Associate in Arts in Liberal Studies CSJ offers this Liberal Studies program for students who wish to sample the college experience and become acquainted with a variety of academic disciplines without concentrating in a particular field of study. Students who complete this program are eligible to continue in a bachelor degree program at CSJ or transfer to another college. The Arts and Sciences curriculum, leading to the bachelor of arts, provides the student with a comprehensive general background and a major in one of the Arts and Sciences. This program prepares the student for a lifetime of continuing personal and intellectual growth and serves as a basis for careers and graduate study.
Students learn how to learn, a valuable skill in the eyes of employers in a wide variety of fields.
The strongest feature of CSJ's Arts and Sciences curriculum is its emphasis on individual attention for each student. Our classes are small. Upper level courses generally average ten to fifteen students, and introductory classes rarely exceed thirty students. In addition, each person has the opportunity to receive assistance from instructors as well as encouragement in the exploration of more advanced concepts. Students have a great deal of freedom to plan, with advisement, their own programs of study within the general areas of study outlined below.