<p>Hi i keep hearing things that Universities offer liberal arts programs such as this school that I plan to transfer to, I want you guys to take a look </p>
<p>Lawrence</a> Tech - Academics and Majors - Liberal Arts</p>
<p>Now my question is (well first lawrence tech is a private university) how is a public/private college that provides liberal arts education different than an actual LAC?</p>
<p>The vast majority of students at almost every university in the country are in liberal arts programs. Anyone majoring in English, History, Philosopy, Economics, Political Science, Art, Music, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and many more is studying in a liberal arts field. </p>
<p>The non-liberal arts fields are actually easier to identify (Engineering, Business , Nursing, etc.)</p>
<p>Many universities call ther liberal arts programs "arts and sciences". For example, Harvard calls there the "Faculty of Arts and Sciences". Other's call there the "college of arts and sciences".</p>
<p>The difference between studying a liberal arts curriculum at a university and an LAC is that the LAC only teaches undergrads (no graduate schools) and is usually smaller.</p>
<p>A small addition to interesteddad's reply: LACs are generally four-year undergraduate colleges offering only liberal arts (math & science, social science, humanities, and fine arts) programs. Major universities generally have both undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, as well as undergraduate and/or graduate-level programs in an array of professional fields such as engineering, law, medicine, business, education, and the like. A lot of schools fit neither category. For example, community colleges and (private) junior colleges typically offer primarily, or in some cases exclusively, 2-year programs, either leading to a stand-alone 2-year degree (often in a technical field), or as a way of getting in the first 2 years of a 4-year undergraduate education more cheaply, closer to home, etc. Technical schools typically offer 2- and 4-year undergraduate programs, and in some cases also graduate programs, in specific technical or professional fields. Lawrence Tech looks to me like it's primarily a technical school, with undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering, architecture & design, and management. But it also has a College of Liberal Arts. Its liberal arts program doesn't provide the full array of departments and majors you'd get at an LAC or a major university, and likely has fewer liberal arts courses to choose from, especially in the humanities and social sciences. But that's not to knock it. It may be the best fit for you, depending on what you're looking to get out your undergraduate education.</p>
<p>ya of course</p>
<p>Liberal Arts as a major is perfect for:
- ****ing your parents money away
- Being unemployed after college
- Partying your ass off</p>