Department of Liberal Studies

Jeffery D. Mack, Chairperson

Objectives

The Department of Liberal Studies (with Foreign Languages and Philosophy) offers interdisciplinary degrees designed to prepare students for employment, civic participation and life-long learning in a complex, global environment. A Liberal Studies Bachelor of Arts degree requires students to complete 120 semester hours in designated areas of competency. The program seeks to provide students with a solid liberal arts education. The degree affords students a breadth of academic experience as well as depth in a particular concentration field. The broad-based interdisciplinary nature of the Liberal Studies curriculum provides the knowledge base, communication expertise and analytical skills appropriate for graduate work, entrepreneurial endeavors and numerous careers and occupations in the public and private sectors of the economy. Currently, the Department of Liberal Studies (with Foreign Languages and Philosophy) offers concentration options in African-American Studies Applied Cultural Thought, and Pre-Law. The department also offers degrees that are a part of the Aggies at the Goal Line online degree completion program. The Aggies at the Goal Line Program allows students, with at least 90 completed college credits, who are returning to college after a break, an opportunity to complete a Bachelors of Arts degree in one of three concentration areas. This fully online degree completion option affords non-traditional students the flexibility to continue career and family responsibilities while earning college credits. The Department of Liberal Studies, in collaboration with Elon University School of Law, also offers an Accelerated Pathway to Law School Program (APLS). This major requires formal admission to the program, is open to incoming high school seniors, and is reserved for exceptional academically motivated students to earn a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate law degrees in five and a half years.

Degrees Offered

Liberal Studies (African American Studies) - Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Studies (Applied Cultural Thought) - Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Studies (Pre-Law) - Bachelor of Arts

Minors Offered

French
Philosophy
Spanish

General Program Requirements

The admission of students to the Liberal Studies undergraduate degree program is based upon general admission requirements of the University. Transfer into the Liberal Studies Program requires a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average for most of the concentrations. Pre-Law requires a 2.5 grade point average. A minimum grade of a “C-” is required for all concentration courses and core curriculum requirements.

Foreign Language Placement Examination

The university is no longer offering a Placement Exam. Please, contact Dr. Jose Bravo de Rueda (bravoj@ncat.edu) if you have any questions.

Minors in French, Philosophy and Spanish

A minor may be achieved in French, Philosophy or Spanish by students who complete a minimum of 18 semester hours of coursework.

Study Abroad

The Department of Liberal Studies encourages all students to study abroad. The Office of International Programs, (336) 334-7551 provides opportunities for A&T students to study in over 100 countries around the world while earning academic credit towards graduation.

Directory of Faculty

José Alberto Bravo de Rueda; Professor
B.A., Pontificia Universidad Católica; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland - College Park

Temeka Carter; Lecturer
M.A., North Carolina A&T State University, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Michael Cundall, Jr.; Associate Professor
B.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Marrissa Dick; Lecturer
B.S., Shaw University; M.S. North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Galen Foresman; Associate Professor
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Karen L. Hornsby; Associate Professor
B.A., California State University-Sacramento; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Chinedum Emmanuel Ikegwu; Professor
B.A., University of the District of Columbia; M.A., Antioch School of Law; Ph.D. Howard University

Jeffery D. Mack; Professor
B.A., Valdosta State University; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Frederick H. Smith; Assistant Professor
B.A. George Mason University; M.A. College of William and Mary; Ph.D., University of Florida

Aaron West; Lecturer
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, M.A., North Carolina A&T State University