Diploma in Liberal Studies (DLS) at Rice University

Programme overview

Diploma in Liberal Studies (DLS) is a graduate certificate or diploma programme at Rice University in Interdisciplinary Studies (Glasscock School of Continuing Studies). The Interdisciplinary Studies program at Rice University, offered through the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, provides intellectually rich graduate-level pathways for students who seek challenge, creativity, and connection at a world-class university. The degree totals 30 credit hours.

Faculty: Glasscock School of Continuing Studies | Department: Interdisciplinary Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Houston, TX, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 30 credit hours to satisfy diploma requirements. A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate-level study (graduate semester credit hours, coursework at the 500-level or above). A minimum of 27 graduate semester credit hours must be taken at Rice University. A minimum residency enrollment of one fall or spring semester of part-time graduate study at Rice University.

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Entry requirements

Admission to the Diploma in Liberal Studies program requires a 3.50 GPA in successfully-concluded post-graduate degree work from either: 1) the Rice MIS program or 2) a liberal arts or liberal studies graduate degree program at an AGLSP member institution. Other post-graduate degrees may be considered (e.g., MA, MD, JD), but only along with evidence of significant academic work in areas relevant to a student's proposed interdisciplinary work in the Diploma program -- for example, an interdisciplinary undergraduate major with relevance to the work proposed for the DLS program or an undergraduate double major in the two disciplines chose for interdisciplinary work in the DLS. Applications will be accepted for Fall admission only and will be due on the March 15 prior.

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