Departments, Programs and Centers
Programs
General Studies
Director: Ronald Sandwina, Ph.D., Communication Studies (rsandwin@iupui.edu)
Office Assistant: Alice Smith (alicsmit@iupui.edu)
Program Coordinator: Sherry Hutchens (scarter@iupui.edu)
Online Advising available: 9:30-4, Monday-Friday Advising Orientation Set up an appointment with your advisor by calling 317-278-7600.
General Studies Degree Program
The General Studies program is designed to meet the needs of adult learners. In fact, virtually all of the General Studies students at IUPUI are 21 years old or older with significant work, previous college credits, and life experience.
The IU School of Liberal Arts administers the General Studies Degree Program, which extends to students the opportunity to pursue a college education regardless of work schedules, domestic responsibilities, or location. Students may fulfill degree requirements by taking on-campus courses, web, or a combination of both.
The core of each general studies degree is a broadly based education encompassing the arts and humanities; the social and behavioral sciences; and mathematics and natural sciences. The curriculum expands students body of knowledge and awareness of major areas of human experience. A general studies education is not limited in scope; it establishes the foundation for a lifetime of learning and serves as the framework for a productive professional and personal life.
The B.G.S. provides basic preparation for many careers and graduate programs. B.G.S. graduates are employed in various professional fields, including education, law, government and social service, real estate, and private industry. Many B.G.S. recipients have gone on to graduate programs in fields such as anthropology, business, divinity studies, education, fine arts, international affairs, law, library science, management, medicine, nursing, public health, and social work. B.G.S. graduates have earned masters degrees and doctorates at Indiana University and other universities.
In addition to enrolling in regular session courses at any Indiana University campus, students may fulfill general studies degree requirements in various ways, including credit by examination, credit for educational programs in noncollegiate organizations, military service credit, and credit for courses completed at other regionally accredited institutions.