General Studies, B.A.

The graduation requirements are listed below. In addition, students select free electives to reach 120 credits overall required for the degree.  The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/general-studies/programs. 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.   

MAJOR REQUIRMENTS (30 Credits)

Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.  

Major GPA 2.0 

Select a 30-credit themed concentration (15 credits must be at the 300 or 400 level):

• Business theme (ACC, BIS, BUS, ECO, FIN, MGT, MKT)
• Educational Studies theme (EDU, ILS, MUT, RDG, SED, SHE)
• Health and Community Service theme (CMD, HLS, HMS, HSC, MGT, MUT, NUR, PCH, PSY, REC, RSP, SHE, SMT, SWK)
• Humanities theme (AAC, AFR, ARB,  ART, CHI, CMS, DGH, ENG, FRE, GER, HIS, IDS, ITA, JRN, JST, LAC, LAT, LIT, MUS, MUT, PHI, RUS, SPA, THR, WGS, WLL)
• Social Sciences theme (ANT, ECO, GEO, JRN, PSC, PSY, SOC, WGS)
• STEM theme (BIO, CHE, CSC, DSC, EGR, ENV, ESC, GEO, MAT, MAR, PHY)

Any course accepted for transfer credit, may count towards the major requirements outlined above.

In addition, students must combine courses from at least two course disciplines within the themed
concentration.

Additional areas of themed concentration can be constructed in consultation with your General Studies major advisor.

ACCELERATED PATHWAY OPTION (12 Credits)

Students with an overall 3.0 GPA may be approved to complete an accelerated pathway. Graduate courses may be completed during their senior year when a student has earned at least 90 credits. Courses successfully completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit to be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate transcript. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.

Accelerated Pathway to Graduate Program
In consultation with their advisor, students may select up to 12 credits of graduate level coursework (500-level or higher) appropriate to their intended graduate program of study.