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68 Southeastern Oklahoma State University
BACHELOR OF GENERAL
STUDIES
Mission Statement
The Bachelor of General Studies degree program permits
students to design a course of study that suits their individual
educational goals. It empowers students to have more control
over the college academic experience, and, because of the
broad-based curriculum, allows them to exercise creativity, innovation,
and pragmatism as they plan for their own careers.
This degree program is intended, primarily, for those students
who have accumulated a considerable amount of credit
hours but have not decided on a particular major field. The
flexibility the program offers will help these students to obtain
a baccalaureate degree without a considerable loss of time
and academic credit.
The traditional “major” is replaced with a “general studies
concentration” that involves four of seven different possible
areas of study. The primary focus of the degree is to provide
a strong liberal arts background.
The Bachelor of General Studies degree program has
three components. These components are general education,
general studies concentration, and electives. Students
must have a minimum of 40 upper-division (3000 and above)
credit hours.
Three Components of the Bachelor of
General Studies Degree
1. The general education component will consist
of 41 hours. Additionally, students will have to
satisfy the computer proficiency requirement.
2. The general studies concentration component
requires the completion of a minimum of 12
semester hours of course work in four of
the following seven concentration groups.
In addition, students must complete a major
Figure A
Group I
Arts
Group II
Humanities
Group III
Natural Sciences
Group IV
Applied Sciences
Group V
Behavioral Sciences
Group VI
Applied Behavioral
Sciences
Art English Biological Sci. Aviation Geography Comm.
Music History Environ. Sci. Comp. Sci. Political Sci. Criminal Justice
Theater Languages Mathematics Educ. Tech. Psychology Education
Philosophy Physical Sci. Nursing Sociology HPER
Safety Leadership
Wildlife/Cons
concentration by earning an additional 24
semester hours in one of the selected groups,
giving 36 total hours in one group and a total
of 72 hours in the general studies component.
(Note: Some of the areas within the groups
listed below require admission to programs (e.g.
nursing) and some of the courses in these areas
may have prerequisites.) See Figure A.
3. The electives component will consist of 8-11
hours depending on the amount of credit needed
to complete the 124 hour degree requirement.
Enrollment Information
Listed below are the requirements and steps necessary to
pursue the Bachelor of General Studies degree program.
Be admitted to Southeastern Oklahoma State
University.
Contact Betty Acevedo (580.745.2436; bacevedo@
SE.edu) or Bryon Clark (580.745.2064; bclark@
SE.edu), about developing a degree plan.
Enroll in courses outlined by the degree plan.
Advanced Outcomes for the Bachelor of
General Studies Degree
A student completing a B.G.S. degree should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a general knowledge and appreciation
of the achievements of the sciences and humanities.
2. Show competence in the cognitive analysis of
information including the identification of elements,
analysis of relationships, and recognition of
organizing principles.
3. Exhibit curiosity, independence, resourcefulness,
objectivity, and integrity in the pursuit of knowledge
and formation of ideas.
4. Form value judgments on ethical issues in
the conduct of activities related to science