Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts

Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts

Transfer Credit Guidelines

If you are working toward a promotion at work, are curious about your own capabilities, or want to change your profession altogether, a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts is one of the best ways to open those new doors.  Comprehensive and foundational, a liberal arts degree prepares you to move forward in your current filed or find a completely new path. This program emphasizes critical analysis, effective communication skills, ethical decision-making, and collaboration with diverse thinkers. Students define their own programs by combining their past experience with new.

Optional Concentration:

  • Logistics Operations Management

A minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) credits including 30 credits at the upper level are needed for completion of the Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts program in the following distribution areas:

TUT 101 Purple badges indicate Excelsior University courses.

TUT 101 Green badges indicate non-Excelsior University courses.

Courses must be completed with Excelsior with a minimum grade of a C or higher.

INL 102 Information Literacy Complete within the first 13 of attempted credits 1
IND 301 Cornerstone B (Pathways) Complete in the first term of credit-bearing activity 3
Total Credits | 4

Courses may be transferred in from outside sources of credit with a minimum grade of a C or higher.

Written English ENG 101A Advanced Composition Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Written English Requirement (6 semester hours to include 3 semester hours in expository writing (to be completed within the first 13 semester hours) and 3 semester hours in applied writing or writing within the discipline). 3
Written English ENG 102A Advanced Composition II Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Written English Requirement (6 semester hours to include 3 semester hours in expository writing (to be completed within the first 13 semester hours) and 3 semester hours in applied writing or writing within the discipline). 3
Ethics IND 203 Introduction to Professional Ethics Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Ethics Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, classical or contemporary ethical theory and philosophy; ethical and moral reasoning; applied ethics relevant to disciplines and careers). This topic is required to meet the specified requirement. 3
Humanities COMM 125 Public Speaking Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Humanities Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, art, music, literature, foreign language, philosophy, religion, speech, or a subject area other than writing). 3
Humanities HUM 253 Mythology Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Humanities Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, art, music, literature, foreign language, philosophy, religion, speech, or a subject area other than writing). 3
Social Sciences / History HIS 101 United States History I Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Social Sciences / History Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, anthropology, criminal justice (theory-based, not applied criminal justice), economics, geography, government, history, political science, psychology, and sociology). 3
Social Sciences / History SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Social Sciences / History Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, anthropology, criminal justice (theory-based, not applied criminal justice), economics, geography, government, history, political science, psychology, and sociology). 3
Social Sciences / History PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology I Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Social Sciences / History Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, anthropology, criminal justice (theory-based, not applied criminal justice), economics, geography, government, history, political science, psychology, and sociology). 3
Natural Sciences / Mathematics NS 110 Science in Today's World Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Natural Sciences / Mathematics Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, algebra, geometry, analysis (which includes calculus), and applied mathematics (which includes probability and statistics)). Restrictions include developmental or remedial courses, no more than three courses of mathematics credit below the level of calculus, no more than one course or examination may be applied that is (1) terminal in nature with no prerequisite beyond the level of arithmetic; (2) intended for students outside of science or mathematics; or (3) a mathematics appreciation course. Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits in natural sciences and 3 credits in mathematics. 3
Natural Sciences / Mathematics BIO 110 Biology (Non-Lab) Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Natural Sciences / Mathematics Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, algebra, geometry, analysis (which includes calculus), and applied mathematics (which includes probability and statistics)). Restrictions include developmental or remedial courses, no more than three courses of mathematics credit below the level of calculus, no more than one course or examination may be applied that is (1) terminal in nature with no prerequisite beyond the level of arithmetic; (2) intended for students outside of science or mathematics; or (3) a mathematics appreciation course. Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits in natural sciences and 3 credits in mathematics. 3
Natural Sciences / Mathematics MAT 101 Mathematics for Everday Life Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Natural Sciences / Mathematics Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, algebra, geometry, analysis (which includes calculus), and applied mathematics (which includes probability and statistics)). Restrictions include developmental or remedial courses, no more than three courses of mathematics credit below the level of calculus, no more than one course or examination may be applied that is (1) terminal in nature with no prerequisite beyond the level of arithmetic; (2) intended for students outside of science or mathematics; or (3) a mathematics appreciation course. Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits in natural sciences and 3 credits in mathematics. 3
Total Credits | 33

Courses must be completed with Excelsior with a minimum grade of a C or higher.

COMM 423 Leadership and Team Building Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. 3
HUM 307 Critical Thinking Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. 3
HUM 306 Creative Problem Solving Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. 3
LA 498 Liberal Arts Capstone Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. 3
Total Credits | 12

Approved arts and sciences elective credit in the areas of humanities, social sciences, history, natural sciences, and mathematics may apply. Courses may be transferred in from outside sources of credit with a minimum grade of a C or higher.

Arts & Sciences Elective(s) 15
Total Credits | 15

Approved arts and sciences elective credit in the areas of humanities, social sciences, history, natural sciences, mathematics, as well as applied professional and free electives may apply. Courses may be transferred in from outside sources of credit with a minimum grade of a C or higher. If the optional concentration is not selected, students will be required to complete an additional 15 elective credits.

Elective(s) 41
Total Credits | 41

The Logistics Management concentration is optional. If concentration selected, the 15 required credit hours will replace 15 elective credits. All courses MUST be completed with a minimum grade of C or higher.

BUS 381 Transportation, Warehousing, and Distribution Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. 3
BUS 440 Business Supply Chain Management Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. 3
BUS 443 Lean Logistics Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. 3
BUS 380 Managing Diversity in the Workplace Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. 3
BUS 425 Operations Management Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. 3
Total Credits | 15