Bachelor of General Studies

four-year bachelor of general studies degree completion program

The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree is equivalent to a four-year program and consists of at least 128 semester credits and a 2.0 cumulative grade point average on all BJU coursework.

BJU Residency/Course Completion Requirements

  • 30 credits of BJU residence course work (semester/summer sessions) completed prior to or after acceptance by Admission
  • 24 credits of BJU course work after acceptance by Admission (distance learning/residence)

Concentrations/Credits Required

Concentration(s) Bible/Liberal Arts Core Electives Degree Minimum
1 (36 credits) or 2 (18 credits each) 46 credits 46 credits 128 credits

Concentration(s) — 1 (36 credits) or 2 (18 credits each)

  • Composite Art and Design
  • Composite Business
  • Composite Communication Studies
  • Composite Education
  • Composite English
  • Composite Health Science
  • Composite Mathematics
  • Composite Music
  • Composite Science
  • Composite Social Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion Studies

Bible/Liberal Arts Core — 46 credits

Subject Credits Courses
Bible 14 Bi 401, Bi 402
English 9 En 102
History 6 Hi 101, Hi 102
Computer Science/Math/Science* 6
Social Studies 6
Psychology/Philosophy* 6
Speech 5

* You may complete 3 hours in two of these subjects or 6 in any one subject to fulfill these requirements.

Electives — 46 credits

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