LSA majors design individualized plans of study that relate personal goals and academic interests to broad issues in the humanities, sciences, arts, and professions. The LSA major offers a Bachelor of Arts degree broader than that permitted by liberal arts study in a single subject.
Topics cross, reflect upon, and challenge disciplinary boundaries.
Through writing, analytical thinking, and discussion, students develop critical appreciation of diverse perspectives. Central to the program are team-taught interdisciplinary seminars that challenge students to consider ideas from diverse points of view. Together, faculty members and students examine values and judgments rooted in the liberal arts disciplines. LSA courses are open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students from any department or college. Sophomores occasionally may be admitted by approval of the instructors.