The College of Arts and Sciences offers a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies as follows:
Degree Requirements (120 credits)
University General Education Requirements (42 credits)
Major Area Concentration (45 credits)
The General Studies major concentration can be selected from one of the five curricular areas noted below:
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-091 and MAT-095), computer science, physics, environmental science
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, which may include completion of LIB-487 Senior Seminar: Liberal Studies or a minimum three-credit capstone-integrative experience (internship, seminar, directed research, independent study) in one of the disciplines in the concentration area. The integrative experience must be an upper-level course, as described above. Permission of the department chair is required to complete a capstone-integrative experience in the concentration area.
There are no minors awarded to students in the General Studies major. Additionally a minor in “General Studies” is not available.