On the preparatory side, students were given training in liberal arts and pre-professional subjects, leading to law, medicine, engineering, and the like.
en.wikipedia.org Today, it is one of only three remaining all-male liberal arts colleges in the country, and has a student body of around 900.
en.wikipedia.org Many of the early deans came from teaching roles in the liberal arts (p. 8).
en.wikipedia.org At that time, most students were pursuing degrees in education, liberal arts, agriculture, and medicine.
en.wikipedia.org This is usually arts and sciences (often referred to as liberal arts), but may also be one of the professions: law, medicine, theology, etc.
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