General Studies, B.G.S.
The purpose of the Bachelor of General Studies is to allow students some flexibility to pursue individual interest that may not follow a typical degree path. Students will receive all the foundational and marketable skills associated with a liberal arts education (writing, critical thinking, leadership, problem solving, and the ability to work with others) and the option to seek specialty knowledge in disciplines from across the university.
Students pursing a degree in General Studies will take at least 18 credit hours in two different subject areas, 9 of which must be at the advance level. They must also meet the College of Arts and Science's requirement of 36 total advanced hours. Subject areas may be selected from any college within the university, but all 18 credit hours must come from the same subject area (they must all have the same four-letter code). A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required for each subject area.
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
| UNIV 1201 | Learning in Global Context | 2 |
| Communications | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ENGL 1302 | Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | American History since 1877 | 3 |
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Life/Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| POLS 2301 | Government and Politics of US | 3 |
| Lang/Phil/Culture | 3 | |
| Life/Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| Component Option B | 3 | |
| Subject Area 1 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| POLS 2302 | Government and Politics of TX | 3 |
| Subject Area 1 | 3 | |
| Subject Area 1 | 3 | |
| Subject Area 2 | 3 | |
| Subject Area 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Subject Area 1, adv. | 3 | |
| Subject Area 2 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Subject Area 1, adv. | 3 | |
| Subject Area 2, adv. | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Subject Area 1, adv. | 3 | |
| Subject Area 2, adv. | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective, adv. | 3 | |
| Elective, adv. | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Subject Area 2, adv. | 3 | |
| Elective, adv. | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours Required: | 120 | |