Graduation Requirements
Bachelor of General Studies (120 cr.)
Bachelor of General Studies printable document.
General Education Requirements
Learning Areas & Concentration (54 cr.)
Minimum grade of C- is required in each course:
Humanities & Fine Arts (12 cr.) from the following:
ENG-W131 Elementary Composition I (3 cr.)-Minimum grade of C or above is required
ENG-W132 Elementary Composition II (3 cr.)-Required
SPCH-S121 Public Speaking (3 cr.) or C223 Business/Professional Communication (3 cr.)- Required
- English
- Fine Arts
- Comparative Literatue
- History
- Foreign Language
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Speech
- Theatre and Drama
Science & Math (12 cr.) from ANY of the following:
- Anatomy
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Geology
- Mathematics-(Does not include M117)
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Plant Sciences
- Zoology
Social & Behavior Sciences (12 cr.) from ANY of the following:
Concentration (18 cr.) from ONE of the following:
General Electives (66 cr.)
Choose courses from a variety of disciplines to attain your educational goals (consult your advisor for assistance).
15 credit hours of General Electives must be in the Arts & Sciences. The remaining 51 credit hours are other electives.
Additional Requirements :
- No more than 21 credit hours may be taken in a single subject area.
- No more than 30 credit hours outside the arts and sciences will be counted towards this degree (Business, Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Journalism, Nursing, Social Work or SPEA).
- At least 30 credit hours of course work must be taken within the Indiana University system.
- At least 20 credit hours of course work must be taken after you have been admitted to the School of Continuing Studies.
- At least 30 credit hours must be taken at the 300-400 level.
- In order to graduate, you must have a grade point average of 2.0.
Required Competencies - These requirements are included within the general education and elective requirements.
Written Communication (6 cr.) ENG-W131, ENG-W132
Oral Communication ( 3 cr.) SPCH-S121, CMCL-C223
Quantitative Reasoning (3 cr.) any math course ( includes MATH-M117)
Computer Literacy (3 cr.) CSCI-A110 or equivalent
Diversity (3 cr.) See list of choices
Total credit hours required - 120
Degrees Awarded with Distinction
We recognize outstanding performance in course work by awarding degrees with three levels of distinction: distinction, high distinction, and highest distinction. We determine the level of distinction by the overall GPA of each graduating class.
In order to graduate with distinction, you must successfully complete 30 graded Indiana University credit hours for the A.A. in General Studies and 60 graded Indiana University credit hours for the B.G.S. We do not count remedial courses, courses you have taken on the pass/fail basis, or self-acquired competency (SAC) credits.
