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General Studies ProgramOverview

General Studies Program

About Our Program

Our 120-hour Arts & Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies Major is a challenging and rewarding option for students who want a greater degree of flexibility in their course of study. As a multidisciplinary degree, the A&S Multidisciplinary Studies Major is not based on the traditional major/minor structure but instead is built on three areas of concentration. Each concentration is based on the corresponding minor of the same name. Two of the concentrations must be in the College of Arts & Sciences and at least one must have communication literacy coursework. Across all the options we have a little over 500,000 different combinations available to build your major.

For our Arts & Sciences Multidisciplinary Major, we offer a Bachelor of General Studies and a Bachelor of Science available as degree options. For the Bachelor of Science, you must select three STEM focused concentrations. Please contact your General Studies Advisor for more information.

A well-designed Arts & Sciences Multidisciplinary Major can help a student prepare to purse a particular intellectual interest, a professional ambition or graduate study. The three areas of study for a coherent specialization that is unavailable elsewhere in the university as an organized plan of study.

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Additional Benefits

Flexibility in pursuing your Academic Goals.
Ability to change one concentration without rebuilding your entire degree!
Access to coursework in most majors around the university.
Exploring a variety of disciplines helps you develop critical thinking and adaptability – skills that make you a well-rounded and competitive candidate in today’s job market.
More control over your Coursework
Several concentrations allow for flexible coursework, so you choose what classes you focus on.
Three areas allow you to build the program you want while still allowing application of already completed coursework.
Recognize the relations between areas of study that are not normally visible.

Career Opportunities

With all the options available, we can build programs that are not currently available at Texas Tech.

Public Health Statistics: Public Health, Math, and Geographic Information Science & Technology.
Science Communication: Biology/Chemistry/ Physics/Geoscience/Etc.; Writing, Design, & Technical Communication; and Communication Studies.
Economic Analyst: Math; Economics; Writing, Design, & Technical Communications.
Pre-Health options
Pre-Law options

GENERAL STUDIES CHECKLIST

The General Studies degree checklists are meant to help students anticipate degree requirements. These checklists are unofficial and subject to change. These checklists are not a replacement for an official degree audit. Your degree analyst is the only person who can provide you with an official audit of your program, after you have filed an official degree plan. Students are placed in the catalog which is in effect at the time that a degree plan is filed. If you are a prospective student, select the most recent catalog year from the options below.