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The College of the Liberal Arts is the place to find your place.
Unlimited options and unwavering support to prepare you for life and any career you choose.
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The place to find your place

Unlimited options and unwavering support to prepare you for life and any career you choose.

It all starts here.

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Funding

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Meet our community

Get to know some of our talented Liberal Arts students, alumni, and faculty members. These stories highlight the diverse backgrounds and accomplishments of our community and the impact they are making.

Lucy Taylor named Liberal Arts college marshal for spring 2025 commencement

By combining her studies in Spanish and integrative science, Lucy Taylor is preparing for a future in medicine that bridges scientific knowledge with cultural understanding and compassionate care. “I hope other students see that they don’t have to fit into one mold. You can create your own path, and Penn State is the kind of place that lets you do that.”

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Building first-gen community through storytelling

Kyla Pritchett found her voice and purpose at Penn State by combining Psychology and Media Studies to build community, amplify underrepresented voices, and foster connection through storytelling and music.

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Liberal Arts student champions undergraduate research

Cameryn Allen was recognized with the Christopher B. Gamble Service to Penn State Award for her leadership in expanding undergraduate research opportunities. She played a key role in launching the Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Expo and mentoring fellow students through her work with the Liberal Arts Chaiken Center for Student Success.

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Utilizing our Student Services for post-grad success

As Nathan Noel started to look toward life after graduation, he leaned on Liberal Arts Student Services offices like the Career Enrichment Network. Through résumé review events and one-on-one career coaching, he was able to refine his graduate school application. Noel was accepted into his top choice—the University of Pittsburgh’s master of social work program.

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Liberal Arts graduate finds voice through reproductive justice work

Maggie Day found her passion at the intersection of education, advocacy, and social justice. With support from faculty, enrichment funding, and the freedom to explore multiple majors, she launched the Reproductive Justice Project at Penn State and earned the Rock Ethics Institute’s Stand Up Award for her leadership. Her story shows how students can turn academic interests into real-world impact.

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Pursue your passions

The College of the Liberal Arts is home to nearly 150 undergraduate majors, minors, integrated undergraduate-graduate degrees (IUGs), associate degrees, and certificates.
There is truly something for everyone.

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Anthropology
Anthropological Science
Communication Arts and Sciences
English
Psychology (Life Sciences Option or Neuroscience Option)
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)
Women’s Studies

A liberal arts major helped recent graduate John Miller develop a greater worldly perspective, improve his communication skills, and see how people experience life in different ways—traits that have benefitted the Paterno Fellow on his unique path to medical school. Read his story.

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Students in the humanities study how people process and document the human experience. Most majors in the humanities build widely transferable skills that employers appreciate and go on to be writers, counselors, event organizers, social media managers, fundraisers, travel bloggers, and more.

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The social sciences examine the relationships between individuals and societies, as well as the development and operation of societies. The critical thinking, research, and analytical skills gained in a social science major help prepare graduates for diverse job titles, including economist, psychologist, political scientist, historian, postsecondary teacher, museum curator, and social worker.

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Intercultural communication, critical thinking and reasoning, cultural adaptability, information and trend analysis, and the other skills that drive the global economy, are in high demand today. Language graduates find jobs in tourism, international development, marketing, policy making, journalism, government, and more.

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The College of the Liberal Arts hosts more than 200 events
throughout the year for students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the community.
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Below are the annual student events.