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GRADUATION
MONDAY,MAY 5.2003
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CLAS degrees offer options
By Megan McKenzie
correspondence@kansan.com
Kansan correspondent
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences degrees offer many options for University of Kansas graduates.
Jason Springer graduated from the University in 1999 with a philosophy degree and in 2000 with a modern European history degree. Springer is working on his third degree from the University in education.
"After my first two degrees, I had a job in an advertising agency and had a personal conflict with being a part of the advertising machine," Springer said. "So I decided to go back to school to be a teacher."
After graduating this month, Springer will join the Peace Corps, through which he plans to work in Asia for two years.
"If I'm going to teach students about humanity, I need to give some of my life back to humanity," Springer said. "I plan to give students tools that they need to create the world the way they dream of."
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Genevieve Payne, Overland Park junior, has another way of using her liberal arts and sciences degree.
Graduates with liberal arts degrees have a wide variety of career choices, although some students are having trouble finding jobs that cater to their specific degrees.
She recommended a liberal arts and sciences degree to students who were interested in knowledge for the sake of knowledge because of the degree's broadness. She said this degree was not for students aspiring to be CEOs because they would be more qualified for this position with a specialized degree.
John Michel, freshman and sophomore faculty adviser, said the
Payne is an American Studies undergraduate student who plans to earn a master's degree and potentially a doctorate degree in her field of study. She plans to become a teacher or work in public administration.
Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center helped students handle their requirements and helped them find a direction that they wanted.
He said he advised students to take general education courses to explore different interest areas that were offered at the University. He said that way students were applying courses to their graduation requirements and discovering a desired major.
The University offers more than
50 degrees within the college, and Michel said it directed liberal arts and sciences students to the appropriate advisers who fit within the students' schools of interest.
The college offers 400,000 student credit hours per year,and it has four main divisions within its school: humanities,natural sciences,mathematics and social sciences.
Edited by Julie Jantzer
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Wednesday, May 7,
5:30-7:30 p.m.
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