Overview

Key Features

Today, as Liberal Arts majors at Southern Virginia University, students read, study and investigate the main issues in a range of liberal arts disciplines (such as history, literature, art, philosophy and the sciences) and thereby become well practiced in critical thinking and reasoning and in aesthetic judgment. They also gain an appreciation for the historical and cultural contexts that frame our contemporary world and its problems—a valuable perspective for all leader-servants in our day.

One of the great advantages of a liberal arts major is its versatility. Students may mold their programs of study to include specific areas of interest within the context of the major requirements (a current major has successfully combined minors in government, chemistry and math). When suitably completed or supplemented with minor areas of emphasis, the liberal arts major is excellent preparation for a career or graduate program in law, business, medicine, education, public service, the arts and other fields.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Art History: Prehistoric-Middle Ages

Art History: Renaissance-Modern

Arts in Western Civilization

British Literature

American Literature

Western Political Theory

Mathematics for Liberal Arts

Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

More details

You can apply at anytime to become a Knight. We have rolling admissions, so there are no hard deadlines to apply for the Fall or Spring semester.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Buena Vista, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students outside of the United States and Canada are required to pay a non-refundable $255 administration fee. This fee will be fully applied to their first semester of tuition. The application cannot be accepted until this fee is paid.

In addition to their transcript, students applying to Southern Virginia from outside the U.S. or Canada are required to submit to the university an evaluation of foreign academic credits by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service as part of their application process.

All international students whose primary language is not English are required to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) before being accepted by Southern Virginia University. The TOEFL score serves as an academic performance indicator similar to the ACT or SAT.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

20780 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20780 USD / year

≈ 20780 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

20780 USD / year

≈ 20780 USD / year

Living costs

Buena Vista

United States

932 - 1523 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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