The College of Arts and Sciences offers a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies as follows:
Degree Requirements (120 credits)
General Education (51–52 credits)
Concentration (45 credits)
in one area chosen from among the five areas of distribution excluding methods courses.
Communication
Courses in communication studies, English (200 level and above; non-literature courses), speech (excluding SPE-105).
Theology and Philosophy
All courses
Humanities and Fine Arts
Courses in art, dance, foreign languages, humanities, literature, music, photography, theatre
Science and Math
Courses in biology, chemistry (excluding CHE-095), math (excluding MAT-090,MAT-091,MAT-093,MAT-095), computer science (excluding CAT courses), physics
Behavioral and Social Sciences
courses in anthropology, criminology, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology
The minimum grade of C is required in all courses in the areas of concentration. To fulfill degree requirements upper level courses must total 48 hours, of which at least 30 hours must be in the area of concentration. Students must complete an integrative experience consisting of LIB-487 which is not included in the 30 upper level hours in the concentration.
There are no minors awarded to students in the General Studies major. Additionally a minor in “General Studies” is not available.