Name: _________________________ ID #:_____________________ Date: ______________________
Complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
Meet IUS Residency requirement by completing a minimum of 30 IU Credit
hours
Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at
the 300/400 level
General Education Core Requirements (30 cr.)
Information Literacy & Library Instruction (1 cr.)
COAS-S104 (First Year Seminar) or COAS-
S154 (Pathways)
Written Communications I (3 cr.)
Grade of C or higher required
ENG-W131 or HON-H103
Written Communications II (3 cr.)
Grade of C or higher required
ENG-W290
Oral Communication (3 cr.)
SPCH-S121, PHIL-P113, or
HON-H104 or BUS C104
Quantitative Reasoning (3 cr.)
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Note: M110 lowest Math Course Accepted
Reasoning about Ethical Questions or Diversity (3 cr.)
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1
Natural & Physical Sciences (5 cr.)
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Arts & Humanities (3 cr.)
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1
Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)
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1
Additional Course in Arts, Humanities, or Social & Behavioral
Sciences (3 cr.)
Refer to Gen Ed Course List
1
BGS Distribution Requirements (54 - 56 cr.)
All courses require a grade of C or higher
Social & Behavioral Sciences (12 cr.)
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1
for Social & Behavioral Sciences for
Ideas/Options
Arts and Letters (12 cr.)
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1
for Arts and Humanities for
Ideas/Options
Science and Mathematics (12-14 cr.)
Refer to Gen Ed Course List
1
for Science and Math Ideas/Options
Area of Concentration (18 cr.)
May select Area of Concentration from Social Sciences, Arts and
Humanities, or Science and Math
General Studies Degree Requirements
All courses require a grade of C or higher
Reading, Writing & Inquiry I
ENG W131 (3cr)
Writing in the Arts & Sciences
ENG W290 (3cr.)
General Studies Capstone (Senior Writing Course)
GNST G400 (3 cr.)
Hours After Admission (18 cr.)
Required after a student is admitted to General Studies
300-400 Level Credit Hours (30 cr.)
Note: Must have 30 credit hours of 300 or 400 level credit
in Social Sciences, Science, and/or Math
LIMIT ON NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS PER SUBJECT
General Studies students are limited to 30 credit hours per
subject to be applied to the Bachelor of General Studies Degree
Minors General Studies Students can add any minor that IUS
offers to their Plan of Study by notifying the Academic Advisor
Internships students must have a 2.5 GPA before they can apply
to Career Development to do an internship. Internships count as 300
level credit coursework and can be set up for 1 6 credit hours
BGS ONLINE The Bachelor of General Studies degree can be
completed online
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Gen Ed Course List: https://www.ius.edu/general-education/course-
list/index.php
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http://bulletins.iu.edu/ius/2015-2017/undergraduate/ba-degree-
requirements/distribution-requirements.shtml
Indiana University Southeast
Bachelor of General Studies Degree (Fall 2017- Summer 2019)