Bachelor of General Studies

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The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree is a broad multidisciplinary degree for individuals who have the equivalent of an associate degree with at least 60 hours of college credit including the State Minimum Core but have not completed a bachelor’s degree.

Interested students who have not completed the equivalent of an associate degree may be initially enrolled in the Associate of Arts (AA) degree program in General Education and work with an Academic Advisor to complete the State Minimum Core and at least 60 hours of credit. Assuming all appropriate prerequisites have been met, students enrolled in the AA program may also complete courses in fulfillment of the BGS. Interested students should contact an Academic Advisor for the College of Liberal Arts. Online students will focus on two minors that are approved by the program academic advisor. (see below)

*Students without the above listed requirements are not guaranteed online course availability and time to graduation is likely to increase in length.

It is not designed for:

First-time freshmen
Students seeking prerequisite courses for other majors or graduate degrees
Students seeking random online courses
Students who already have a bachelor’s degree

Program Requirements BEFORE entry:

Students who have already earned:

(Required for Entry) A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, and at least one of the two options below:
(Highly Recommended) An Associate Degree from one of UCA’s Arkansas Community College Partners.
60 hours toward a liberal arts degree including the State Minimum core.

You can visit http://uca.edu/2plus2 for information about how to easily transition into our online completion programs from other Arkansas community colleges!

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Bachelor of General Studies requires online students to complete a total of 60 upper division credit hours comprised of the following:

18 credit hours in a first minor
18 credit hours in a second minor
20 credit hours of elective courses
4 credit hours of General Studies Professional Readiness (GEST 3180) and General Studies Capstone (GEST 4380).

Minors to choose from:

Accounting
Computer Information Systems
Financial Services
General Business
Insurance & Risk Management
Actuarial Studies
Data Analytics
Management
Marketing
History
Addiction Studies
Health Promotion
Family and Consumer Sciences

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