IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BROAD FOUNDATION FOR A GENERAL-LIBERAL EDUCATION, STEPHENS COLLEGE HAS DEVELOPED SIX "BASIC COURSES" WHICH EMPHASIZE THE RELEVANCE OF CENTRAL CONCEPTS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY TO MODERN LIFE. THE SIX COURSES ARE "GENERAL HUMANITIES,""CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES,""ENGLISH,""BASIC BELIEFS IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE,""FOUNDATIONS OF NATURAL SCIENCE," AND "THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN WOMAN." THE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS PRESENTED CONSIDER THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSES, REVIEW METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND INDICATE THE STEPS BEING TAKEN TOWARD COURSE REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT. (AD)