Liberal Arts

  What is Liberal Arts?

The associate of arts degree in liberal arts provides students with the first two years of the broad educational foundation needed for entry into many fields. The program is designed so that students planning to transfer from Raymond Walters College to McMicken College of the Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati can complete a typical bachelor’s degree with an additional two years of full-time study.

  Success Factors

Successful liberal arts students are interested in exploring a wide range of disciplines.

  Career Possibilities

Many students choose to complete a bachelor’s degree. Among the areas of concentration offered at the College of Arts and Sciences for which transfer with a liberal arts degree is appropriate are Afro-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, classical civilization, communication, economics, English, French, geography, German/German studies, history, interdisciplinary studies, Judaic studies, Latin American studies, mathematical sciences, personnel and industrial relations, philosophy, physical geography, political science, psychology, sociology and Spanish.

Students may enter the workforce directly with an AA in liberal arts. Their degree signifies that they have developed the critical-thinking skills necessary for success in business.

  Majoring in Liberal Arts

The liberal arts program provides students with the first two years of baccalaureate education and many of the University of Cincinnati general education requirements. A student successfully completing the liberal arts program would automatically meet the general education requirements for English composition, diversity and culture, historical perspectives, humanities, literature, and social science.

  Curriculum

This curriculum information is intended as a general information guide for students considering enrollment in this program. These online tools are designed to assist you, but are not a substitute for planning with an academic or faculty advisor.

If you are currently confirmed or enrolled, you can check your degree requirements online. If you are considering transferring to this major from another school use the Course Applicability System (CAS) to see how credits you have earned will apply to this major at UC. For course descriptions by college, click here.

1 The new general education requirement, effective for students who began courses fall quarter of 2007, is English 101, English 102 and English 289. Students who began their course work prior to fall quarter 2007 may complete the English composition requirement by taking English 101, English 102 and English 103.

2 American History should be taken in sequence.

3 The foreign language requirement is met by taking any of the following sequences: 1) a 15-hour elementary sequence; 2) a nine-hour beginning sequence followed in the second year by a nine-hour intermediate sequence; or 3) a nine-hour intermediate or composition and conversation sequence.

4 A&S specifies Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology.

5 Social science options include American Issues and Problems I, II, III; Women in Society I, II, III; American Government I, II, III; Contemporary Geography I, II, III, IV; and Economics I, II, III.

6 College Algebra I, II, and trigonometry are suggested for students planning to enter bachelor's degree programs requiring calculus. However, these sequences do not meet the A&S math requirement. Students testing into calculus can meet the mathematics requirement for graduation from Raymond Walters College by taking calculus at RWC.

  Admission Requirements

This program is open to all students with a high school diploma or GED and the desire to succeed in college. Although admission is open, students accepted into the program must meet the academic standards of the program to advance to upper levels of study.

All students entering RWC, except those who have taken college-level math and English, must take the college's placement test prior to registering for classes.

  Transferring to UC Requirements

Transferring to UC Raymond Walters College
Transfer applications are individually reviewed, and acceptance is based on receipt of application materials, as well as official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. An official evaluation of transfer credit from other colleges will be processed after the student’s file is complete.

Credits are accepted from any institution currently accredited by any of the six regional accrediting agencies. Enrollment Services shall have discretionary authority to accept credits from other institutions in consultation with program directors or department chairpersons. Application of transfer credit to the student's program is at the discretion of the appropriate program director or department chairperson.

  Changing Majors within UC Requirements

Students changing majors from other programs or colleges within UC will be considered based on the same criteria as outside transfers.

  International Student Requirements

Students who did not graduate from a high school in the United States of America must take an ability-to-benefit test and achieve the minimum specified score to be eligible for admission to a degree or certificate program at Raymond Walters College. The scores will be used for placement in English courses and general advising for all courses.

  Graduation Requirements

To qualify for a degree, you must fulfill the requirements of the program from which you expect to graduate and must have at least a 2.0 cumulative RWC grade point average. It is your responsibility to take the courses necessary for graduation. After freshman requirements have been completed for RWC, no more than nine sophomore credits should be taken in another college. Those credits and courses must have the approval of the academic adviser before they are taken. A student who changes programs or extends work beyond a two-year period must meet the published requirements of the program in the year of expected graduation. Transfer students must take at least one-half of the required course work in a selected program at RWC to qualify for graduation.

You must complete an application for degree, usually the quarter before you expect to graduate. You should see your advisor for specific information well in advance of your final quarter.

  Application Deadlines

You may enroll in Raymond Walters College if you graduated from an accredited high school or preparatory school, or have a GED certificate (minimum composite score of 45). The college's rolling admissions policy allows you to start any quarter: fall, winter, spring or summer.

High school students who are considering RWC should take either the SAT or ACT college entrance examination for use in guidance and counseling. All students entering a degree program must also take the college's placement test prior to registering for classes. This test is given on the RWC campus.

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