School of Liberal Studies

Academic Department

Liberal Studies at SFSU offers interdisciplinary and multicultural programs in Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Educated Preparation, Comic Studies and California Studies.

Welcome to Liberal Studies at SFSU

Information for Liberal Studies Students

Liberal Studies (LS) and Liberal Studies Integrated Teacher Preparation (LS-ITEP) are currently in transition. Beginning Spring 2027, LS and LS-ITEP will be suspended and will not admit new students while the university completes its review and discontinuation of these programs.

Current LS and LS-ITEP students will continue to be supported. Courses and advising will remain available so that students currently in the programs have a clear path to complete their degrees.

Students who are interested in interdisciplinary study are encouraged to explore the many other majors at San Francisco State University. Students interested in becoming elementary school teachers may wish to consider the Child and Adolescent Development (CAD) major and its planned Multiple Subject Integrated Teacher Education Program pathway.

Current LS and LS-ITEP students with advising questions should contact Andrea Olson at ayo@sfsu.edu. Questions about the Liberal Studies transition may also be directed to Acacio de Barros at barros@sfsu.edu.

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Vincent Matthews studio headshot in which he is wearing eyeglasses, a black blazer and a blue-collared shirt.

From Our Community

San Francisco State is such a diverse place in thought and ethnicity. It really gave me the opportunity to hear different points of view that I otherwise would not have been exposed to.
Vincent Matthews (B.A., ’85)
Former superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District