The objectives of the letters, arts, and sciences major are to broaden your understanding, interests, and skills and to offer a degree program with sufficient electives to permit some specialization according to your interests or career plans. This letters, arts, and sciences program is a complete two-year degree major. However, graduates of this associate degree program can apply their credits toward a baccalaureate degree.
Career Opportunities
The 60-credit associate degree program in letters, arts, and sciences is an excellent way to build a solid educational base and expand your career options as a working adult. The flexibility of this program allows you to prepare for a career in business, industry, government, education, or international concerns.
Educational Milestones
As you work toward completion of this program, you'll have the opportunity to earn one or more related professional certificates. Upon completing the degree you will have fulfilled the requirements for the first half of the bachelor's degree in letters, arts, and sciences. Talk with an adviser to learn how you can achieve these résumé-building milestones on your educational path to the associate degree in letters, arts, and sciences.
Locations and Flexible Access
Adult students require maximum flexibility of course delivery. That is why we've designed the associate degree in letters, arts, and sciences to be completed in the way most convenient for you--through campus courses, distance education courses, or a combination of the two. Talk with an adviser to determine the best mix of courses for your particular needs.
Admission Requirements
- You must be a high school graduate.
- Or you must have completed your GED.
Application for degree status is submitted electronically through the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Your adviser can help you with a pre-application checklist.
Value of a Penn State Education
The return from a degree is well worth the investment. A 2004 College Board research report noted that typical college graduates earn about 73 percent more than typical high school graduates. Moreover, a college education lowers your likelihood of unemployment, expands your career options, and increases the quality of life for your family. A college education pays for itself in many ways well beyond the cost of obtaining a degree.
Similar Programs of Interest
Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Leadership; Certificate in Labor Studies and Employment Relations; Certificate in Organizational Communication; Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Human Resources and Employment Relations
an outreach program of the College of the Liberal Arts
