B.A. Classical Liberal Arts

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The classical liberal arts program at Concordia University, Nebraska provides you with the kind of education that has stood the test of time. You will read some of the best that has been thought and said, interact with timeless works of art and literature and engage with perennially important questions and issues. In an era when people change jobs multiple times, a classical liberal arts education offers you a breadth of learning that equips you to be an adaptable and creative thinker. You will also be encouraged to pursue the higher aims of education, not merely to make you a “worker” but a person ready for all of your life vocations—whether as a family member, a church member, a friend, a co-worker, a citizen. 

The goal of a classical education at Concordia is to pursue what is good, true and beautiful, considered within the light of Christian revelation. In doing this, it is designed to serve as a steppingstone in your pursuit of lifelong learning. 

Classical Liberal Arts Courses

120 credit hours
98% career outcome rate1
20.5 average class size2
14:1 Student-to-faculty ratio
 

Facilitate your pursuit of knowledge and truth. 

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Program Highlights

WHY STUDY CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS AT CONCORDIA? 

The classical liberal arts program at Concordia University, Nebraska seeks to cultivate within its students the wisdom and skills necessary to discover and fulfill their God-given potential and contribute to a flourishing and free society as they pursue a rigorous interdisciplinary focus in the liberal arts and explore their academic strengths and develop the art of learning as a lifestyle. 

Classical Lutheran Educator Certification

The Classical Lutheran Educator Certification grants students the qualification to become rostered church workers in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod through additional theology courses, a classical pedagogy class and a practicum at Trinity Academy on Concordia's campus.

Luke Scholars 

Your God-given talents should be cultivated and directed outward in order to help you serve and lead in the church and world. As a Luke Scholar, in Concordia's honor program, you will be challenged in ways you never thought possible, honoring God by using your gifts to serve a higher purpose. 

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MEET OUR EXPERT FACULTY 

As experts in classical liberal arts, our faculty and instructors bring years of experience to the classroom. 

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Aaron Fosse
Cedar Rapids, IA

Concordia Nebraska offers the best opportunities to network and participate in a great community of like-minded thinkers. We focus on deep, personal, and meaningful conversation.

Accreditation

Concordia University, Nebraska is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 

Degree Goals

A classical liberal arts program graduate from Concordia University, Nebraska will be able to:  

  • Develop skills in critical thinking, creative and collaborative problem solving and communication. 
  • Synthesize and evaluate arguments from secondary scholarship and compose sustained, evidence-based written work. 
  • Situate evidence about critical concepts, sites, events and figures within their own historical and cultural context, and in connection or contrast with the contemporary world. 

Career Outcomes

Pastor 

  • Serve the church by providing a balanced ministry of preaching, pastoral care and organizational leadership to the congregation 
  • Care for the spiritual growth of your congregation 

Lawyer 

  • Use your knowledge of the criminal justice system to advocate for, advise and counsel the clients you represent 
  • Research and prepare cases, collect evidence, analyze laws and represent your client in court proceedings 

Teacher 

  • Plan lessons, teach, engage and assess your students through multiple and varied means of classroom assessment 
  • You might also have additional duties such as sponsoring extracurricular activities and meeting with parents, administrators and other teachers 

Luke Scholars

Your God-given talents should be cultivated and directed outward in order to help you serve and lead in the church and world. As a Luke Scholar, in Concordia's honor program, you will be challenged in ways you never thought possible, honoring God by using your gifts to serve a higher purpose.

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Pre-Seminary

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1 Recent graduates attending graduate school or employed within six months of graduation.

2Average Class Size for Representative Subject Most Aligned with Major, Over Last 5 Years.