Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies: 

Rhodes College offers a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies to students incarcerated by the state of Tennessee at the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center. Candidates need an Associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, and students who come into the program without an Undergraduate Certificate of Liberal Arts from Rhodes must also take the HUM 010-040 series.

1 Introductory course (“Introduction to Liberal Studies”) 

7 Humanities courses at the 200-level 

2 Humanities courses at the 300-level 

2 Modern Language courses 

2 Social Science courses 

1 Fine Arts course 

1 Natural Science course 

1 Senior Seminar  

Total 17 courses (68 credits) 

The Undergraduate Certificate in Liberal Arts is available to students participating in the Liberal Arts in Prison Program.  The Certificate is a 4-course, 12-credit undergraduate certificate.  The overall goals of the Liberal Arts in Prison program are

1) to expose incarcerated students to quality postsecondary education, which research shows can lower inmate recidivism by as much as 40% 

2) to enhance the lives of incarcerated men and women, the vast majority of whom will return to their home communities in Tennessee 

3) to offer foundational courses that are transferrable to any higher education institution

4) to increase the aspiration for postsecondary educational achievement among children and other family members of incarcerated students.

Requirements for the Undergraduate Certificate in Liberal Arts:

A total of 12 credits and 4 Classes:

HUM 010  Culture and Values I

HUM 020  Culture and Values II

HUM 030  Culture and Values III

HUM 040  Culture and Values IV