Plan of Study – General Studies

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

General Studies: Bach Arts

General Studies: Bachelor of Arts

Major Courses (Minimum of 30 semester hours required.)

GST 3020 Introduction to General Studies (3 s.h.)

An introduction to the ideas of General Studies and the goals for the General Studies major. Students will create a plan of study for the successful completion of the program and prepare to demonstrate their achievement of the program’s outcomes in the capstone course.

GST 4950 General Studies Senior Seminar (3 s.h.)

Students will apply different ways of knowing, integrative thinking, and information fluency to the achievement of a senior project related to their goals, with the support of the instructor. Students will review their individual curriculum choices in the General Studies major and prepare a resume that presents accomplishments in their university degree. This summative course should be taken in the concluding semester in the General Studies program.

Arts & Humanities courses (Minimum of 6 semester hours required.)

Natural Sciences courses (Minimum of 6 semester hours required.)

Social Sciences courses (Minimum of 6 semester hours required.)

Electives (Approved by advisor. Minimum of 6 semester hours required.)