Major Areas of Learning

• Arts & Humanities (12 credit hours in at least 2 disciplines)
• Science & Math (12 credit hours in at least 2 disciplines)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (12 credit hours in at least 2 disciplines)
• Area of Concentration

Students must select one of the three major areas of learning (Arts & Humanities, Science & Math or Social & Behavioral) and take an additional 18 credit hours in at least 2 disciplines

       Electives

66 credit hours total (with a minimum of 15 credit hours in the Arts & Sciences)

Total (120 cr.)

Other Requirements

Students must meet the 120 credit hour graduation requirement of the B.G.S. degree by satisfying the following:  

1.  At least 69 credit hours of course work in the arts and sciences must be completed.  No more than 21 of these credits may be taken in a single Arts and Sciences department or subject area.

2.  No more than 30 of 51 credit hours allowed for course work outside the arts and sciences may be taken in any one school or technical program.  (No more than 27 credit hours from the School of Business and Economics)

3.  At least 30 credit hours of course work of the required 120 credits must be taken within the Indiana University campuses.

4.  At least 20 credit hours of course work applied to the B.G.S. degree must be taken after the student is admitted to the General Studies Degree Program.  These should be IU credit hours.  

5.  At least 30 credit hours of the required 120 credit hours must be taken at the upper-division level.  Upper-division course work is numbered in the 300s and 400s.

6.  In order to apply courses to the required areas of learning, a grade of C- or higher must be achieved in IU courses.  

7.  In order to graduate, a student must have a General Studies Degree Program and Indiana University grade point average of at least 2.0.