Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
BS Liberal Studies or BS Liberal Arts??
#1
I just graduated last week from Excelsior with what I thought was a BS in Liberal Studies. That is what it has been called on nearly every document I've seen from them. However, I am looking at my unofficial transcript and see that it is listed as the following:

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Program: Liberal Arts
Focus Area: Health Prof.
Psychology
Conferred: 11/16/07

So, I'm thinking that if this is listed the same way on the official transcripts, then my degree is really a BS in Liberal Arts? I know it is splitting hairs, but I wouldn't want to list it wrong on my resume, since the transcript is what prospective employers will be looking at.

Has anyone seen how they actually list the BSL degrees on an official transcript?

Also, to other Excelsior grads, how is your degree listed? And how would you put it on your resume?
[COLOR="Navy"]BS Liberal Arts
Excelsior College

MS Psychology
California Coast University[/color]
Reply
#2
Katterina Wrote:I just graduated last week from Excelsior with what I thought was a BS in Liberal Studies. That is what it has been called on nearly every document I've seen from them. However, I am looking at my unofficial transcript and see that it is listed as the following:

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Program: Liberal Arts
Focus Area: Health Prof.
Psychology
Conferred: 11/16/07

So, I'm thinking that if this is listed the same way on the official transcripts, then my degree is really a BS in Liberal Arts? I know it is splitting hairs, but I wouldn't want to list it wrong on my resume, since the transcript is what prospective employers will be looking at.

Has anyone seen how they actually list the BSL degrees on an official transcript?

Also, to other Excelsior grads, how is your degree listed? And how would you put it on your resume?

[SIZE="2"][COLOR="navy"]First off - Congrats on your Bachelors degree!!

The LS and LA programs are similar but different enough allowing the to be differentiated. Most folks I know simply list either B.S. or B.A. as their degree (my own is a B.S. with a major of Criminal Justice) and that's what is on my [/COLOR]EC diploma and transcript.[/SIZE]
ShotoJuku +
A.S., B.S., M.S., MBA
IC Forums Senior Super Moderator  
Passing It On & Paying It Forward To All Just Starting or Completing Their Educational Journey!

Shoto's Passing Your Exam Advice Here --->   http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...#post59179
God Bless The USA :patriot:
Reply
#3
My BSL is listed on the transcript the same way. Liberal Arts is the program, and Liberal Studies is the degree. Either would be fine for a resume, I would think.
[COLOR="Purple"][SIZE="3"]Bachelor of Science - Excelsior College[/SIZE]
[SIZE="2"]Liberal Studies[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]Areas of Focus: Administrative/Management & Health Professions[/SIZE][/COLOR]
Reply


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Check-Up on Everyone's Studies Mint Berry Crunch 3 306 01-03-2026, 05:02 PM
Last Post: wow
  Opinions: Bachelor of Arts vs Bachelor of Science (for Business and/or Marketing) fieldnotes 4 3,313 03-03-2025, 09:30 PM
Last Post: fieldnotes
  Roosevelt Montás |The Liberal Arts: why they matter more than ever Charles Fout 10 2,483 01-24-2025, 07:14 PM
Last Post: Charles Fout
  The Rechtschaffen Institute of Judaic Studies (Has anyone taken one of these courses? patsfand 1 1,718 02-22-2024, 10:30 PM
Last Post: vetvso
  Excelsior---Liberal Arts Degree midnite123 5 1,797 10-17-2023, 05:42 PM
Last Post: midnite123
  So long, computer science — Chaos Studies is the hot new college degree LevelUP 9 3,386 10-15-2023, 11:14 PM
Last Post: MrPanda
  Arts Institute is no longer... And they all bite the dust... bjcheung77 1 1,165 10-02-2023, 08:44 PM
Last Post: ss20ts
  Anyone complete any of these studies? (Mexican/Spanish Propios) bjcheung77 7 2,999 09-20-2023, 11:31 AM
Last Post: elcastor21
  SUU Bachelor of General Studies (Speedway) EDUxplorer 10 6,101 04-18-2023, 12:43 AM
Last Post: bjcheung77
  Saudi Scholarship: No funding for English studies bjcheung77 2 1,830 12-13-2022, 08:43 AM
Last Post: Fewind

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)