Liberal Studies Requirements: Summer '24 & later

The requirements below apply to Liberal Studies degree students who started at Antioch in the Summer '24 quarter or later (all concentrations):

General overview:

• A minimum of 24 semester/36 quarter units in transfer. 

• 180 – 200 quarter units total, earned at AULA and transferred in. Most students aim to complete with 180 units to save time and tuition costs.

• 45 units minimum of residency at Antioch. Note that Prior Learning does not count toward the residency requirement. 

• 60 units minimum of upper division units (3000- and 4000-level courses). Students can take more than 60 upper division units, but not less. All AULA courses are upper division with a few exceptions.

Antioch core requirements

• EDU 3600 Transformative Education (3 quarter units)

• Two Antioch academic writing courses: one 3000-level and one 4000-level, with the possible addition of WRT 2510 Academic Writing mentorship (6 quarter units, or 7 units if you take WRT 2510)

• Two Mission Core electives (6 quarter units). See page two of the handout embedded below for a list of options for meeting this requirement. Each quarter's schedule will include 2 or 3 Mission Core options.

Domains of knowledge (i.e. general education) requirement

30 quarter units with at least 3 units minimum units in each of the six domains listed below, with the 12 remaining units in any domain except Social Science and Communication. Additional classes in the domains will count as elective units or concentration requirements where appropriate. These units can be transferred in, taken at Antioch, or both.

•         Communications - at least 3 units

•         Fine Arts - at least 3 units

•         Humanities - at least 3 units

•         Physical Sciences - at least 3 units

•         Quantitative Methods - at least 3 units

•         Social Sciences - at least 3 units

•         Additional units to reach 30 in any Domain of Knowledge

Community-based learning requirement & capstone

• 6 units, typically 2 activities

• Students may use Internships or Prior Learnings (not Independent Studies) to fulfill this requirement. Occasionally, a class will be offered that includes a community-based learning component and fulfills this requirement. Students who transfer to Antioch with only 45 units remaining can only enroll in internships to fulfill the Community-based learning requirement.

• A capstone -- speak to your advisor about this. 

Major/Minor Area of Concentration requirements (not applicable to General Liberal Studies concentrators)

• Major Area of Concentration: 40 units (earned or transferred in; 20 units minimum of upper division are recommended)

•  Minor Area of Concentration: 20 units (earned or transferred in; 10 units minimum of upper division are recommended)

For detailed descriptions of all UGS program requirements, visit the catalog or refer to the PDF document embedded below. For individual guidance, consult with your individual faculty advisor.