The College Studies Program is a carefully designed sequence of courses that provides a unique blend of studies in the liberal arts and sciences designed to meet the professional challenges of the workplace. All students at the University take 46-51 credits or approximately 40 percent of their course work in the College Studies Program. This provides the central liberal arts and sciences undergraduate core of the Philadelphia University education and is the means by which the University implements its goals for student learning. This critical perspective on the professions develops in concert with students' studies in their major. Connections are made between the liberal arts and sciences and issues in the professions.
Courses are often interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary.
Students can undertake training in foreign languages designed for professional people and also regional or area studies designed to promote an understanding of the increasingly interdependent world. Students explore a body of knowledge, skills and ways of obtaining knowledge that are common to a college education in all majors. The College Studies courses accomplish this goal. The professional studies component of the degree is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required for successful entry into a career. Courses are sequenced to allow students to build skills throughout their educational experience.