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Unlimited options and unwavering support to prepare you for life and any career you choose. It all starts here. Launch your legacy with the College of the Liberal Arts.

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Liberal Arts by the Numbers
5,300
+

undergraduates

800
+

students participating in out-of-classroom experiences

1,000
+

student organizations

most diverse
student body

(at University Park)

5/5 stars for overall campus climate in the 2022 Campus Pride LGBTQ-Friendly Campus Climate Index

Academics

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

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Major of the Month: German

Each month, we feature one of our forty-nine majors. Learn about the German major at Penn State and what our students and alumni are doing with their degrees.

Out-of-Classroom Experience Spotlight

Experiencing German Language and Culture in Munich

Over spring break, nine Penn State students enrolled in GER 197 had the opportunity to travel to Munich, Germany, as part of the Experiencing German Language and Culture in Munich embedded program in the College of the Liberal Arts. For some of the students participating in this embedded course, it was their first time going abroad. During the trip, the students visited sites like the Allianz Arena, the Nymphenburg Palace, the Weihenstephan Brewery and they participated in an Austrian and German tradition of “Kaffee und Kuchen”, or “Coffee and Cake.”
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GER 197 students standing in front of the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany
GER 197 students standing in front of the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany
Alumni Spotlight

Jaz Azari

Liberal Arts alumna Jaz Azari ’06 German, International Politics is a multitalented professional with experiences in diplomacy, defense, and consulting roles with the U.S. government, military, and private sector firms, currently serving as a senior consultant at Guidehouse in Washington, D.C. Jaz was also recognized with the 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures. She joined Schreyer Honors College’s Following the Gong podcast for its recent “Being the Hero of Your Own Story” episode to share her own career path and insights.
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Jaz Azari
Out-of-Classroom Experience Spotlight

Education Abroad: Freiburg

Exchange program for spring or the academic year: On this program students enroll directly in courses at the University of Freiburg. Students must have reached junior standing and completed at least 5 semesters of German prior to the start of the program as all university courses will be taught in German (with the additional completion of GER 310 or GER 344 recommended, but not required). This is an ideal program for students majoring or minoring in German who want to take regular university courses with other German students in Freiburg.
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Program Spotlight

German Major and Minor

The German major and minor are concerned with the languages, literatures, arts, and politics of German-speaking communities in Europe and across the world (e.g., Pennsylvania Germans). In pursuing each of these areas, German studies intersects with the related fields of linguistics, literary studies, visual studies, and history, respectively. Our college offers both three bachelor of science degree options for the German major: Business, Engineering, and Applied German.
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Out-of-Classroom Experience Spotlight

Experiencing German Language and Culture in Munich

Over spring break, nine Penn State students enrolled in GER 197 had the opportunity to travel to Munich, Germany, as part of the Experiencing German Language and Culture in Munich embedded program in the College of the Liberal Arts. For some of the students participating in this embedded course, it was their first time going abroad. During the trip, the students visited sites like the Allianz Arena, the Nymphenburg Palace, the Weihenstephan Brewery and they participated in an Austrian and German tradition of “Kaffee und Kuchen”, or “Coffee and Cake.”
Read more
GER 197 students standing in front of the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany
GER 197 students standing in front of the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany
Program Spotlight

German Major and Minor

The German major and minor are concerned with the languages, literatures, arts, and politics of German-speaking communities in Europe and across the world (e.g., Pennsylvania Germans). In pursuing each of these areas, German studies intersects with the related fields of linguistics, literary studies, visual studies, and history, respectively. Our college offers both three bachelor of science degree options for the German major: Business, Engineering, and Applied German.
Learn More
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Alumni Spotlight

Jaz Azari

Liberal Arts alumna Jaz Azari ’06 German, International Politics is a multitalented professional with experiences in diplomacy, defense, and consulting roles with the U.S. government, military, and private sector firms, currently serving as a senior consultant at Guidehouse in Washington, D.C. Jaz was also recognized with the 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures. She joined Schreyer Honors College’s Following the Gong podcast for its recent “Being the Hero of Your Own Story” episode to share her own career path and insights.
Listen Now
Jaz Azari
Jaz Azari
Out-of-Classroom Experience Spotlight

Education Abroad: Freiburg

Exchange program for spring or the academic year: On this program students enroll directly in courses at the University of Freiburg. Students must have reached junior standing and completed at least 5 semesters of German prior to the start of the program as all university courses will be taught in German (with the additional completion of GER 310 or GER 344 recommended, but not required). This is an ideal program for students majoring or minoring in German who want to take regular university courses with other German students in Freiburg.
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Student Services

The College of the Liberal Arts is a community of people with a genuine interest in developing long-standing interpersonal relationships that help students succeed before and after they graduate. With this goal in mind, Liberal Arts Student Services connect students with the resources and opportunities they need to be successful. Our Student Services offices are all centrally located on the first floor of Sparks Building.

  • Academic Advising 
  • Academic Scholarships 
  • Career Enrichment Network 
  • Chaiken Center for Student Success 
  • Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity 
  • Paterno Fellows Program 
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Beyond the Classroom

Learning outside the classroom is an important part of a Penn State Liberal Arts education. Participating in out-of-classroom experiences like internships, education abroad, and research can play an integral role in personal, academic, and career development, offering students the opportunity to set themselves apart.  

Our Career Enrichment Network offers a variety of professional development opportunities for students, including our Alumni Mentor Program, a Living Learning Community, and Liberal Arts Career Week. 

I credit the College of the Liberal Arts for aiding me in my internship endeavors by empowering my education and bolstering professional development. The Career Enrichment Network has been especially helpful.
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Rachel Sorensen
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Alumna Imani Murray at the Marriott Mena House Cairo in Giza, Egypt, in April 2021.

Admissions

Have you already applied or been accepted to the College of the Liberal Arts? There are some next steps you should take, including applying for financial aid and academic scholarships and preparing for New Student Orientation. You can also read through our FAQs. 

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Andrew Peck, director of Academic Integrity, meets with a prospective student and her parents at a table in the HUB-Robeson Center.

Parents and Families

Our college prepares students for life beyond the classroom and for whatever career paths they may choose—even if they haven’t chosen a specific path just yet. We also want to make it easy for you to get the information you need. 

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Rock Ethics researcher Yael Warshel's book receives second major accolade

Rock Ethics Institute research associate Yael Warshel is poised to receive a book award at the International Communication Association’s annual meeting for her pioneering work in the book “Experiencing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Children, Peace Communication, and Socialization.” Her book, a critical examination of peace communication interventions and their effects on children in conflict zones, has received international acclaim, with this being the book’s second major accolade.

University Libraries Open Publishing launches 'The Future of Foster Care'

Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing program recently launched a new Open Access monograph. “The Future of Foster Care: New Science on Old Problems,” edited by Yo Jackson and Sarah Font, is a collection of expanded conference proceedings from the 2019 conference of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, a national leader in research designed to influence public policy that better protects vulnerable children from abuse.

New book celebrates the life and work of 19th-century enslaved potter and poet

P. Gabrielle Foreman, Paterno Family Professor of American Literature and professor of African American studies and history at Penn State and a 2023 MacArthur Fellow, embarked on a decade-long creative endeavor that culminated in her recently released edited volume, “Praise Songs for Dave the Potter: Art and Poetry for David Drake.”

WPSU explores the present-day lessons hidden in the shared tales of 'Past PA'

WPSU uncovers the stories that unveil the triumph, grit, caution and legend that make up the history of the commonwealth in a new digital series titled “Past PA.”

Janet van Hell named Penn State distinguished professor

Janet van Hell, a longtime Penn State faculty member in the College of the Liberal Arts’ Department of Psychology and director of the Center for Language Science, was recently promoted to distinguished professor of psychology and linguistics.

‘Third space’ offers clearer insights into ancient and modern Chinese issues

Liberal Arts Professor of English and Asian Studies Xiaoye You’s new book on rhetoric in early imperial China offers insights into how ancient rulers built and maintained an empire, and what that may reveal about contemporary issues.

Center for Language Science hosts Language and Linguistics Day

Nearly 100 Centre County high school students visited Penn State’s University Park campus on April 12 to participate in the fourth annual Language and Linguistics Day hosted by Penn State’s Center for Language Science.

Annual substance use conference examines stigma, opioid crisis

The Penn State Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction recently hosted its fourth annual conference in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus. 

Penn State research team receives NIH grant to study HIV treatment messaging

An interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers have received a $442,750 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, to support a multi-faceted, three-part study that observes how gay and bisexual men search and find HIV prevention information — specifically information about pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a medicine that when taken as prescribed, is very effective at preventing HIV.

Three-part project probes, celebrates art, culture and history of Andean peoples

Two Penn State professors — one in history and the other in art history and anthropology — have collaborated on a three-pronged project that will spark conversation and awe about the art, culture, science and history of Andean peoples.

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