Students must complete Liberal Studies as part of the requirements for graduation in all Ryerson programs.

Such studies must be in disciplines outside the student’s field of professional specialization; their purpose is to develop the capacity to understand and appraise the social and cultural context in which graduates will work as professionals and live as educated citizens.

These studies are offered at two levels: the Lower (LL), which are normally taken during the first two years of a four-year program, and the Upper (UL), which are normally taken during the last two years.

The courses offered at each Level are listed in Table A and Table B. Tables A and B do not represent all Liberal Studies courses at Ryerson, they list only the courses that are planned to be offered for the coming year.

The required number of Lower Level Liberal Studies courses, and of Upper Level, varies according to program, and is specified in the program overview of each program published in this calendar.

NOTE: Certain courses listed in Table A and Table B due to their close relation to the professional fields, cannot be taken for Liberal Study credit by students in some programs. A list of these programs and the restricted courses is provided following Table A and Table B in this Calendar.

Students are responsible for selecting appropriate courses. They should consult the descriptions of their programs published in this calendar with care. Consultations with Liberal Studies Advisors during Open Enrollment in late August-early September and in early January is recommended if students have any uncertainty about the appropriateness of their intended course enrollment selections.

Students are advised that not all Liberal Studies courses will be offered in each semester. Where space constraints make it impossible to provide a student with a requested Liberal Studies elective, the student must make arrangements to enroll for an alternative Liberal Studies elective during Open Enrollment.

Courses not identified as either (LL) or (UL) are NOT Liberal Studies courses and will not be used towards the fulfillment of a Liberal Studies Requirement for graduation purposes.