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Liberal Arts
Online BA

Transfer your credits or earn your degree completely online

The bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts program teaches students to think critically, write clearly and communicate effectively. You'll develop your creativity, hone reasoning and evaluation skills, and sense of independence.

Flexibly designed with part-time learners in mind, you will design your own interdisciplinary path as you choose your concentrations and bring them together to create new ways of seeing, knowing, and expressing your academic and research interests.

Program curriculum and details

Transferring to Âé¶¹¹ÙÍøD

With our generous transfer policy, students with existing credits may transfer up to 90 credits from a regionally accredited institution.

Student success

Career Opportunities

Graduates have a solid foundation for pursuing a variety of careers or advanced degrees in fields including:

  • Publicist
  • Legislative Assistant
  • Communications
  • Reporting
  • Politics or Public Policy
  • Social Work
  • Law

Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth Liberal Arts degree students must complete 120 credits to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (BA).

Liberal Arts degree students must choose two of the following concentrations:

  • Economics
  • English Literature and Criticism
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Urban Studies
  • Women’s and Gender Studies

Within those concentrations, students learn to read and analyze critically, write thoughtfully, and communicate effectively through argument, analysis, exposition, and oral presentation.

Sample Course Offerings

Examples of courses offered in the Liberal Arts concentrations include (course offerings subject to change):

  • Ecofeminism 
  • Labor Economics
  • 20th Century American Fiction
  • World Civilizations
  • Philosophy of Happiness
  • International Relations
  • Civil Liberties 
  • Food, Feast and Famine
  • Sex Roles & Politics

Course descriptions, schedules and requirements

Transfer Applicants

  • Submit official transcripts from all accredited colleges or universities for which you enrolled in courses

Students coming directly from high school and/or with 0-11 college credits will be required to: 

  • have high school transcript sent to Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth 
  • have official SAT or ACT scores sent to Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth (only required for those applicants with a high school GPA under 3.0 and graduated from high school less than four years ago)

Students who complete high school through the GED/HiSET program will be required to:

  • submit a copy of the GED/HiSET certificate from the state
  • submit a copy of your GED/HiSET test record
  • submit an official high school transcript

Customize your education and receive the help and guidance to finish as planned:

  • Âé¶¹¹ÙÍøD online bachelor’s degree program ranked #7 in the nation by College Choice for most affordable online colleges
  • Value and affordability of a Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø education
  • Generous transfer policy
  • One-on-one personal advising from enrollment through graduation
  • Free online and in-person tutoring and writing center

Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth advanced degrees

  • MBA
  • MPP
  • JD

Learning style: online

Online courses are taught by Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth faculty to provide high quality instruction and personal attention. Students have the flexibility to accommodate work and home responsibilities within the structure of defined assignment due dates. The majority of our online courses are taught asynchronously.

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Course descriptions, schedules and requirements


Accreditations and distinctions

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, with leading practices in the recruitment and retention of students with military experience.
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