Bachelor of Science - General Studies

Area A Essential Skills
Req. Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1112/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options
Req. Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
CSUS 1106/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LEAD 1706/LEAD 2705/LEAD 2706/LIBR 1105/UNIV 1105

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Req. Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100

*ITDS 1145, though listed under both human-ities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology
Req. Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L ; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122 (no lab); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL 2105

Area E Social Sciences
Req. Hours: 12
HIST 2110
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ENGL 2136/ENGL 2137/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement
Req. Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PED course.

Area F Courses Rel. to Major
Req. Hours: 18
Select two courses from each of the following areas:
Fine Arts/Humanities (Area C)
Science/Math/Technology (Area D)
Social Sciences (Area E)

Area G Prog. Requirements
Req. Hours: 24
(3000-5000 level)
Select an emphasis area from the following (applicable course prefixes in parentheses):
Communication (ENGL, COMM)
Fine Arts (ARTH, ARTS, MUSA, MUSC, MUSP, THEA)
Health and Recreation (HESC, PELM)
Humanities (ARTH, ENGL, MUSC, PHIL, THEA)
Sciences (ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL)
Mathematics and Computer Science (CPSC, MATH)
Social Sciences (ANTH, CRJU, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI)

Note: ITDS, EURO, and IINS courses may be applicable to certain emphasis areas; however, prior approval must be obtained by petition from the Academic Standards Committee. Also, the applicability of all courses accepted in transfer which do not conform to the above-stated emphasis areas must be determined by the Academic Standards Committee.

Area H Program Electives
Req. Hours: 15
(3000-5000 level)
English (ENGL)
History (HIST)
Political Science (POLS)
Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCI)
Select three semester hours from the following:
Anthropology (ANTH)
Political Science (POLS)
Criminal Justice (CRJU)
European Union (EURO)
Geography (GEOG)
History (HIST)
Psychology (PSYC)
Sociology (SOCI)

Area I General Electives
Req. Hours: 21
(1000-5000 level)

Total Hours Required: 123

Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Arts and Letters page.