{"id":3267,"date":"2026-02-25T12:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/slae\/?page_id=3267"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:35:16","slug":"liberal-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/departments\/liberal-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3267\" class=\"elementor elementor-3267\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd1b4a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bd1b4a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7ca091 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7ca091\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765d2e70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"765d2e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School of Liberal Arts &amp; Education<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660024fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"660024fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liberal Studies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ed8b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79ed8b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97e4d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f97e4d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d989b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44d989b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd9a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bd9a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/04\/slae-dept-intro-ls-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/04\/slae-dept-intro-ls-01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/04\/slae-dept-intro-ls-01-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/04\/slae-dept-intro-ls-01-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/04\/slae-dept-intro-ls-01-768x983.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c7f78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1c7f78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978b260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"978b260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The major in <strong>Liberal Studies<\/strong> allows students the opportunity to customize curriculum based upon individual academic interests. The major comprises common core requirements (33 hours), liberal arts and education electives (45 hours), and additional free electives (42 hours) for a total of 120 credit hours. A student majoring in Liberal Studies must earn a cumulative 2.00 grade point average and grade of \u201cC\u201d or better in English 101-102 and Oral Communications 103 to meet the requirements for graduation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b98fe7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b98fe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880857f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"880857f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd2d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cd2d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Liberal Studies<\/strong><br \/>Hampton University<br \/>W. 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