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. 

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

• Students can take/transfer a maximum of 120 total lower division units (100- and 200-level courses at most schools).

Antioch core requirements

• EDU 3600 Transformative Education (3 units)

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

• Two Mission Core electives (6 units)

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

30 quarter units with at least 6 units in four of the six domains listed below, and at least 3 units in the remaining two domains — you choose which. Additional classes in the domains will count as elective units. 

•         Communications

•         Fine Arts

•         Humanities

•         Physical Science

•         Quantitative Methods

•         Social Science

Community-based learning requirement

• 6 units, typically 2 activities

• Students may use Internships or Prior Learnings (not Independent Studies) to fulfill this requirement. Students who transfer to Antioch with only 45 units remaining can only enroll in internships to fulfill the Community-based learning requirement.

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. For individual guidance, work with your individual faculty advisor.