General Studies, Applied and Natural Sciences Concentration, BGS

General Education - 39 hours

• English Literature General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• History General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Electives  - 6 hours
• Natural Sciences General Education Electives  - 9 hours (see General Notes below)

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I Cr: 3
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II Cr: 3
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation Cr: 0
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• COMM 105 - Introduction to Communication Strategies Cr: 3
• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Cr: 3
• COMM 205 - Interpersonal Communication Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• POLS 201 - American Government Cr: 3
• SOCL 201 - Introductory Sociology Cr: 3
• SOCL 211 - Social Problems Cr: 3

Concentration - 37 hours

• Applied and Natural Sciences Electives - 18 hours
• Applied and Natural Sciences Electives (300/400 Level) - 18 hours

• GNST 400 - General Studies Capstone Cr: 1

Additional Requirements - 44 hours

• Arts and Humanities Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
• Arts and Humanities Electives - 9 hours
• Behavioral Sciences Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
• Behavioral Sciences Electives - 9 hours
• Electives - 5 hours
• Electives (300/400 Level) - 15 hours

Notes

• No more than 8 credit hours of HHP Activity  courses will be applied toward the degree.
• No more than 8 credit hours of Music Ensemble and Music Performance  courses will be applied toward the degree.
• No more than 27 credit hours of ACCT, BADM, ECON, ENTR, FIN, MGMT, or MKTG courses will be applied toward the degree.
• Students must earn a grade of C or better in GNST 400 (capstone course).
• Students must earn a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in all courses applied toward the degree.
• Students must earn a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the concentration block.

General Notes

• All bachelor’s degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All bachelor’s degrees require the successful completion of at least nine hours of Natural Sciences General Education Core Curriculum  courses. Six hours shall be earned in a single life or physical science; the remaining three hours must be earned in a natural science area other than that previously selected (both life and physical sciences must be taken to fulfill this requirement).
• All degree and graduation requirements may be found on the Academic Regulations  page.