与那些强调技术和专业培训的专业更加注重专业相比，通识教育学位为艺术，科学和人文学科提供了广阔的背景。以人文科学为中心的学习计划不仅因为能培养全面，真正受过教育的人，而且为瞬息万变的世界中的许多职业提供了理想的和有价值的基础，因而得到了广泛认可。通识教育专业的学生可以期望获得独立思考的良好能力，批判性思考，写作和说话的能力，以及对过去的理解，以此作为理解当代生活和社会的背景。这些技能使通识教育成为社区生活中有见识的参与者，并且能够适应不断变化的生活和职业环境。通识教育学士学位包括未成年人或实习的选择。
Rivier’s Liberal Studies program offers you the flexibility to tailor your degree to your individual career interests. You will gain insight into a variety of topics along with significant study in a humanities discipline of your choice, from the fields of art history, history, language, literature, philosophy, or religious studies.As a Liberal Studies major, you can expect to acquire a well-developed capacity for independent thought, the ability to think, write, and speak critically, and an appreciation of the past as a backdrop for understanding contemporary life and society. For greater flexibility, Rivier offers both an Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies degree and a Bachelor of Arts in Liberals degree. Our liberal arts-centered programs are widely recognized as valuable not only in producing a well-rounded, truly educated person, but also in providing a strong foundation for any number of careers in our rapidly changing world.