<p>waterbed, there is a massive amount of misunderstanding about the term liberal arts and corresponding bachelor of arts. The liberal arts include art, literature, language, social studies *and *the sciences, including experimental sciences like physics and chemistry. </p>
<p>A liberal arts college (LAC) offers much more than art and may or may not be liberal :). The distinction between a LAC and a university is usually that the LAC focuses on undergraduate study versus offering a wide range of graduate and professional programs.</p>
<p>In fact many LACs have very, very good sciences. Williams for example has one of the best programs in the country, including experimental sciences, only offers the bachelor of arts. Nevertheless, Williams grads consistently achieve positions in high profile graduate programs in the sciences. Same could be said of other LACs as well.</p>