The general degree requirements established for the B.G.S. are designed to provide the foundation of a liberal arts education through a well-rounded study of the humanities, arts, mathematics, and behavioral and natural sciences. The requirements provide the basic knowledge and skills requisite for more specialized study and professional work in these fields. Unless specifically shown to the contrary, the general degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree apply (24-30 credit hours maximum outside College of Arts & Sciences). Note: UD means the course is under development. WI means the course is Writing Intensive.

English Courses available to meet requirements: ENGL 1301, 1302, 2305, 2307, 2311	12 hrs.
Oral Communications Courses available to meet requirements: COMS 2300	3 hrs.
Political Science Courses available to meet requirements: POLS 1301, 2302, 3351 A student who earns an A or B in POLS 1301 may substitute POLS 3351 in place of POLS 2302.	6 hrs.
History Courses available to meet requirements: HIST 2300, 2301, 3310, 3328, 3338, 3339, 3382, 4301	6 hrs.
Mathematics and Logical Reasoning Courses available to meet requirements: MATH 1320, 1330, 1331, 1351, 1352, 2300, 2345, 2350	6 hrs.
Natural (Laboratory) Science Courses available to meet requirements: PSS 1411; NS 1410; GEOG 1401	8-11 hrs.
Technology and Applied Science Courses available to meet requirements: EM&C 3310	3 hrs.
Social and Behavioral Science Courses available to meet requirements: ECO 2301, 2302; GEOG 2351; HDFS 2303, 3301, 3320; PSY 1300, 3304, 3306, 4300, 4305, 4325; SOC 1301, 1320	6 hrs.
Humanities Courses available to meet requirements: ENGL 2305, 2307, 3325, 3366, 3387, 3389; HIST 1300, 1301, 2300, 2301, 3310, 3328, 3338, 3339, 4301; JOUR 3350	6 hrs.
Fine Arts Courses available to meet requirements: MUTH 1300; TH A 2304	6 hrs.
Health and Physical Fitness (Students over age 25 are exempt) PF&W 1112 (UD), 1117 (UD)	2 hrs.
Foreign Language Students with more than two years of a single language in high school may be eligible to CLEP the foreign language.	11-16 hrs.
Multicultural Requirements Courses available to meet requirements: GEOG 2351; RHIM 3350 Choose three hours of coursework from the general education requirements approved list. This course may be used to satisfy another general degree requirement.	3 hrs.