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Meet graduate Tim McCollum, Los Angeles, CA, who was named EOU’s Outstanding Liberal Studies Student this past year. 

Questions?? E-mail Tim at Timothy McCollum mccollt@eou.edu.

Over the past two years EOU, Liberal Studies graduates have participated in a survey. The majority of our Liberal Studies graduates transferred from another institution of higher education to EOU. Students’ programs reflected a mixture of on-campus and on-line courses.

The majority of LS students completed the two-minor option.

Reasons graduates selected the LS major included:

  • Preferred a multi-disciplinary degree (two or more disciplines included)
  • Best “fit” to match career goal
  • Completed a major and graduated from EOU in a shorter time
  • Traditional majors did not fit career goal
  • Met a job promotion requirement
  • Combination of disciplines interested student personally and benefitted career
  • Already had one minor completed from another university
  • Wanted to complete degree; could only complete online because of full-time job
  • Began pursuit of degree some time ago and always finished anything started
  • Previously attained credit that fit the LS major, predominately obtained in the military
  • Ability to create own degree
  • Only degree option for student at the time

Further education being pursued:

  • 27 Master’s programs
  • 2 Doctoral
  • 4 Post baccalaureate programs

Sample of Careers being pursued:

  • Small business owner
  • Deputy sheriff
  • Teaching career
  • Mining industry in Alaska
  • Child abuse relief nursery
  • Security specialist, US Department of Energy
  • Freelance writer
  • Employed at an Institution of Higher Education
  • Paralegal for Indigent Defense Attorney
  • Security guard
  • GED Prep teacher
  • Child Welfare case worker
  • Public library assistant

How LS degree helped students meet career requirements and challenges?

  • Building self confidence and accomplishment
  • Gave background to go ahead and pursue a higher degree
  • Greater understanding of business strategy, concerns, team approach, and critical thinking skills
  • Skills and knowledge acquired for career writing competency
  • Prepared to move forward in higher education; now a teacher
  • Completed a wide variety of interesting courses that fit career goals
  • Computer and verbal skills used for job requirements
  • Allowed student to learn & use new online technologies
  • Prepared student for many aspects of physical therapy
  • Degree was a blend of health and business areas needed for current job market
  • “Higher education was the best gift I have given myself and it is one that keeps on giving.”