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Mission Statement
This online degree completion program leading to a B.A. in Liberal Arts creates a pathway to degree completion for for- mer eligible Fresno State students who left the university without having earned an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
RECONNECT PROGRAM
B.A. in Liberal Arts Online Degree Completion
Did you leave Fresno State without graduating? With Reconnect, you will earn an interdisciplinary Liberal Arts degree, fully online, within two years, without sacrificing your work or family life.
Career Opportunities
Businesses want students with Liberal Arts skills: communication skills, critical thinking, and creativity. A 4-year college degree is often necessary for employees to advance, particularly into man- agement-level positions. In Reconnect, you will learn to connect the knowledge and skills from different disciplines in ways that give you a leg-up students who focus on a single discipline.
Reconnect is ideal for employees who want to stay with their current employer, but need a degree to advance. The Program’s online model provides a flexible alternative to an in-person de- gree that is more affordable than for-profit institutions.
A degree in Liberal Arts prepares students for a broad range of careers that include a range of jobs in government, journalism, politics, the communications industry, business administration, entrepreneurship, consulting and analysis, law and health fields. Reconnect includes topical coursework relevant for careers in the Central Valley and beyond, including practical communications and critical thinking courses, writing, public, and business speak- ing, logic and problem-solving. Liberal Arts coursework also prepares you for graduate work in a variety of disciplines.
Interdisciplinary studies in this program foster connections among disciplines and draw upon multiple areas of knowledge to develop student competence in analysis, communication, cre- ativity, human diversity, ethics, and leadership in order to engage challenges in a variety of career and community contexts.
Coursework supports an interdisciplinary, liberal arts approach to issues of particular significance to residents of the Central Valley region. Critical thinking, communication, creativity, and prob- lem-solving based courses place regional questions in a global context and bridge liberal arts learning with career development and civic engagement.
Finish Your Degree!
Most graduate within two years.
8-Week Courses
Smaller, faster- paced classes.
Contact
Guaranteed Schedule
No waitlists or full classes.
25-50 Units
Based on past coursework
Fully Online
Learn anytime, anywhere.
$400 Per Unit
No additional student fees
Admission Requirements
The Reconnect Program is exclusive for former Fresno State students who meet the following criteria:
• left Fresno State in good academic standing OR eligible for readmission (contact the program for more information)
• saitsfied all lower-divison General Education (GE) requirements
• earned at least 70 units toward a bachelor degree
• completed at least 12 units (of the 70) at Fresno State
• have not enrolled at Fresno State for at least three years
before their first Reconnect semester
Students will work with an advisor to design a course of study to complete the required 25 units in the major, as well as any miss- ing upper-division GE requirements and electives. 120 units are required to complete the degree.
Not sure whether Reconnect is right for you? Have a question about the Reconnect application process? Contact the program to talk to a program coordinator!
reconnect@mail.fresnostate.edu | 559.278.0486
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