The objective and intent of the Bachelor of General Studies degree is to encourage students to define clearly their own objectives and to design a course of study that will best achieve their objectives. The Bachelor of General Studies degree is for students who wish to develop new combinations of courses to serve personal or occupational goals which are not met by traditional majors and minors. In consultation with faculty advisors, students may design four-year programs of study which combine courses from any department or college. (The Bachelor of General Studies degree is not applicable in the College of Business except it may apply to the department of Computer Science and Information Systems).
Basic Assumptions
This is a campus-wide degree that allows students to select courses as they wish and to organize them in logical, coherent programs of study which meet their defined objectives.
The degree may incorporate studies from any combination of fields of study, department, or colleges to serve specific personal or occupational goals. Students electing this degree option work very closely with their advisor to organize an academic experience that represents identifiable goals: it is not intended to be used as a means of circumventing the academic expectations associated with more traditional degree programs.
Students are responsible for the selection of the program that they take and for its use after graduation. Problems of transferring into other degree programs, admission to graduate school, and licensing and certification that are required in some professions and occupations are the responsibility of the students.
Admission and Advisement
Admission to the degree program must be approved by the director of the BGS program, Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 311 Grubbs Hall. The conditions for admission to the Bachelor of General Studies degree program are (1) the submission of an acceptable plan of study, and (2) the completion of at least forty hours of college credit before application to the program.
It shall be the responsibility of the director and the student to develop a statement of objectives, to plan a program, and to review the student's progress. Continuation in the program requires development of a final plan of study at the beginning of the junior year. Bachelor of General Studies student programs shall include a minimum of 24 (twenty-four) semester hours in at least one specific discipline.
Degree Requirements
Students must complete 124 semester hours of selected courses and meet all other university requirements including general education requirements. Students will not complete a traditional major or minor. Students may complete no more than 30 semester hours of Kelce College courses toward the minimum total hours required for this degree. Courses in computer science-information systems and lower division economics do not count against this 30 hour limitation. Students will also complete a program assessment document, administered by the director, near the completion of their course of study. |
