Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts is designed for students with previous learning experience at undergraduate level at other Institutions. This program provides students with the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree and prepare them to compete for entry level positions in a specific area or discipline or apply for a graduate program. The students must choose one of the five major tracks: Psychology, Communications, Business Administration, Education, Biology or Religion. This program is not designed to meet licensure requirements.
Employment Opportunities
- Students may continue graduate studies in the chosen discipline: Communications, Business, Education, or Biology.
- Entry-level positions in advertising assistant, Archivist, financial analyst assistant, accounting assistant, biology research assistant, lab assistant, teacher assistant, writer, religion teacher,
General Requirements for Admission:
The applicant must provide evidence of a standard high school diploma or one of the equivalents as defined by the Department of Higher Education HEA Sec. 484(d) and detailed below:
- A GED Certificate.
- A certified or other official completion documentation demonstrating that the student has passed a state-authorized examination (such as the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) or a state-recognized equivalent of a high school diploma.
- A conferred associate degree.
- Successfully completed at least 60 semester or trimester credit hours or 72 quarter credit hours that does not result in the awarding of a degree, but that is acceptable for full credit toward an associate’s or bachelor’s degree, may provide the official transcripts from the transferring institution.
- Conditional acceptance is available for students applying while still in high school. Students must receive their high school diploma or equivalent prior to being admitted to AGMU. Students must provide evidence of a high school diploma or equivalent prior to receiving a diploma or degree from AGMU.
Supporting Documentation:
Applicants must provide evidence of previous credits, courses or studies documenting graduation from secondary school to an authorized University member. Only original documents will be considered as evidence. Original documents such as:
- A General Education Diploma (GED) or other diploma or graduation document.
- Certification prepared by a secondary institution or agency recognized by the US Department of Education.
- Applicants who have completed previous college-level coursework must provide an official transcript from the transferring institution (this means a document issued by the institution which includes an official seal, generally with a stamp stating “official transcript”).
- Applicants who have not completed 60 semester or 72 quarter hours at a recognized institution of higher education must provide evidence of a high school diploma or its equivalent as defined above.
If the applicant cannot leave the original document for his admission record, the admission’s officer will make a copy and certify with their initials that it is a copy from the original.
Additional requirements may apply to specific academic programs.
If the applicant is enrolling in a bilingual program, before enrolling in any course, the applicant may be required to take a language proficiency assessment. Please refer to the AGMU Language Placement Protocol and the Transfer Credit Policy.
