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Minimum Degree Requirements - 120 credit hours
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1. Minimum: 69 credits in Arts & Sciences |
You must successfully complete at least 69 of the 120 credit hours in the arts and sciences. These 69 credits are divided between Distribution Requirements (36 credits), Area of Concentration (18 credits) and Arts & Sciences Electives (15 credits).
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| 2. Maximum: 21 credits in single academic department |
You may earn no more than 21 of the 69 credit hours - including credits earned on the basis of a self-acquired competency (SAC) portfolio - in a single arts and sciences department or subject area.
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| 3. Maximum: 30 credits in single professional or technical program |
You may earn no more than 30 of the 51 credit hours allowed outside the arts and sciences, including credits earned on the basis of a SAC portfolio, in any one professional school or technical program. Exceptions: IUSB School of Business and Economics & IUSB Dental Hygiene program.
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| 4. Minimum: 30 credits from Indiana University |
You must successfully complete at least 30 of the 120 required credit hours at Indiana University or through the Indiana University Independent Study Program. Earning credit through an academic department examination at Indiana University is equivalent to having completed that course at Indiana University. You may not apply credits earned by self-acquired competency, Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES), and College-Level Examination Programs (CLEP) to this 30 credit hour requirement.
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| 5. Minimum: 20 credits after admission to the General Studies Degree Program |
You must complete at least 20 of the 30 required credit hours of Indiana University course work after admission to the General Studies Degree Program. Credits you earn by self-acquired competency, Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES), and College-Level Examination Programs (CLEP) may not be applied to this 20 credit hour requirement.
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| 6. Minimum: 30 credits at 300-400 level |
You must successfully complete at least 30 of the 120 required credit hours at the 300 and 400 upper-division level.
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| 7. Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 |
You must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on all courses considered for the BGS and on all courses completed after admission to the
General Studies Degree Program. The minimum grade we accept for any course completed to satisfy fundamental skills is C (2.0); the minimum grade we accept for any course completed to satisfy course distribution requirements or the concentration area is C- (1.7).
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| 8. General Education Requirements |
You must fulfill the general education requirements applicable for your particular date of
admission. If you are unsure which category applies to you,
please contact your Academic Advisor.
- Admitted to General Studies on or after 09/01/06; matriculated
at IUSB prior to the
Fall 2005 semester
- Admitted to General Studies on or after 09/01/06; matriculated
at IUSB in the Fall 2005 semester or later with
55 or fewer
transfer credits
- Admitted to General Studies on or after 09/01/06; matriculated
at IUSB in the Fall 2005 semester or later with
56 or more
transfer credits
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| 9. Course Distribution Requirements - 36 credit hours |
You must complete 12 credit hours in each of three learning areas: arts and humanities, science and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences. The 12 credit hours required in each learning area must include courses from at least two academic departments.
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| 10. Concentration - 18 credit hours |
You must complete an additional 18 credit hours in one of the three learning areas: arts and humanities, science and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences. The 18 credit hours must include courses from at least two academic departments.
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| 11. Arts & Sciences - 15 credit hours |
You must complete an additional 15 credit hours in the arts and sciences: arts and humanities, science and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences.
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| 12. Electives - 51 credit hours |
You must complete 51 credit hours of electives.
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