University General Course Catalog 2015-2016 
    
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General Studies, B.G.S.


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Description


The University’s Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree program provides interdisciplinary study across the academic disciplines and professional fields. It is designed for students whose academic interest or career objectives require an individualized university degree. Degree candidates are assigned an academic advisor to assist in preparing an appropriate course of study. Prospective graduate students should contact their advisor regarding the degree’s applicability to that goal.

The program objectives are:

  1. To meet the University of Nevada, Reno’s mission as a land-grant university;
  2. To better serve the general educational needs of the state’s citizens;
  3. To provide nontraditional students an opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree;
  4. To offer a relatively flexible degree program that may include studies in several disciplinary and professional areas.

Entrance Requirements: students must have completed a minimum of 60 undergraduate credits from an accredited institution before seeking admission to the BGS program. Students may not use the BGS as a second bachelor’s degree.

Contact Information


102 Edward J. Cain Hall
(775) 784-4684

Advising Center - advising@unr.edu

Graduation Requirements


Total Units 120
Cumulative GPA 2.0
University GPA 2.0
Major GPA 2.0
Residency Requirement 45 Units at UNR
Upper-Division Requirement 42 Upper-Division Units
Half Program/4 Year Institution 60 Units


A maximum of 60 acceptable correspondence units may be applied to this degree; therefore, the Bachelor of General Studies is not a totally external degree. A maximum of four units applicable to the BGS degree may be earned in recreation, physical education and dance activity courses (numbered 100-199). Dance courses 332, 335, and 338 do not qualify as upper-division credit in this program.

In addition to the above:

  1. All university Core Curriculum requirements are met by completing the General Studies requirements;
  2. Students in the General Studies program may declare no more than two minors;
  3. Students must complete a 30-unit cluster of thematically-related coursework. Eighteen of the 30 units must be 300-400 level. The cluster must cross three departments or two colleges. A maximum of 9 units from each minor may be included in the thematic cluster. The student will design the cluster and may use courses already completed. The cluster form must be received by the advisor two semesters prior to graduation;
  4. Sixty units must be earned in the following manner (which is subject to change):

I. Humanities and Fine Arts (12 units)


A. Core Curriculum Core Humanities Requirement (6 units)


B. Core Curriculum Fine Arts Requirement (3 units)


Refer to the “Fine Arts” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

II. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 units)


A. Core Curriculum Natural Sciences Requirement (6 units)


Refer to the “Natural Sciences” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

B. Core Curriculum Mathematics Requirement (3 units)


Refer to the “Mathematics” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

C. Additional Natural Sciences Requirement (3 units)


Select at least three units from the “Natural Sciences” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter of this catalog or complete any 100-200 level biology, chemistry, geology or physics course. The courses used to satisfy the Core Curriculum Natural Sciences requirement may not be reused here.

III. Social Sciences (12 units)


A. Core Curriculum Social Sciences Requirement (3 units)


Refer to the “Social Sciences” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter of this catalog.

B. American Experiences and Constitutional Change (3 units)


C. Additional Social Science Requirement (6 units)


Select one course from the following list or from the “Social Sciences” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog or complete any 100-200 level political science, psychology, or sociology course, or any 100-200 level history course with the exception of HIST 105  , HIST 106  or HIST 282.  The course used to satisfy the Core Curriculum Social Sciences requirement may not be reused here.

IV. Communication and English Composition (12 units)


A. Core Curriculum English Requirement (3 units)


B. Additional Communication and English Requirement (9 units)


V. Breadth Requirement (12 units)


Complete 12 units outside the College of Liberal Arts and the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics, or Physics.

Use of upper-division and PEX courses to fulfill this requirement must be approved by the General Studies advisor.

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