Bachelor of Liberal Studies Online Degree
Discover a Liberal Studies Degree Designed for Future Educators
4 Majors Available
100% Online Courses
Transfer Up to 90 Credits
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- Duration 3.5 years
- Cost per Credit $410
- Credit Hours 120
Program Benefits
- Choose from licensure and non-licensure education majors
- Study a well-rounded liberal arts curriculum
- Licensure programs approved by the Massachusetts DESE
- Learn from supportive faculty who are subject matter experts
- Access courses on your schedule through an interactive, virtual classroom
Customizable Learning for a Rewarding Education Career
The online Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from The American Women’s College of Bay Path University (TAWC) combines a liberal arts curriculum with essential coursework for future educators. We offer four education majors within the liberal studies degree program, including options for those who want to become licensed teachers and those interested in education career paths outside of public school classrooms.
No matter your major, you will develop the skill set you need to advance in your career or pursue graduate study in education. Electives are also built into the program plan so you can explore the topics and subjects most relevant to your professional goals.
Align Your Studies with Your Professional Goals
40 Total Courses
120 Credits
Because our bachelor of liberal studies program includes both liberal arts coursework and a specialized education curriculum, you will graduate with the interdisciplinary perspective and instructional expertise you need to support young learners as an education professional in a range of contexts.
TAWC’s education licensure programs are approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Licensure major coursework prepares graduates for either Elementary Education Licensure (1–6) or Early Childhood Education Licensure (PreK–2).
Both licensure and non-licensure education majors are delivered in a flexible format with 100 percent online coursework, making the online liberal studies degree ideal for working professionals with busy lives.
Course Highlights
- EDU 300: Early Childhood Literacy
- EDU 330: Fundamentals of Instruction and Classroom Management
- EDU 350: Curriculum Development
- EDU 460: Child Care Administration
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To submit an application for the online BA in Liberal Studies from TAWC, you will need:
| Online Application Form | A completed application |
| Minimum GPA | 2.0 GPA or higher Note: Students with a GPA under 2.0 may be considered |
| Transcripts | Official transcripts from your high school or all regionally accredited institutions you have attended |
| Transfer Credits | Up to 90 transfer credits accepted |
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TAWC’s dedication to your success starts with making our programs financially accessible. Our cost per credit is $410 for undergraduate programs, and our Student Financial Services team can work with you one-on-one to provide the information you need regarding the FAFSA®, private loans, grants, outside scholarships, and more.
Tuition DetailsBecome an Expert Educator
The online BA in Liberal Studies from TAWC is designed to provide multiple pathways to a successful career in the education field. Depending on the major you choose, you will graduate ready to become a licensed teacher in the Massachusetts public school system, work in the early childhood education field, or pursue other career paths in education, including graduate study. Massachusetts is among the top paying states for education and library occupations1 with a mean wage of $80,050 per year in May 2023.2
Explore CareersWhat You’ll Learn
Choose what you study and the skills you learn with the online BA in Liberal Studies degree. From social science to the humanities, you’ll explore a variety of topics and build expert critical thinking and problem-solving skills that can be applied in a wide range of professional fields.
By Graduation, You’ll Have Skills to
- Engage and learn from perspectives and experiences different from one’s own and understand how one’s place in the world both informs and limits one’s knowledge
- Understand the interrelationships between multiple perspectives, such as personal, social, cultural, disciplinary, environmental, local, and global
- Integrate learning across courses, over time and between campus and community life
- Become an effective, integrative learner able to make simple connections among ideas and experiences, as well as synthesize and transfer learning to new, complex situations
- Develop critical thinking skills characterized by your comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion
- Recognize that success in all disciplines requires habits of inquiry and analysis that share common attributes
- Become a dialectical thinker and demonstrate solid knowledge of disciplinary parameters and push beyond those boundaries in new, unique, or atypical recombination by uncovering or critically perceiving new syntheses and using or recognizing creative risk-taking in order to envision a response
- Develop well-rounded thinking skills that provide the ability to know when there is a need for information, as well as to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use and share that information for the problem at hand
- Plan your own unique academic path through the college experience
- Become an effective problem solver and gain high-level literacy skills
Frequently Asked Questions
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You can complete the program in three and a half years or less, depending on transfer credits. To see the curriculum, view our courses page.
Tuition is $410 per credit hour. You’ll need to complete 120 total credits for a total tuition of $49,200. You may transfer up to 90 credits, which may reduce the total cost of tuition. You can review all tuition costs on our tuition page.
Up to 90 credits may be transferred and applied toward the online BA in Liberal Studies program. You can learn more about our admissions policy on our admission page.
The requirements for the online BA in Liberal Studies program include:
- Submit your application.
- Submit official high school transcripts and college transcripts if applicable.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
You can learn more about our admission requirements on our admission page.
The online BA in Liberal Studies from TAWC is designed to provide multiple pathways to a successful career in the education field. Depending on the major you choose, you will graduate ready to become a licensed teacher in the Massachusetts public school system, work in the early childhood education field, or pursue other career paths in education, including graduate study. Learn more about your career options by visiting our careers page.
Sources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (Major Group). Retrieved November 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes250000.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: Massachusetts. Retrieved November 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_ma.htm#25-0000.