Bachelor of General Studies 1. What is the Bachelor of General Studies (BGS)? The Bachelor of General Studies is a multidisciplinary general degree, which exists to provide an individual with the opportunity to self-design a personal curricular plan, i.e. to take courses in more than one area of interest, resulting in a broad-based program of study. The Bachelor of General Studies is offered through the Center for General Studies. 2. What are the degree requirements? The BGS is awarded upon completion of 120 semester credit hours, which include completion of the General Education Core Curriculum, 33 elective hours, and 45 advanced hours. The advanced hours must consist of at least 12 hours in each of three academic concentrations in which the courses are linked by a common theme or focus. In addition, a minimum grade of "C" is required in all advanced coursework as well as a cumulative grade point average of 2.0. 3. What is a "concentration"? A concentration is an academic area of specialization, such as criminal justice, computer science, communication, family studies, global issues, social and behavior sciences, and geography. 4. What are "advanced hours"? Advanced hours are upper-division (junior and senior) level courses. 5. How do I know if a course is junior or senior level? The numeric portion of the course code for a junior level course begins with the number "3," and a senior level course begins with the number "4." For example, SOCI 3310 is a junior level course, and MISY 4360 is a senior level course. BGS Concentration Areas – (examples) Computer Science COSC 3301B Digital Media COSC 3301C Web 2.0 Social Networking COSC 3301D Internet Security COSC 3320 Web Design COSC 4320 Advanced Web Design COSC 4332 Programming Mobile Devices Corporate Communications COMM 3315 Advanced Public Speaking COMM 3340 Interviewing COMM 3361 Desktop Publishing COMM 3362 PR Writings COMM 4310 Communication Law & Ethics COMM 4340 Organizational Communication COMM 4350 Corporate Training and Development Crime and Criminal Justice CRIJ 3309 Class, Race, and Gender CRIJ 3311 Crime and Criminals CRIJ 3315 Criminal Behavior
Bachelor of General Studies 1. What is the Bachelor of General Studies (BGS)? The Bachelor of General Studies is a multidisciplinary general degree, which exists to provide an individual with the opportunity to self-design a personal curricular plan, i.e. to take courses in more than one area of interest, resulting in a broad-based program of study. The Bachelor of General Studies is offered through the Center for General Studies. 2. What are the degree requirements? The BGS is awarded upon completion of 120 semester credit hours, which include completion of the General Education Core Curriculum, 33 elective hours, and 45 advanced hours. The advanced hours must consist of at least 12 hours in each of three academic concentrations in which the courses are linked by a common theme or focus. In addition, a minimum grade of "C" is required in all advanced coursework as well as a cumulative grade point average of 2.0. 3. What is a "concentration"? A concentration is an academic area of specialization, such as criminal justice, computer science, communication, family studies, global issues, social and behavior sciences, and geography. 4. What are "advanced hours"? Advanced hours are upper-division (junior and senior) level courses. 5. How do I know if a course is junior or senior level? The numeric portion of the course code for a junior level course begins with the number "3," and a senior level course begins with the number "4." For example, SOCI 3310 is a junior level course, and MISY 4360 is a senior level course. BGS Concentration Areas – (examples) Computer Science COSC 3301B Digital Media COSC 3301C Web 2.0 Social Networking COSC 3301D Internet Security COSC 3320 Web Design COSC 4320 Advanced Web Design COSC 4332 Programming Mobile Devices Corporate Communications COMM 3315 Advanced Public Speaking COMM 3340 Interviewing COMM 3361 Desktop Publishing COMM 3362 PR Writings COMM 4310 Communication Law & Ethics COMM 4340 Organizational Communication COMM 4350 Corporate Training and Development Crime and Criminal Justice CRIJ 3309 Class, Race, and Gender CRIJ 3311 Crime and Criminals CRIJ 3315 Criminal Behavior
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