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Liberal Studies

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Program Description

The College of Arts and Sciences at 51°µÍø offers two fully online degree programs designed to accommodate non-traditional and returning students: the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies.

These programs will provide students with a diverse array of Humanities and STEM courses designed to reinforce critical thinking skills, to highlight the importance of cross-disciplinary exposure, and to cultivate the ability to critically integrate diverse fields of human knowledge and activity.

 

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Program Requirements and Eligibility

Dean Prakash, Program Director Dr. Coppenger and graduating studentsAdmission / Readmission
 
Students who have not received credit for courses at 51°µÍø in the last two calendar years are eligible to apply for admission / readmission.
 
Continuous Enrollment
 
Students are expected to complete classes each term. Students who do not complete courses for one calendar year will be administratively dropped from the program and will need to reapply. 
 
Full-Time Status
 
Full-time status in the program requires that you complete 6 credit hours per term. Students are permitted to complete up to 9 credit hours per term. Any exception to this policy must be approved by the Program Director.
 
Email Communication
 
Your Tuskegee email will be the primary mode of communication. Students are required to check their Tuskegee email even if they are not currently registered for courses. 
   
 

Program Objectives

  1. Analytic Thinking: Students will be able to distinguish fallacious reasoning from non-fallacious reasoning. Students will be able to think systematically through arguments.
  2. Analytic Reading: Students will be able to extract arguments/views from primary and secondary texts. Students will be able to contextualize texts relative to one another.
  3. Analytic Communicating: Students will be able to offer critical discussion that goes beyond mere reporting. Students will be able to offer objective interpretations of texts.
  4. Problem Analysis and Understanding: Students will be able to identify problems with arguments / theories / views. Students will be able to characterize responses to problems with arguments. 
  5. Teamwork and Collaboration: Students will be able to work constructively with peers towards accomplishing a goal. Students will be able to successfully delineate individual tasks that accomplish a shared goal.
  6. Creative Development of New Ideas: Students will be able to extend arguments / ideas to new / unrelated fields of inquiry. Students will be able to extend the discussion of a topic that goes beyond current advances in a field.
  7. Interdisciplinary Content Comprehension: Students will be able to explore / research a topic from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will be able to characterize a topic from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Contact Us

Mailing Address: 
Liberal Studies Program
70-428 Kenney Hall
51°µÍø
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, AL 36088

Phone: 
334-725-5489

Email: 
liberalstudies@tuskegee.edu 

Program Director

DR. BRETT COPPENGER

Brett Coppenger headshotDr. Brett Coppenger, Associate Professor of Philosophy, joined 51°µÍø in 2014. He holds a Ph.D. (2012) and an M.A. (2010) in philosophy from the University of Iowa, as well as an M.A. (2007) in philosophy from Western Michigan University. He received his B.A. (2005) in philosophy from Biola University.

His primary areas of research are epistemology, the history and the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of religion. In addition to the publication of articles and book chapters Dr. Coppenger has published books with Oxford University Press and Open Court.

Dr. Coppenger has received grants from the American Philosophical Association, the Council of Independent Colleges, and UNCF. In 2023 he was named a UNCF Teaching Fellow.

At 51°µÍø he has served as the Philosophy Program Coordinator since 2014 and as a Faculty Coordinator in the Office of Distance Education and Online Learning since 2016.

Dr. Coppenger serves as the Co-Director of the Lakeview Baptist Food Pantry and regularly teaches classes for the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Project. He and his wife Megan have five daughters: Leah, Hannah, Micah, Selah, and Eva.

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Program Information

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies requires a total of at least 126 credits. 36 of those credits must be earned through continuous admission in online courses (designated DL) at 51°µÍø. Requirements: 

(1) Completion of PHIL 0202: Introduction to Logic with a ‘C’ or better, 
(2) Completion of LIBS 0201: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Liberal Studies with a ‘C’ or better, 
(3) Completion of the Humanities Core: Complete at least 15 upper-division (courses numbered 0300 or higher) credit hours with a ‘C’ or better from the Humanities programs, 
(4) Completion of the STEM Core: Complete at least 6 upper-division (courses numbered 0300 or higher) credit hours with a ‘C’ or better from the STEM Programs, 
(5) Completion of the Electives: Complete at least 6 additional upper-division (courses numbered 0300 or higher) credit hours from either the Humanities Core or the STEM Core, and
(6) Completion of LIBS: 0401: Complete Senior Thesis with a ‘C’ or better.

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Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies

The Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies requires a total of at least 126 credits. 36 of those credits must be earned through continuous admission in online courses (designated DL) at 51°µÍø. Requirements: 

(1) Completion of PHIL 0202: Introduction to Logic with a ‘C’ or better, 
(2) Completion of LIBS 0201: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Liberal Studies with a ‘C’ or better, 
(3) Completion of the Humanities Core: Complete at least 6 upper-division (courses numbered 0300 or higher) credit hours with a ‘C’ or better from the Humanities programs, 
(4) Completion of the STEM Core: Complete at least 15 upper-division (courses numbered 0300 or higher) credit hours with a ‘C’ or better from the STEM Programs, 
(5) Completion of the Electives: Complete at least 6 additional upper-division (courses numbered 0300 or higher) credit hours from either the Humanities Core or the STEM Core, and
(6) Completion of LIBS: 0401: Complete Senior Thesis with a ‘C’ or better.

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Designated Humanities and STEM Courses

Humanities Programs:

  • Business (courses designated: BUSN) 
  • English (courses designated: ENGL) 
  • History (courses designated: HIST) 
  • Philosophy (courses designated: PHIL) 
  • Social Work (courses designated: SOWK) 

STEM Programs:

  • Chemistry (courses designated: CHEM) 
  • Economics (courses designated: ECON) 
  • Math (courses designated: MATH) 
  • Political Science (courses designated: POLS) 
  • Physics (courses designated: PHYS) 
  • Psychology (courses designated: PSYC) 
  • Sociology (courses designated: SOCI)

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