Overview
Have you been thinking about finishing your degree, but life put
things on pause? Look no further as Sacramento State designed a
degree completion program just for you! The fully online Bachelor
of Arts in Arts & Letters Program offers a flexible format
that allows students to complete their degree, further their
interests, and excel in their career aspirations while juggling
family, work and other aspects of life!
As a multi-disciplinary major, the Arts & Letters degree
completion program is designed for individuals seeking a
bachelor’s degree that will complement a variety of career
pathways. The major merges nine disciplines to
actively analyze creativity and critically explore humanity
from multiple perspectives. If you are interested in a fully
online, asynchronous program and have an academic background
and/or intellectual interests in visual art, communication
studies, design, world languages, history, music, philosophy,
theater and/or dance, then this degree was made for you!
The Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Letters is a
self-supported degree completion program administered by the
College of Continuing Education for the College of Arts and
Letters.
Information Sessions
Please join us at one of our upcoming information
sessions to learn about the A&L program:
- There is currently no information session scheduled.
Benefits
- Flexible asynchronous online format designed for working
adults and nontraditional students
- Intellectually stimulating curriculum relevant to current
social ideas
- Ladder to career development and promotion
- Opportunity to finish your degree in as few as two semesters!
Structure
The Arts & Letters major contains 36 units, including four core
courses (12 units offered online) and additional major
requirements (24 units).
Core courses are cohort-based for incoming students and
are offered in pairings of two courses per semester.
Students work closely with program advisors to ensure
satisfactory completion of all university-wide general education
and graduation requirements. At least 120 units are required for
graduation, with 30 units in residence at Sacramento State.
Audience
- Adults who want to finish their degree and graduate
- Those who haven’t been enrolled at a university for over one
year
This major is open to former university students (from Sac State
or other four-year universities) majoring in an Arts & Letters
degree or a comparable field (see list below).
Interested parties should have at least 70 completed units,
including all lower-division general education requirements.
Please visit our
application page for a complete list of our admissions
requirements and for instructions on how to get started.
College of Arts & Letters Majors
- Art
- Communication Studies
- Dance
- Design
- English
- History
- Humanities & Religious Studies
- Journalism
- Music
- Philosophy
- Public Relations
- Spanish
- Theatre
Fees and Financial Aid
Course fees are $489 per unit. The number of units you may need
to take will vary based on your transfer credits and what you
have left to complete at Sacramento State in order to
graduate. Our advisors can help you determine how many units
you would need to complete in our program in order to graduate.
You may apply for financial aid through the FAFSA. Please
note that fees for this program are not the same as the tuition
and fees for the traditional program at Sacramento State, and
different policies apply. Please see our CCE Financial Aid
webpage at https://cce.csus.edu/financial-aid
for more information.
All fees are subject to change or increase as needed.
You can learn
more about academic program fees here.
