economics (ECON) 111, 201, 202
Forensic Identification Program (FIDP) 201
Forestry (FOR) 140
Geography (GEOG) *102, 108, 205, 209, 240, 241, *243
History (HIST) *104, *108, *180, *241, 264, *281
Journalism (JRL) 101
Linguistics (LING) 101
Military Science (MILS) 101, 102, 201, 202
Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) 120, 124, 126, 212
Native American Studies (NAS) *200
Plant and Soil Sciences (PLSC) 105, 206
Political Science (POLS) 101, 102, 103, 210, 220, *250, 260, 270, 373
Psychology (PSYC) 101, *232, 241, 251
Slavic and East European Studies (SEES) *101
Social Work (SOWK) 105, *147
Sociology and Anthropology (SOCA) 101, *105, 221, 232, *235, 240, 252, *256, 257, 258
Special Education (SPED) 304
Sports Studies (SS) 271, 272
Women's Studies (WMST) *170
Wood Studies (WDSC) 100

Cluster C Courses:

Astronomy (ASTR) 106
Biology (BIOL) 101, 102, +103, +104, 105, 106, *122
Chemistry (CHEM) +111, +112, +115, +116, +117, +118
Computer Science (CS) 101
Economics (ECON) 225
Environmental Protection (ENVP) 155
Geography (GEOG) +106, 107, 110, +111, 207
Geology (GEOL) 101, +102, 103, +104, 110, +111, 203, +230
History (HIST) 272, 284
Human Nutrition and Foods (HN&F) 171
Mathematics (MATH) 121, 124, 126, 128, 129, 150, 155, 156, 180, 218, 231
Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) 120, 124, 126
Philosophy (PHIL) 261
Plant and Soil Sciences (PLSC) 105
Physics (PHYS) +101, +102, +105, 107, 108, +111, +112
Statistics (STAT) 111, 211, 215
Wildlife Management (WMAN) 150
Wood Studies (WDSC) 100

*Satisfies the foreign culture, minority, or gender studies requirement of the WVU Liberal Studies Program.
+Satisfies the laboratory course requirement of the WVU Liberal Studies Program.

Approved 300-level Courses:

No 300-level courses are included in Cluster A, B, and C (above) because they are deemed to be not ordinarily appropriate for the Liberal Studies Program. However, a student may petition to take one 300-level course, from the list of approved courses indicated below, in fulfillment of the LSP requirement for each of the three cluster areas. The student must petition through his/her advisor for approval. This can be accomplished with the use of a standard petition form filled out by the student, approved by the advisor, and placed in the student's file.

Cluster A:

Communication Studies (COMM) 305
Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) 301
Philosophy (PHIL) 301, 302, 306, 308, 310, 321, 323, 325, 331, 346, 351, 355
Religious Studies (RELG) 303, 304

Cluster B:

Communication Studies (COMM) 105, 305, 306, 308, 309, *316, 317, 410
Community Health Promotions (CHPR) *380
Economics (ECON) 301
Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) 301
Political Science (POLS) *335, *350, *351
Sports Studies (SS) *373
Women's Studies (WMST) *340

Cluster C:

Environmental Microbiology (ENVM) 341

*Satisfies the foreign culture, minority, or gender studies requirement of the WVU Liberal Studies Program.
+Satisfies the laboratory course requirement of the WVU Liberal Studies Program.

Mathematics Skills Requirement

The following courses fulfill the mathematics skills requirement of the Liberal Studies Program: Mathematics 121, 124, 126, 128, 129, 150, 155, 156, 180, 218, 231; Economics 225; Statistics 111, 211, 215.

"Writing" ("W") Course Requirement

All students must successfully complete at least one course that requires a substantial writing component and in which the grade is partially determined by writing skills. English 102 must be completed before fulfilling the writing course requirement.

Review the online listing of courses that have been approved for meeting the writing requirement.