Program Advisor: Maura Delaney, 413-236-4684
The Liberal Arts program closely parallels the studies of freshmen and sophomores at colleges offering liberal arts baccalaureate degrees. Graduates of this program regularly transfer with junior status and have gone to some of the most prestigious colleges in the country.
This program is suited to students who are not yet certain of their future majors, as it allows them to make academic and career decisions after taking a wide sampling of courses. The program’s flexibility also permits students who have already chosen a transfer college to select courses which fit the transfer requirements of their future institutions.
Through BCC’s system of academic advising, “pre-majors,” such as education, history and psychology, may be pursued by careful course selection.
Related majors at the baccalaureate level: anthropology, area studies, behavioral and social sciences, communications, economics, education, English, foreign languages, general studies, liberal arts, geography, geology, history, linguistics, mathematics, media, music, nursing, peace studies, philosophy, physical education, physics, psychology, radio and television, science, and theatre arts.
This is a MassTransfer eligible program.
Expected Outcomes
Graduates of this program should be able to:
- demonstrate competency as measured by the BCC general education core competencies.
Graduation Requirements
To earn a degree in this program, a student must complete the 62 program and general education credits, plus the additional requirements, shown below.
| Program |
27 Credits |
| ENG |
Literature |
6 |
| |
Free Electives |
21 |
| General Education |
35 Credits |
| COM |
Communication |
3 |
| ENG |
English Composition/Writing |
6 |
| HIS 113 |
Western Civilization I |
3 |
| HIS 114 |
Western Civilization II |
3 |
| MAT |
Mathematics |
3 |
| |
Behavioral and Social Science |
6 |
| |
Environmental Studies (see footnote 1) |
1 |
| |
Humanities and Fine Arts |
3 |
| |
Natural or Physical Science (see footnote 1) |
7 |
| Additional |
As Shown |
| Core Competencies Portfolio |
6 Items |
| Forum |
12 Units |
| Health/Fitness |
30 Hours |
| Minimum Cumulative Average |
2.000 |
|
|
Suggested block for program completion
The following is a suggestion for completing this program in two years. The actual time needed to complete the program will vary according to each student's individual needs.
|
First Semester
|
16 Credits
|
|
|
Free Elective
ENG English Composition/Writing
HIS 113 Western Civilization to 1500
MAT Mathematics
Natural or Physical Science (see footnote 1)
|
3
3
3
3
4
|
|
|
|
Second Semester
|
16 Credits
|
|
|
Free Electives
|
6
|
|
|
ENG English Composition/Writing
|
3
|
|
|
HIS 114 Western Civilization Since 1500
|
3
|
|
|
Environmental Studies (see footnote 1)
|
1
|
|
|
Natural or Physical Science (see footnote 1)
|
3
|
|
|
Third Semester
|
15 Credits
|
|
|
ENG Literature
|
3
|
|
|
Free Elective
|
3
|
|
|
COM Communication
|
3
|
|
|
Behavioral and Social Science
|
3
|
|
|
Humanities and Fine Arts
|
3
|
|
|
Fourth Semester
|
15 Credits
|
|
|
ENG Literature
|
3
|
|
|
Free Electives
|
9
|
|
|
Behavioral and Social Science
|
3
|
|
Footnotes:
1. The Natural or Physical Science requirement must be fulfilled by one four-credit laboratory science and one three-credit non-laboratory science or by two four-credit laboratory sciences. Completion of an environmentally focused laboratory science, such as BIO 109, BIO 110, ENV 101, ENV 102, fulfills both the Natural or Physical Science and the Environmental Studies requirements.
