BLS Liberal Studies at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) degree-completion program allows students to explore various subject areas available across campus, while still having the opportunity to build strong foundational knowledge in liberal arts. Students will work with an advisor from the College of LAS to select concentration(s) and coursework based on their interests with the purpose of aligning their educational and career goals with their academic plans.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Champaign, IL, United States

What you will study

Requires 120 credit hours. Required courses listed include ACE 240 Personal Financial Planning; ADV 120 Consumer Data and Society; ADV 370 Sales and the Consumer; BADM 310 Mgmt and Organizational Beh; BTW 380 Global Business Communication.

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Application information

Entry requirements

is to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign through College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; the catalogue entry lists no separate programme-specific admission requirements.

First-year students enter in the fall term; the first-year application opens September 1. Spring transfer admission is offered with an application deadline of October 1 and fall transfer admission with a final deadline of April 1.

First-year applications open September 1. Early Action deadline November 1 (materials by November 7); Regular deadline January 5 (materials by January 11). Early Action decisions by January 29; Regular decisions by February 26; commit deadline May 1.

Spring transfer: application opens September 1, deadline October 1, materials by October 15, online programmes deadline December 1. Fall transfer: opens January 15, priority deadline February 1, final deadline April 1 (materials by April 5), online programmes deadline July 15.

First-year applicants apply through the Common App. The application fee is $75, or an approved fee waiver sent by a counselor. The ACT and SAT are optional for all first-year applicants, including international students.

Graduate applicants apply online through the Graduate College application; deadlines and term availability are set by each programme. Medicine, law and veterinary medicine applicants apply directly to their colleges.

Apply through the official page: https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/

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