Course Work Map
Bachelors of Arts in Liberal Arts
The undergraduate program consists of 120 semester units, with courses from ten strands. The following table illustrates the number of semester units required from each strand over four years. Each course is designated by a 4-letter program code, followed by a 3-digit course code. The LIBA program code indicates courses offered in the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts program. The first digit of the 3-digit course code indicates the year in which the course is taken, the second digit indicates the strand to which the course belongs, and the third digit indicates the sequence in which the course is taken.
Freshman Year
| Units Per Semester | 15 units | 15 units | 30 units |
| Strand | Fall | Spring | Total |
| Buddhist Classics |
LIBA 111 (3 units) | LIBA 112 (3 units) | 6 units |
| Chinese Classics |
LIBA 131 (4 units) | LIBA 132 (4 units) | 8 units |
| Rhetoric and Writing |
LIBA 141 (3 units) | LIBA 142 (3 units) | 6 units |
| Language | LIBA 151 (4 units) or LIBA 161 (4 units) |
LIBA 152 (4 units) or LIBA 162 (4 units) |
8 units |
| Embodied Learning |
LIBA 181 (1 unit) | LIBA 182 (1 unit) | 2 units |
Sophomore Year
| Embodied Learning |
LIBA 281 (1 unit) | LIBA 282 (1 unit) | 2 units |
| Units Per Semester | 16 units | 16 units | 32 units |
| Strand | Fall | Spring | Total |
| Buddhist Classics |
LIBA 211 (3 units) | LIBA 212 (3 units) | 6 units |
| Western Classics |
LIBA 221 (4 units) | LIBA 222 (4 units) | 8 units |
| Indian Classics | LIBA 231 (4 units) | LIBA 232 (4 units) | 8 units |
| Language | LIBA 251 (4 units) or LIBA 261 (4 units) |
LIBA 252 (4 units) or LIBA 262 (4 units) |
8 units |
Junior Year
| Units Per Semester | 16 units | 16 units | 32 units |
| Strand | Fall | Spring | Total |
| Buddhist Classics |
LIBA 311 (3 units) | LIBA 312 (3 units) | 6 units |
| Western Classics |
LIBA 321 (4 units) | 4 units | |
| Chinese Classics |
LIBA 331(4 units) | 4 units | |
| Mathematics | LIBA 371 (4 units) | LIBA 374 (4 units) | 8 units |
| Natural Science | LIBA 372 (4 units) | LIBA 373 (4 units) | 8 units |
| Embodied Learning |
LIBA 381 (1 unit) | LIBA 382 (1 unit) | 2 units |
Senior Year
| Units Per Semester | 12 units | 14 units | 26 units |
| Strand | Fall | Spring | Total |
| Buddhist Classics |
LIBA 411 (3 units) | LIBA 412 (3 units) | 6 units |
| Western Classics |
LIBA 421 (4 units) | 4 units | |
| Indian Classics |
LIBA 431 (4 units) | 4 units | |
| Rhetoric and Writing |
LIBA 440s (1 unit) | LIBA 440s (3 units) | 4 units |
| Capstone | LIBA 491 (4 units) | LIBA 492 (4 units) | 8 units |
| Optional Elective |
LIBA 351, 361, 471, or 472 (2–4 units) |
*Students have the option to choose either Sanskrit and/or Classical Chinese to fulfill 16 units of Language.