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Academics

A Three-Part Curriculum

Each liberal arts major is designed as a four-year plan of study and includes three types of courses: Major, Core, and Elective. Most students take five courses per semester, with some of each type.

Professional academic advisors meet individually with each of our students on a regular basis to help with course selection, academic planning, and career development, as well as to help students find additional resources on campus.

The Bachelor of Arts degree at Purdue requires 126 total credit hours, or approximately 42 courses, of three types : courses in your major, core liberal arts courses, and electives. Here is exactly what you need to graduate.

To learn more about the Liberal Arts core curriculum, major courses, and electives read about our undergraduate curriculum.

Turbo-Charging Your Education

Some resources that might interest you are:

1) The Liberal Arts Honors Program, which offers special courses, undergraduate research and speaking opportunities, graduate school planning, and social connections to enhance your academic experience and transcript.

2) The Academic Success Center, which offers courses, study sessions, workshops, and tutorials on study skills, time management, note- and exam-taking to help good students work smarter.

3) The Liberal Arts Academic Advising Office is here to help students with their plan of study, academic counseling, and much more. All Liberal Arts majors, minors, and core curriculum can be found here.

For information on Graduate Program academics, please visit the Purdue University Graduate School site.