Welcome to Liberal Studies!

About Liberal Studies

Liberal Studies is an exciting and intellectually challenging interdisciplinary major that provides students with a unique opportunity to acquire and integrate knowledge from the humanities, arts, natural sciences, and social sciences. Our students become well-rounded persons, critical thinkers, culturally sensitive citizen, and creative problem solvers, who succeed in many careers: teachers (elementary, special ed, middle school), lawyers, managers, entrepreneurs, administrators in schools and government, non-profit organizers, etc

At the heart of our education are the Liberal Studies Core Courses (30 units), which provide a thorough foundation in the arts & humanities, science, and social thought/science. In addition, students take one of two emphases (21 units). The Elementary Education Emphasis provides an excellent preparation for teaching diverse subjects in elementary schools and for being admitted to a multiple-subject teaching credential program. Under the Interdisciplinary Thematic Emphasis, students select a personalized set of courses devoted to the study of specific interdisciplinary themes, which can range from special education to pre-law to rock music.

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STUDY ABROAD IN TAIWAN SUMMER 2025
Earn 6 units credit, and complete your Liberal Studies Interdisciplinary Elective class (LBST322).
Email Dr. Saul Tobias for details: stobias@fullerton.edu

STUDY AND INTERN ABROAD IN FLORENCE FALL 2025 Earn 9 units credit, and complete courses for the Liberal Studies Major. 
Email Dr. April Bullock for details: abullock@fullerton.edu

Department Scholarships available to LBST Majors:

Liberal Studies Department Scholarship Spring 2025 - deadline March 7 

Liberal Studies Study Abroad Scholarships 2025 (Taiwan and Florence) -  deadline March 7

MULTIPLE SUBJECT COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT
New state law (AB 130) allows a BA in Liberal Studies to fulfill the multiple subject matter competency requirement for admission to multiple subject credential programs!

Prepare for the Foundational Level General Science Credential with a B.A. in Liberal Studies!

Prepare for the Foundational Level Math Credential with a B.A. in Liberal Studies!

Prepare for the Special Ed Credential with a B.A. in Liberal Studies!