Liberal Arts, College of

Visit us at liberal-arts.wright.edu

The College of Liberal Arts offers a wide variety of degree programs in the fine arts, the humanities, and the social sciences. The college also helps prepare students for professional and graduate study and cooperates with other colleges in offering joint professional and preprofessional programs. The college contributes the largest number of courses to the university’s Core Program, providing students with much of the knowledge that is at the heart of a broad liberal education, as well as many of the skills and habits of mind that are the mark of an educated person.

The college offers four undergraduate degrees: the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, the Bachelor of Science, and the Bachelor of Music. The college also offers master’s degree programs in applied behavioral science, English, history, humanities, international and comparative politics, music, social work, and public administration.

Direct Admission

For students applying direct from high school:
3.25 minimum cumulative high school grade point average, and
22 ACT/1030 SAT, and
Other requirements of the individual major.

For transfer students:
Minimum 2.0 grade point average from last institution attended (may be higher for certain programs), and
C or better in ENG 1100, and
two Wright State CORE courses offered in the Liberal Arts, and
other requirements of the specific major.

For current Wright State University students:
Minimum 2.0 WSU cumulative grade point average, and
C or better in ENG 1100, and
2 liberal arts core classes
Other requirements of the individual major

Academic Department Websites

• Art & Art History
• Communication
• English Language & Literatures
• History
• Modern Languages
• School of Music
• School of Public and International Affairs
• Religion, Philosophy, & Classics
• Social Work
• Sociology & Anthropology
• Theatre, Dance, & Motion Pictures

Interdisciplinary Program Websites

• African & African American Studies
• Crime & Justice Studies
• International Studies
• Liberal Studies 
• Social Science Education
• Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Graduate Program Websites

• Applied Behavioral Science
• English Language and Literatures
• History
• Humanities
• International and Comparative Politics
• School of Music
• Public Administration
• Social Work

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Programs

Undergraduate Certificate

• •  African American Studies in Gender Experiences in Medicine Certificate
• •  African-American Experiences in Education Certificate
• •  Arts Management Certificate
• •  Career Advancement Skills I Certificate
• •  Career Advancement Skills II Certificate
• •  Digital Media and Writing Certificate
• •  Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate

Bachelor

• •  African and African American Studies, BA
• •  Crime and Justice Studies, BA
• •  Economics, BA
• •  International Studies, BA
• •  Liberal Studies, BA
• •  Selected Studies, BA
• •  Selected Studies, BFA
• •  Social Science Education, BA
• •  Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, BA

Minor

• •  African and African American Studies Minor
• •  Crime and Justice Studies Minor
• •  Medical Humanities and Health Studies Minor
• •  Nonprofit Administration Minor
• •  Policing and Investigative Studies Minor
• •  Sexuality Studies Minor
• •  Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

Graduate Certificate

• •  Regional Studies Certificate
• •  Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate

Master

• •  Humanities, MH