Noun

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liberal arts (plural)

  1. those areas of learning that require and cultivate general intellectual ability rather than technical skills; the humanities
  2. (obsolete) the trivium and the quadrivium

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Thu Feb 25 06:34:44 2010

Liberal arts are the skills derived from the Classical education curriculum.

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Sun Jan 17 23:22:38 2010

what is liberal arts exactly?for how long do i have to take it?
Q. im planning on going to CUNY and i wanted to know if i can take my freshman year in CUNY liberal arts and then change to the major im interested in? i heard that all college freshmans need liberal arts their first year in CUNY is it true? im kind of confused about all this liberal arts talk.ELP!
Asked by ElisaA - Sat Jan 10 01:53:47 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Let's start with a definition: The term 'liberal arts' is a college or curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum. To paraphrase, it is a line of studies that is fairly general in nature. You don't have to do anything special. The university's catalog of curriculae will spell out your curriculum requisites and give you a broad choice of electives. It is common for most people in their freshman year to take a broad and general group of courses. You should have SOME idea of what you'd ultimately like to get into, and with that in mind, choose your electives for the first year or two with your possible goal in mind. I know… [cont.]
Answered by BozoBuster - Sat Jan 10 03:12:46 2009

If I am getting my associates in liberal arts can I start a bachelors in anything?
Q. I am getting a liberal arts associates degree next semester. I am transferring to a university I am just curious when I do transfer do i have to start over on my associates in a different field or can I start my bachelors?
Asked by Sarah sam - Sun Dec 20 21:29:55 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You can do your Bachelor's in anything--but it's possible that in some cases you'll have to take additional pre-requisites (pre-reqs). For example, if you did a liberal arts AA and want to go into a science BS program, you might need to take different science or math courses than what you did for liberal arts. In many cases, there are specific sections of biology, calculus or chemistry that are designed for science majors that are required in order to take upper level science classes. If you took the other sections (for non-science majors) then you would still need to take the science major versions. This is especially common for Chem I and Calc I classes. That's just one example--and most of the rest of your AA credits would count toward… [cont.]
Answered by leapingfeather - Sun Dec 20 21:39:49 2009

What can I do with a liberal arts science degree?
Q. I am going to get my Liberal Arts Science degree(A.S) in Spring 2009 from Passaic County Community College but I don't know where can I start working, I mean in what kind of job?
Asked by vishlesha - Mon Oct 27 22:22:33 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Psychology.. Teaching...
Answered by reeEmixxx. - Mon Oct 27 22:36:39 2008

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