Christian Brothers University's School of Arts offers adult students a unique opportunity to work with our outstanding faculty and advisors in "designing their own degrees" while maximizing prior learning experiences.  The University Studies degree allows professional students with significant previous academic experience to attain their academic and career goals more quickly than through more traditional degree programs.  Students build their programs around either a humanities or behavioral/social science concentration, which includes numerous disciplines in each concentration from which the student will select, at least, six courses.  It is expected that these more mature students will explore various perspectives and relate the different disciplinary approaches to a common subject which will culminate in a capstone project.

Any applicant seeking the University Studies degree must not enrolled full-time or part-time in any previous baccalaureate degree program during the year prior to applying for admission to the University Studies program. The applicant must also provide a full-time employment history for the 5 previous years. The applicant must be admitted into the program through the Graduate and Professional Studies program.