<p>My youngster already has 6 courses in his major and will finish youngster year with 9. He will have no problem with having 11- 15 courses in his major by graduation. There are many major Universities that grant a B.S in many subjects that you would expect the LAC's to give B. A.'s in. It is all in the electives one choses to take. My brother in law and niece both have B. S's in Political Science prior to going to Law school and I have a nephew who has a B.S. in Economics. Liberal Arts does not automatically mean you will get a BA.</p>
<p>Back in the day, one could get EITHER a B.S. OR a B.A. in Political Science at Emory University, depending on the courses taken (more statistics & technical courses for the B.S. obviously).</p>
<p>It was beneficial to have the various options for the degree requirements available. At the time (height of the Cold War), I was more interested in Foreign Policy, International Relations & the Pre-Law requirements (Constitutional Analysis, etc.) so I didn't have room for all the statistics needed for the B.S. I agree w/ keeping it more technical at the academies given that they are characterized as "engineering schools", but at traditional schools the flexibility has advantages. Not sure if it's set up like that everywhere presently, but I think it was an innovation at Emory twenty-something yrs. ago.</p>