Liberal Studies Requirements

 

General Bulletin Liberal Studies Requirements

Liberal Studies Requirements

Liberal Studies Advising Sheet

Florida State University has implemented a new liberal studies curriculum with explicit goals for student learning and specific credit hours devoted to them. The curriculum consists of the following requirements:

  • Quantitative and Logical Thinking 
  • English Composition
  • Social Sciences/History
  • Humanities and Cultural Practice
  • Ethics
  • Natural Sciences 
  • General Education Electives
  • E-Series and “W” (State-Mandated Writing)
  • Scholarly and Formative Experiences
  • Diversity
  • Oral Communication Competency
  • Computer Competency
  • Upper Division Writing
  • Natural Science Lab

The revised Liberal Studies requirements took effect for students entering FSU as of Summer C of 2015.

Transfer Policy

Lower-Division Transfers

Lower division transfer students with fewer than 60 credit hours must meet all of FSU's Liberal Studies  requirements, except for those that are transferred in from the previous institution.

AA Transfers from a Florida institution

For students having completed an AA at another Florida institution, the previously completed coursework will be understood to have met all of the initial 36 hours of FSU's Liberal Studies requirements, including the E-Series requirement. The student must still meet certain graduation requirements, which includes the following required coursework:

  • one Scholarship in Practice course or approved Formative Experience
  • either an X or Y Multicultural/Diversity course
  • Oral Communication Competency and Computer Competency requirements
  • one Upper-Division Writing course
  • one natural sciences lab course

The Scholarship in Practice, Upper-Division Writing, Oral Communication Competency, and Computer Competency requirements may be met by required coursework in the student's major. Transfer students are not required to take an E-Series course.

Upper-Division Transfers from an out-of-state Institution

For upper-division transfer students who have completed at least 60 credit hours at an out-of-state institution, courses will be transferred individually as appropriate. Students who have not yet met the requirements for Florida's Statewide Core will need to complete the core.

These students must also meet FSU graduation requirements, which include the following:

  • one Scholarship in Practice course or approved Formative Experience
  • either an X or Y Multicultural/Diversity course
  • Oral Communication Competency and Computer Competency requirements
  • one Upper-Division Writing course
  • one natural sciences lab course

In most cases, the Scholarship-in-Practice, the Upper-Division Writing, Oral Communication Competency, and Computer Competency requirements will be met within the student's major.

The revised Liberal Studies requirements took effect for students entering FSU as of Summer C of 2015.

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