Online Liberal Studies General Degree :: Accredited Universities

Wherever you are in the process of earning a bachelor’s degree, Crown’s personalized, Christ-centered B.S. in General/Liberal Studies will get you there. It’s an accredited, online degree designed to fit you.

Transfer students are welcome to apply their existing credits, regardless of academic discipline, toward a degree plan that works for them. Juniors and seniors wishing to change their major without starting over can complete their studies at Crown. Freshman unsure about an area of concentration can explore multiple disciplines, graduating with broad academic experience in the liberal arts.

Our General/Liberal Studies program requires a portfolio project as a capstone course, through which you explore the ways in which your Christian-focused education can help you achieve your career goals. Each student tailors the portfolio to his or her own objectives and outcomes. Tuition is priced competitively lower than at similar accredited institutions. In fact, 98% of Crown’s enrollees received student loans, scholarships or financial aid for graduate students.

Through the five required Christian Studies or Humanities courses, you’ll analyze biblical sources to obtain truth and engage in Christ-centered critical thinking about the scriptures and theological issues. Our hope is that through these courses each student is able to demonstrate a transformational Christian living experience that leaves them at a new point on their faith journey.

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Application Fees $20.00

Technology Fee $100 per semester

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The Bachelor of Arts in General Studies is designed to meet the individual needs of the student. Students in this program focus on the development of critical thinking through the study of at least three different academic disciplines or fields of study from a broad range of interest areas including, but not limited to: Information Management and Technology; Culture, Society, and the Environment; National and Local Security; and Liberal and Interpretive Arts . This major offers students a chance to develop an appreciation and grasp of several academic disciplines. General Studies students are able to build and focus upon unique areas of study without the constraints of a regular major. Students graduating from this program apply their skills and abilities in public policy, government related fields, helping professions, human resources, public relations and are prepared for graduate studies where the focus will be narrower. The program also prepares students for entry into graduate studies.

Entry Requirements

The bachelor’s degree program is open to students who possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.

All students who enroll in the bachelor's degree program must enroll in COLL100 - Foundations of Online Learning as their first course.

International Students
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Applicants self-certify on their admissions application that they have received the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma.

Depending on the country of citizenship applicants may be required to provide documentation of English proficiency to complete their admission file. Please check at "http://www.apu.apus.edu/admissions/general-information/international-students/english-proficiency.htm".

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The Bachelor in General Studies program is designed to equip students with a well rounded education that will help prepare them to pursue graduate-level degrees or advance in their careers.

In order to provide students with a liberal arts education that will be beneficial in a variety of professional settings and academic fields, this program focuses on building a strong understanding of the theory and application of essential concepts in English composition, natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities, and mathematics.

Aspen University aims to ensure that students who complete the Bachelor in General Studies program will graduate with a solid foundation in the liberal arts as well as the critical thinking and communications skills needed to successfully utilize these concepts in an array of academic and professional settings.

The Bachelor in General Studies program features a liberal arts curriculum that focuses on strengthening essential skills through fundamental core courses such as English Composition, Mathematics, Natural and Physical Sciences, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Communications.

Students are given the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of specialized elective courses in order to tailor their degree to fit their individual interests and goals.

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Notes

Application

A completed application.

Statement of Goals

A statement of your goals reflecting the academic, professional, and personal goals you would like to achieve through your work with Aspen University. Your goals statement will be evaluated by the Admissions Committee as part of the application process. The statement of goals should be between 300 - 500 words.

High School Transcripts

An official high school transcript or its equivalent. Waived if student has completed at least 15 credits of college level course work.

Official Transcripts

Official transcripts for all previous college credit earned.

Military Documentation (Optional)

A Military ID or DD214 for those who qualify for the military discount program.

Transfer Credit Evaluation (Optional)

Students who have earned college credit may submit a transfer credit evaluation report with corresponding course descriptions, and official transcripts from accredited institutions in order to determine which credits may be applied toward the requirements of a program at Aspen University.

Minimum GPA Requirement

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for all previous high school or college credit.

Conditional Acceptance

Students will be Conditionally Accepted pending successful completion of CMP160 - English Composition I. Upon successful completion of CMP160 - English Composition I students will be fully Accepted. This requirement is waived for students awarded Transfer Credit for CMP160 - English Composition I.

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he bachelor in general studies degree program is designed specifically for (1) persons with technical training who wish to broaden their specialized background to include a liberal arts education, or (2) persons who wish to develop an interdisciplinary program tailored to their individual needs and interests.

The BGS candidate may transfer to Drury a completed two-year technical degree from a state approved postsecondary technical program or from a career-oriented program which is approved by Drury University. The completed technical degree is recognized as constituting a complete and individualized major; as such, it satisfies the requirement for the major in general studies.

The BGS candidate seeking an interdisciplinary program, together with the academic advisor, will tailor an individualized, integrated program of study from one of the three fields of knowledge: Humanities and Fine Arts; Science and Mathematics; or Social Sciences. The program of study shall include a minimum of 30 undergraduate credit hours in the selected field of knowledge.

Students must complete 124 credit hours of coursework to earn a bachelor of general studies. The general education requirements fulfill 45 of the 124 hours. A student must be officially admitted to Drury University in order to be degree seeking. If students have transfer credit or previously earned hours from Drury, they should apply for admission prior to or at the time of registration.

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The Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) programs at Georgia Southern University provide opportunities for students who are interested in combining a liberal arts background with some degree of specialization. The degree – offered on-campus or online – offers a solid core curriculum program along with the freedom to choose from a variety of concentrations.

Though the B.G.S. degree allows for study in several areas, it is organized to provide an academically sound program with carefully planned concentrations. The B.G.S. graduate will have achieved a broad-based education in a fully accredited program.

The Bachelor of General Studies is a flexible program that allows you to structure your degree to meet your individual interests and professional goals by building a degree program which includes three Areas of Study.

Choose three areas of study from the following four options:

Business
Justice Studies
Sociology
Writing

Students will have flexibility in choosing from a wide variety of upper-division courses in these areas of study each semester.

Entry Requirements

Freshmen are required to score a minimum of 1010* on the SAT (Math plus Critical Reading only) or 21 ACT (composite). The writing portion of the SAT is required. State minimums for each portion of the SAT/ACT: 430 Critical Reading, 400 Math; 17 English, 17 Math. Students must have a high school academic GPA of 2.0+ calculated based on the following credits: 4 English Credits, 4 Math Credits, 3 Science Credits (at least 2 lab science), 3 Social Science Credits, and 2 Foreign Language Credits (same language).

Transfer students are required to have 30 transferable semester hours or 45 transferable quarter hours with a Cumulative College GPA of 2.0+ (all work attempted). Students must be eligible to return to their current school. Students with less than 30 hours must meet freshmen requirements.

Non-traditional students must have been out of high school at least five years or their high school class must have graduated at least five years ago. Students must hold a high school diploma from an accredited or approved high school as specified in the Board of Regents policy section 402.0101 or have satisfactorily completed the GED. Students must have less than 30 transferable credit hours and have not attended college within the past five years (or in good standing at the last college attended if admitted as a non-traditional student).

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