The Online Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies is an accelerated liberal studies degree-completion program designed to help prospective elementary school and special education teachers complete their bachelor's degree while gaining valuable subject matter preparation necessary for a successful teaching career.
This online program makes it easy to reach your goal of becoming an educator, offering coursework in a broad range of academic fields, including literature, mathematics, history, and more. Tailored for experienced adult learners, many of whom are working in classrooms as paraeducators, this program lets you earn your degree in a dynamic, interactive online environment as you draw from your experiences to enhance the learning process. This program is designed specifically for adults 22 years of age and older who have at least 60 semester units of transferable college credit.
For students interested in earning their liberal studies degree on campus, Azusa Pacific also offers an on-campus Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies available at the university's main campus in Azusa, and at seven Southern California locations.
Learn more about the program and our faculty.
Program Highlights
- Earn your degree using a flexible online format.
- Gain valuable knowledge from curriculum designed to prepare you to pass the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET).
- Relevant course material provides a strong background in the liberal arts and sciences grounded in human behavior, social issues, and a Christian worldview.
- Enjoy a rich online learning community as you progress through the program with the same group of peers.
- Classes can start at anytime during the year when an 18- to 24-student cohort forms.
- A high-caliber online degree means you can take advantage of the convenience of online learning without sacrificing the quality of instruction or professor-student interaction.
- Study at a top-ranked, accredited university known for quality in academics and successful graduates.
This online degree is offered by APU's School of Adult and Professional Studies. View additional degree completion programs. If you are interested in attending an information meeting, see our calendar of upcoming meeting dates in the Southern California area.
