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2008-2009 General/Graduate Catalog - Expires August 2014 
    
2008-2009 General/Graduate Catalog - Expires August 2014 [Archived Catalog]

Liberal Studies Program Requirements


Essential Skills (8-16 credit hours):


Writing as Critical Thinking (3 credit hours):


Speech (0*-3 credit hours):


*Students have the option to test out of COMM 170.

Elementary Functions (0*-5 credit hours):


*Students who satisfactorily complete a higher level Math course such as MATH 194 LAS Calculus, MATH 198 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I, or MATH 192 Essentials of Calculus have completed the Elementary Functions Essential Skill requirement.

Statistics (3 credit hours):


Computer Literacy:


The Liberal Studies Program includes a multifaceted computer literacy requirement. Workshops offered by the Department of Libraries and Museums in conjunction with the Truman Week Program and New Student Programs introduce freshman students to e-mail, library databases and basic search techniques, Internet resources, and copyright and privacy issues. Imbedded throughout the curriculum, both in Liberal Studies Program courses and within major programs, are additional opportunities for students to develop facility in word processing, spreadsheets, information retrieval, and the legal and ethical use of technology in research.

Personal Well-Being (2 credit hours):


Modes of Inquiry (22-25 credit hours):


Students must successfully complete seven (7) of the eight (8) Modes of Inquiry

Aesthetic – Literature (3 credit hours):


Mathematical (3-5 hours):


Philosophical/Religious (3 credit hours):


Scientific – Life Science (4 credit hours):


Interconnecting Perspectives (4-17 credit hours):


Truman Program (1 credit hour):


The Truman Program is required during the first semester of enrollment for all students classified as first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates.

Junior Interdisciplinary Writing-Enhanced Seminar (3 credit hours):


Intercultural Perspective (0*-5 credit hours):


(May double-count with other LSP, major, or minor requirements)

All Study Abroad experiences approved for academic credit at Truman fulfill the Intercultural Perspective Requirement.

*Selected courses may also fulfill an LSP: Modes of Inquiry requirement, if cross-listed as an option.

Foreign Language (0-8 credit hours):


The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the first year of a single foreign language, or by demonstrating elementary proficiency as determined by a proficiency examination, or by successful completion of an intermediate or higher level foreign language course.