General Studies
Offered at IU South Bend by College of Arts and Sciences, and School of Humanities and Social Sciences
About
The General Studies degree program gives you a unique opportunity to develop a multidisciplinary and carefully focused course of study that fulfills traditional university requirements while meeting your specific goals for a college degree.
General Studies degrees consist of a required number of credit hours earned in the College of Arts and Sciences complemented by a full range of electives earned in any of the colleges of the university.
Students earn General Studies degrees for both personal enrichment and professional advancement. General Studies alumni are employed in most fields, including business, education, public administration, sales, and social service. Twenty-five percent have earned graduate degrees in such areas as business administration, counseling, education, law, medicine, ministry, and social work. Many B.G.S. students have also gone on to graduate programs such as anthropology, business, divinity studies, education, fine arts, international affairs, law, library science, management, nursing, public health, and social work.
The Bachelor of General Studies is open to students who have earned 30 or more credit hours at the college level.