Bachelor of Science in General Studies

Are you looking for a bachelor’s program that can help you gain the additional skills and education required for advancement in today’s competitive workforce? Would you like to also earn tuition-free credit toward your first degree for your on-the-job learning?

The online Bachelor of Science in General Studies is a student-focused, degree-completion program that enables students to finish their degree in a focus area of choice and on their schedule through online coursework. Through the program’s optional Prior Learning Assessment, you can also earn your degree quicker and more affordably by earning tuition-free college credit for your occupational training.

The B.S. in general studies is designed for adult students who are ready to maximize their previous learning experiences—on the job and in their coursework—to complete their first bachelor’s degree.

Program Highlights

• Specialize your bachelor’s with one of 5 thematic tracks or a dual concentration option.
• Take advantage of an online program—designed to fit your life with easy access to classes and coursework.
• Earn credit for on-the-job learning and save time and money with an optional Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) class.
• Learn from faculty with distinguished academic credentials, industry experience and a strong commitment to applied research
• Transfer in credit hours from prior education courses completed at an accredited institution.

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Track Options

• Communication and Creative Expression

  This track helps you to explore the interconnectedness between communication and creative expression and their relevance to individuals and to modern society. Relevant disciplines include Art, Art History, Communication, English, Comparative Humanities, and Theatre Arts.

• Health and Human Studies

  This track explores scientific, social and environmental aspects of health and wellness, and can be customized to prepare you for professional healthcare programs like Physician’s Assistant, Physical Therapy and Speech Language Pathology. Your academic advisor can offer guidance for a more personalized interdisciplinary pre-health pathway. Track disciplines include Anthropology, Biology, Geographic and Environmental Sciences, Psychology, Sociology and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

• Ethics, Justice and Society

  This track helps build knowledge on the relationship between the ethical principles and values that govern our social institutions and the challenges and issues faced in creating a morally just society. Track disciplines include Criminal Justice, Pan-African Studies, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Change and Sociology.

• Culture and Community

  This track explores cultural and social contexts and how culture interacts with an individual’s experience and perception of the world. Track disciplines include Anthropology, Deaf Studies, Disability Studies, Pan-African Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

• Global Studies

  This track analyzes global issues and cultural perspectives, preparing you to live and work in settings with diverse ethnic and cultural populations and to function more effectively as a citizen of an increasingly interconnected world. Track disciplines include Anthropology, Art History, Asian Studies, Classical and Modern Languages, History, Humanities, Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Linguistics, Pan-African Studies and Political Science.

• Dual Concentration

  Students pursuing the dual concentration track are expected to complete either 2 minors, 2 certificates or the combination of a minor and a certificate.