Labor Studies

The requirements for the Associate of Science (A.S.) in Labor Studies degree are as follows:

A total of 27 credit hours in three required areas of learning:

(Credit hours required in each area must be taken in at least two academic disciplines.)

Labor studies courses (27 cr.)- (a minimum of nine courses of which five must be from the list of labor studies core courses)

Electives (6 cr.)- (in any area, including labor studies)

Total credit hours required for the A.S.-60 cr.

Other requirements:

Three credit hours of economics or completion of LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy.
Elementary composition and an additional 3 credit hours in writing are required in arts and humanities.
It is recommended that 3 credit hours of computer science or computer technology courses be taken in the sciences and mathematics area.
No more than 15 credit hours in any single subject field other than labor studies may be applied to the A.S. degree.
A maximum of 15 credit hours from the former IU Division of General and Technical Studies will be accepted as elective credit for the A.S. degree.
At least 12 credit hours of course work of the required 60 credit hours must be taken within Indiana University. Self acquired competency credit may not be counted toward this 12-credit-hour minimum.
At least 10 credit hours of course work applied to the A.S. degree must be taken after the student is admitted to Labor Studies. Self-acquired competency credit may not be counted toward this 10-credit-hour minimum.

The requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Labor Studies degree are as follows:

A total of 51 credit hours in three required areas of learning:

12 additional hours in one of the three required areas of learning.

(Credit hours required in each area must be taken in at least two academic disciplines.)

A minimum of 15 credit hours in labor studies core courses

An additional 27 hours in labor studies courses

Electives (27 cr.)- (in any area, including labor studies)

Total credit hours required for the B.S.-120 cr.

Other requirements:

Elementary composition and an additional 3 credit hours of writing are required in the arts and humanities.
Three credit hours of economics or completion of LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy.
Three credit hours of computer science or computer technology are required in the sciences and mathematics.
No more than 21 credit hours (with the exception of 27 credit hours in business) in a single subject area may be applied to the B.S. degree.
A maximum of 30 credit hours from the former IU Division of General and Technical Studies will be accepted as elective credit for the B.S. degree.
At least 24 credit hours of course work of the required 120 credit hours must be taken within Indiana University. Selfacquired competency credit may not be counted toward this 24 credit hour minimum.
At least 20 credit hours of course work applied to the B.S. degree must be taken after the student is admitted to Labor Studies. Self-acquired competency credit may not be counted toward this 20 credit hour minimum.
At least 30 credit hours of the required 120 credit hours must be taken at the upper-divisional level. Upper-division course work is numbered in the 300s and 400s.

The Certificate in Labor Studies requires the completion of 30 credit hours, distributed as follows:

Required Areas (12 cr.)

A minimum of three credits in two of the basic areas of learning and a minimum of 6 credit hours in the third basic area:

A minimum of six courses, of which five must be from the labor studies core courses.

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