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Online Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

Bachelor'sBATransfer entryBachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

Overview

A 123-credit online Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from the College of Liberal Arts for nontraditional transfer students, with Humanities and Social Sciences tracks and credit options for transfer work and professional experience.

Official program name
Online Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Source: liberalarts.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
University
Source: temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Philadelphia, PAWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Specializations
Humanities · Social Sciences
Source: liberalarts.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits
123 credits
Source: liberalarts.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Transfer-entry program. Admits transfer students only.

Source: liberalarts.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Transfer credit
OptionalUp to 78 eligible transfer credits
Source: liberalarts.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Credit for prior learning
OptionalPortfolio for up to six credits for prior professional work experience
Source: liberalarts.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Why this program is listed

Bachelor's degree with an all-online option for transfer students.

Source: liberalarts.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: liberalarts.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — College of Liberal Arts undergraduate part-time rate, PA resident (per credit hour), 2026-2027From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$849per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$104,427 = 123 credits × $849 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bursar.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Out-of-state — College of Liberal Arts undergraduate part-time rate, out-of-state resident (per credit hour), 2026-2027From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$1,525per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$187,575 = 123 credits × $1,525 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bursar.temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

  • Temple University participates in SARA (NC-SARA) and may engage in SARA-covered activities in member states. Official pageSource: temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

  • Temple does not currently offer online programs to individuals located in Iran, Sudan, Crimea, Cuba, Syria, North Korea or Venezuela, and does not guarantee recognition of its online degrees in other countries.Source: temple.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. bursar.temple.edu/sites/bursar/files/Tuition_Rates.pdf — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  2. liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/liberal-studies/undergraduate — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. temple.edu/online/legal-notices/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. temple.edu/online/online-offerings/undergraduate-programs — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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