Academic Catalog | Program & Degree Offerings | Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Liberal Arts is a transfer-oriented program designed to fulfill the Liberal Arts core/general education requirements at four-year colleges and universities. Dean College Liberal Arts majors must choose one of five concentrations: Education, English, History, Math/Science, or Psychology. The program provides a broad background within a carefully structured sequence of courses. Most four-year college curricula emphasize specialization within a specific major in the third and fourth years. Like those colleges, Dean’s first two years provide a general background in expository writing, literature, social sciences, history, mathematics, natural sciences, fine arts, and philosophy. Students interested in a teaching career in elementary or secondary education may begin their coursework in the Liberal-Arts Education concentration. Courses leading to teacher certification will be completed after transferring to a baccalaureate education program with a major in a traditional teaching content area, such as English, history, mathematics, or the natural sciences. To help the student prepare for a successful transfer into an education program, a minimum of nine credits in one of these content areas is required. For those interested in teaching younger children, see the Early Childhood Education major. Those interested in majoring in English should select the Liberal Arts-English concentration. Students who intend to major in history should select the Liberal Arts-History concentration. Those who plan to pursue majors or careers in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, computer science or allied health should select the Liberal Arts-Math/Science concentration. The Liberal Arts-Psychology concentration provides students with a foundation for transfer into a baccalaureate program in psychology, including the SUFFOLK/DEAN Program. It also prepares students for careers in counseling, social work, and human resources. Transfer from Dean Students may complete a baccalaureate degree in psychology on the Dean Campus through the SUFFOLK/DEAN Program. Students who plan to transfer from Dean College to obtain their baccalaureate degree in education should be aware of the high academic standards required by transfer schools. Maintaining at least a 3.0 G.P.A. at Dean is strongly advised in order to transfer directly into four-year education programs. Additionally, a passing score is required on the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure for Education majors seeking Department of Education Teacher Certification at four-year institutions in Massachusetts. In recent years, Liberal Arts majors have transferred to such institutions as American International College, American University, Assumption College, Boston University, Bryant University*, Central Connecticut State University, Curry College*, Emerson College, Emory University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Institute of Technology, Georgia Southern University, Hampshire College, Hawaii Pacific University, Lynn University, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, North Carolina State University, Northeastern University, Marist College, New York University, Providence College, Rutgers University, Suffolk University*, Colleges within the State University of New York system, Suffolk University*, Temple University, University of Connecticut, University of Georgia, University of Massachusetts/Amherst, University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Rhode Island, University of Tampa*, University of Wisconsin, Wheelock College, and Worcester State College*. *Formal transfer agreements exist with these colleges. Liberal Arts – Education Course Sequence First Semester   Credits FYS 100 First Year Seminar 3 ENG 111 Composition 3 HIS ___ General Education History Elective 3 PSY 111 General Psychology 3 EDU 103 Foundations of Education 3     15 Second Semester   Credits ENG 112 Composition and Literature 3 SPC 111 Public Speaking 3 MTH 121 Algebra Essentials (or higher depending on math placement) 3 PSY 211 or Child Psychology; or   PSY 241 Adolescent Psychology* 3 _____ Free Elective 3     15 Third Semester   Credits ENG 231, General Education Literature elective   232, 255, selected from one of these four   or 295 designated courses 3 BIO, CHM,     PSC or PHY General Education Lab Science Elective 4 PSY 234 Educational Psychology 3 _____ Content area elective** 3 _____ Content area elective** 3 EDU 200 Education Internship*** 1     17 Fourth Semester   Credits PHL ____ General Education Philosophy Elective 3 ART, COM,     MUS, THA General Education Arts Elective 3 PSY 230 Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 _____ Content area elective** 3 _____ Free Elective (MTH 151 recommended) 3     15 *Students should take PSY 211 (Child Psychology) if they want to teach grades K-6. Students should select PSY 241 (Adolescent Psychology) if they want to teach grades 7-12. **Students must take 9 credits in ONE of the traditional teaching content areas: English, history, mathematics, or natural sciences. Students should select this area based on the area in which they ultimately would like to teach. *** Students will complete a 1-credit exploratory internship in a school (elementary, middle, or high school) depending on the level they would like to teach ultimately. PROGRAM NOTE: Students must take the required EDU and PSY courses in the semester indicated on the above course sequence; this sequence assumes a fall start date. If students intend to work immediately after graduation from Dean College, it is recommended that they seek Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services qualification by completing the Early Childhood Education Major. Liberal Arts–English Course Sequence First Semester   Credits FYS 100 First Year Seminar 3 ENG 111 Composition 3 HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B* 3 MTH 121 Algebra Essentials (or higher depending on math placement) 3 PSY 111 or General Psychology or   SOC 113 Introduction to Sociology** 3     15 Second Semester   Credits ENG 112 Composition and Literature 3 HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B* 3 PHL ___ General Education Philosophy Elective 3 ENG 220 or Creative Writing: The Literary Essay or   ENG 131 Journalism*** 3 PSY 111 or General Psychology or   SOC 113 Introduction to Sociology* 3     15 Third Semester   Credits ENG ___ Group A, B, C, or D Literature Elective   or     ENG 221 Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry*** 3 ENG ___ Group A, B, C or D Literature Elective 3 ART 101, Introduction to Visual Art,   MUS 103 or Introduction to Music, or   THA 111 Introduction to Theatre 3 _____ Free Elective (MTH 125 recommended) 3 BIO, CHM,     PSC, or PHY General Education Lab Science Elective 4     16 Fourth Semester   Credits ENG ___ or Group A, B, C, or D Literature Elective   or     ENG 221 Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry*** 3 ENG ___ Group A, B, C, or D Literature Elective 3 HIS ___ History Elective 3 SPC 111 Public Speaking 3 _____ Free Elective 3     15 *Students must complete two courses from either History Sequence A or History Sequence B. History Sequence A: HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 113. History Sequence B: HIS 151, HIS 152, HIS 153. **Students must complete both PSY 111 and SOC 113, one in the first semester and one in the second semester. ***Students must take five 200-level English courses. Students can opt for four literature courses and one writing class OR three literature courses and two writing classes. Literature courses can be taken in any sequence; however, students must select literature courses from three out of the four designated Literature Groups: Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group D. Group A Literature Electives: Classical Literature ENG 263, ENG 277, ENG 301 Group B Literature Electives: Advanced Genre ENG 260, ENG 261, ENG 265, ENG 285 Group C Literature Electives: Survey Courses ENG 215, ENG 231, ENG 232, ENG 255 Group D Literature Electives: Topic Courses ENG 217, ENG 270, ENG 295, ENG 299 Writing Electives: ENG 131, ENG 220, ENG 221 Liberal Arts–History Course Sequence First Semester   Credits FYS 100 First Year Seminar 3 ENG 111 Composition 3 HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B* 3 SPC 111 Public Speaking 3 PSY 111 or General Psychology or   SOC 113 Introduction to Sociology** 3     15 Second Semester   Credits ENG 112 Composition and Literature 3 MTH 121 Algebra Essentials (or higher depending on math placement) 3 HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B* 3 PSY 111 or General Psychology or   SOC 113 Introduction to Sociology* 3 _____ Free Elective 3     15 Third Semester   Credits HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B* 3 ECO 111 or Principles of Economics–Macro or   ECO 112 Micro 3 ART 101, Introduction to Visual Art,   MUS 103 or Introduction to Music, or   THA 111 Introduction to Theatre 3 ENG ___ General Education Literature Elective 3 PHL ___ General Education Philosophy Elective 3     15 Fourth Semester   Credits HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B* 3 HIS 2 ___ 200-level History Elective 3 POL ___ Political Science Elective 3 BIO, CHM,     PSC, or PHY General Education Lab Science Elective 4 _____ Free Elective (MTH 125 recommended) 3     16 *Students must complete four 100-level history courses: two courses from Sequence A and two courses from Sequence B. Courses within a sequence do not have to be taken in order. History Sequence A: American History HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 113. History Sequence B: World Civilization HIS 151, HIS 152, HIS 153. **Students must complete both PSY 111 and SOC 113, one in the first semester and one in the second semester. Liberal Arts – Math/Science Course Sequence First Semester   Credits ENG 111 Composition 3 BIO 151 General Biology-The Cell 4 FYS 100 First Year Seminar 3 CIS 150 Information Technology 3 _____ Free Elective 3     16 Second Semester   Credits ENG 112 Composition and Literature 3 MTH 152 Pre-calculus* 3 BIO 152 General Biology-Organisms 4 ART, COM,     MUS or THA General Education Arts Elective 3 SPC 111 Public Speaking 3     16 Third Semester   Credits MTH 241 Calculus I 4 CHM 151 General Chemistry I 4 _____ Free Elective 3 ENG ___ General Education Literature Elective 3 HIS ___ General Education History Elective 3     17 Fourth Semester   Credits MTH 242 Calculus II 4 CHM 152 General Chemistry II 4 PHL ___ General Education Philosophy Elective 3 PSY 111 or General Psychology   SOC 113 Introduction to Sociology 3     14 *Students who place below MTH 152 on the math assessment may need to take coursework in the summer or in an additional semester in order to complete all pre-requisites for MTH 152. Liberal Arts–Psychology Course Sequence First Semester   Credits FYS 100 First Year Seminar 3 ENG 111 Composition 3 HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B* 3 PSY 111 General Psychology 3 SPC 111 Public Speaking 3     15 Second Semester   Credits ENG 112 Composition and Literature 3 MTH 121 Algebra Essentials (or higher depending on math placement) 3 _____ Free Elective 3 HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B* 3 PSY 211 or Child Psychology or   241 Adolescent Psychology 3     15 Third Semester   Credits ART 101, Introduction to Art,   MUS 103, Introduction to Music, or   THA 111 Introduction to Theatre 3 SOC 113 Introduction to Sociology 3 PSY 234 Educational Psychology 3 ENG ___ General Education Literature Elective 3 PHL ___ General Education Philosophy Elective 3     15 Fourth Semester   Credits PSY 201 Abnormal Psychology 3 PSY 230 Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 BIO, CHM,     PSC, PHY General Education Lab Science Elective 4 _____ Free Elective (MTH 130 recommended) 3 _____ Free Elective 3     16 *Students must complete two courses from either History Sequence A or History Sequence B. History Sequence A: HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 113. History Sequence B: HIS 151, HIS 152, HIS 153. SUFFOLK/DEAN Program Course Sequence: Dean Associate Degree in Liberal Arts-Psychology to Suffolk Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology* Year One First Semester   Credits FYS 100 First Year Seminar 3 ENG 111 Composition 3 HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B** 3 PSY 111 General Psychology 3 SPC 111 Public Speaking 3     15 Second Semester   Credits ENG 112 Composition and Literature 3 MTH 121 Algebra Essentials 3   (or MTH 151 if placement allows)   PHL 115 Ethics (recommended to fulfill free elective requirement) 3 HIS ___ History Sequence A or History Sequence B** 3 PSY 211 or Child Psychology or   PSY 241 Adolescent Psychology (recommend Child Psychology) 3     15 Year Two Third Semester   Credits THA 111 Introduction to Theatre (recommended to fulfill arts requirement) 3 SOC 113 Introduction to Sociology 3 PSY 234 Educational Psychology 3 ENG 231, American Literature to 1860; or   ENG 232, or American Literature from 1860; or   ENG 255 Modern British & American Literature (recommended to fulfill literature requirement) 3 PHL ___ General Education Philosophy Elective 3     15 Fourth Semester   Credits PSY 201 Abnormal Psychology 3 PSY 230 Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 BIO 152 General Biology – Organism (recommended to fulfill lab science requirement) 4 ENG 231, or American Literature to 1860; or   ENG 232, or American Literature from 1860; or   ENG 255 Modern British & American Literature (recommended to free elective requirement) 3 POL 211, or American Government, or   ECO___ Principles of Economics (recommended to fulfill free elective requirement) 3     16 Year Three Suffolk University Requirements* Dean Campus Fifth Semester   Credits HUM 101 Art, Literature, Music I 3 _____ Free Elective 3 PSYCH 215 Statistics 3 PSYCH___ Developmental Psychology Elective 3 BIO___ General Biology – The Cell 4     16 Sixth Semester   Credits PSYCH 216 Research Methods 3 PSYCH ___ Experimental Psychology Elective 3 CMPSC 110 Thinking, Learning and Problem Solving 3 SCI 301 Science and Technology Today 3 _____ Free Elective 3     15 Summer Session   Credits _____ Free Elective 3 Year Four Suffolk University Requirements* Dean Campus Seventh Semester   Credits PSYCH 408 Senior Seminar: History and Systems of Psychology 3 PSYCH ___ Applied Psychology Elective 3 _____ Free Elective 3 _____ Free Elective 3 _____ Free Elective 3     15 Eighth Semester   Credits PSYCH ___ Developmental Psychology Elective 3 PSYCH ___ Experimental Psychology Elective 3 _____ Free Elective 3 _____ Free Elective 3 _____ Free Elective 3     15 *Precise requirements for the Suffolk baccalaureate degree are listed in the Suffolk University catalog. This listing is for illustrative purposes only and is subject to change. **Students must complete two courses from either History Sequence A or History Sequence B. History Sequence A: HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 113. History Sequence B: HIS 151, HIS 152, HIS 153. Academic Catalog | Program & Degree Offerings | Liberal Arts