Bachelor of General Studies Degree - Academic Core

The Bachelor of General Studies is designed for individuals who are currently employed in or who wish to be employed in fields that do not require a degree in a specific subject area. It is also an appropriate program for persons who desire a degree only for purposes of personal enrichment.

To receive a Bachelor of General Studies degree, a student must fulfill the following course requirements:

Degree Requirements

A. Core Courses - 46 hours

Capstone (determined by concentrations)

BGST 4001General Studies Capstone

0

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Engaging the Old Testament

3

CSBS 1312Engaging the New Testament

3

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

A grade of a "C" or higher must be obtained in ENGL 1321 and ENGL 1322.

Exercise & Sport Science- 2 activity courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

ARTS 1350Art Appreciation

3

COMM 2335Film Appreciation

3

FINA 2330Exploring the Fine Arts

3

MUSI 1340Music Appreciation

3

THEA 2350Introduction to the Theatre

3

World Cultures - 3 hours

ARTS 2354World Art

3

EXSS 2353Lifespan Nutrition

3

GLBL 2310Cultural Immersion

3

HIST 1311History of World Civilizations to 1500

3

HIST 1312History of World Civilizations since 1500

3

MUSI 2358World Music

3

PHIL 2315Introduction to Philosophy

3

Lab Science - 4 hours

see full Lab Science list at Laboratory Sciences

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Mathematics - 3 hours

MATH 1304Survey of Mathematics

3

or

higher

Literature or Humanities - 3 hours

HUMA X3XXHumanities

3

ENGL 23XXLiterature

3

Social Science - 3 hours

BECO 2310Principles of Economics

3

PSYC 1301General Psychology

3

PSYC 2399Child and Adolescent Development

3

SOCI 1311Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCW 2311Introduction to Social Work

3

US History or US Government - 3 hours

HIST 2311American History to 1877

3

HIST 2311American History to 1877

3

POLS 2305United States Government

3

POLS 2306Texas State and Local Government

3

Philosophy or World Cultures- 3 hours

ARTS 2354World Art

3

EXSS 2353Lifespan Nutrition

3

GLBL 2310Cultural Immersion

3

HIST 1311History of World Civilizations to 1500

3

HIST 1312History of World Civilizations since 1500

3

MUSI 2358World Music

3

any Philosophy course

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

B. Two Concentrations - 48 hours

Each Concentration must have:

                24 hours chosen from one college. “College” refers to Business, Christian Studies, Education, Exercise Science, Humanities (Communications, English, History, Political Science, Spanish), Nursing (only if the student is coming from Nursing with sufficient hours), Science (natural sciences and social sciences—Criminal Justice, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology), Visual and Performing Arts  

                12 hours upper-level     

                12 hours at UMHB, 6 of which must be upper-level         

                Associate degree academic or technical fields (excluding General Studies) may be a concentration          

                Courses in the general education core will not also count towards hours in the concentration     

Courses from the College of Humanities and Sciences may be separated into a Concentration in Humanities and/or a Concentration in Sciences.

C. Electives - as needed to bring total to 120 hours