Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Letters

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Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Letters

Overview

Have you been thinking about finishing your degree, but life put things on pause? Look no further as Sacramento State designed a degree completion program just for you! The fully online Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Letters Program offers a flexible format that allows students to complete their degree, further their interests, and excel in their career aspirations while juggling family, work and other aspects of life!

As a multi-disciplinary major, the Arts & Letters degree completion program is designed for individuals seeking a bachelor’s degree that will complement a variety of career pathways. The major merges nine disciplines to actively analyze creativity and critically explore humanity from multiple perspectives. If you are interested in a fully online, asynchronous program and have an academic background and/or intellectual interests in visual art, communication studies, design, world languages, history, music, philosophy, theater and/or dance, then this degree was made for you!

The Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Letters is a self-supported degree completion program administered by the College of Continuing Education for the College of Arts and Letters. 

Benefits

  • Flexible asynchronous online format designed for working adults and nontraditional students
  • Intellectually stimulating curriculum relevant to current social ideas
  • Ladder to career development and promotion
  • Opportunity to finish your degree in as few as two semesters!

Structure

The Arts & Letters major contains 36 units, including four core courses (12 units offered online) and additional major requirements (24 units).

Core courses are cohort-based for incoming students and are offered in pairings of two courses per semester.

Students work closely with program advisors to ensure satisfactory completion of all university-wide general education and graduation requirements. At least 120 units are required for graduation, with 30 units in residence at Sacramento State.

Audience

  • Adults who want to finish their degree and graduate
  • Those who haven’t been enrolled at a university for over one year

This major is open to former university students (from Sac State or other four-year universities) majoring in an Arts & Letters degree or a comparable field (see list below). Interested parties should have at least 70 completed units, including all lower-division general education requirements. Please visit our application page for a complete list of our admissions requirements and for instructions on how to get started.

College of Arts & Letters Majors 

  • Art 
  • Communication Studies
  • Dance
  • Design
  • English
  • History
  • Humanities & Religious Studies
  • Journalism
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Public Relations
  • Spanish
  • Theatre

Fees and Financial Aid

Course fees are $489 per unit. The number of units you may need to take will vary based on your transfer credits and what you have left to complete at Sacramento State in order to graduate. Our advisors can help you determine how many units you would need to complete in our program in order to graduate.

You may apply for financial aid through the FAFSA.  Please note that fees for this program are not the same as the tuition and fees for the traditional program at Sacramento State, and different policies apply. Please see our CCE Financial Aid webpage at https://cce.csus.edu/financial-aid for more information. 

All fees are subject to change or increase as needed.

You can learn more about academic program fees here.

Article Jan. 28, 2025
Dr. Melinda Wilson Ramey

Finish Your Degree with Sacramento State’s Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Letters

Have you been thinking about finishing your degree, but life got in the way? Sacramento State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE) has designed a degree completion program just for you! The Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Letters offers a flexible, online format that allows students to complete their degree and further their interests or career aspirations while juggling family, work, and other aspects of life.