Outstanding programs in the College of Liberal Arts provide education in the traditional humanities and social sciences and in their practical application to professional careers.

The College of Liberal Arts offers the Bachelor of Arts in each of its nine departments: Anthropology, English, Geography, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. The Bachelor of Science is awarded in Anthropology, Psychology, and Geography. The College also offers three special degrees: the Bachelor of Science in Applied Sociology (BSAS), the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BAIS), and the Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA). The College also houses nine interdisciplinary minors.

► Advisors in the Liberal Arts Advising Center can answer questions about programs and help you to create a degree plan. For an appointment: (512) 245-1852 lFlowers Hall 322

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All bachelor’s degrees require a minimum of 128 semester hours, including 40 advanced hours. Many degrees can be planned to include teacher certification. Bachelor of Arts candidates must select a minor from the list of undergraduate minors in Liberal Arts or from another discipline within the University. In certain degree programs, the College of Liberal Arts requires that additional courses be taken in English, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and modern languages.  Read more about additional degree requirements.

Freshman and transfer students at Texas State also take a course titled University Seminar, which teaches the skills and concepts that promote academic success, life-long learning, and respect for a diversity of issues and ideas. Freshman and transfer students also participate in the Common Experience, a year-long initiative designed to cultivate a common intellectual conversation across the campus, to enhance student participation in the campus' intellectual life, and to foster a sense of community on campus and beyond. 

For more information on degrees and programs, please see the topics below, see the Undergraduate Catalog, and visit the web sites for the individual Departments and Centers within the College.  Students should also see an advisor in the Liberal Arts Advising Center (Flowers Hall 322) to learn more about programs and for help in creating a degree plan. For an appointment, contact (512) 245-1852.