University of Missouri
BGS in General Studies
1
Third Year
Fall
Major Program Requirements
Students must complete the Department Requirements (http://
catalog.missouri.edu/undergraduategraduate/collegeofartsandscience/
generalstudiesprogram/#undergraduatetext) as well as those required for
the degree listed below:
CR Spring
CR
Any Arts & Science 2000+
3 BGS Component #1 3000+
3
BGS Component #1 3000+
3 BGS Component #2 3000+
3
BGS Component #2 3000+
3 BGS Component #3 3000+
3
BGS Component #3 3000+
3 Writing Intensive II 3000+
3
General Elective or Minor 1000+
3 General Elective or Minor 2000+
15
3
15
Fourth Year
The BGS major requires 45 credit hours, including a capstone. These
45 credit hours are evenly distributed among three areas of study called
components. A component may be made up of courses from a single
department or may be made up of courses from multiple departments
that relate thematically. Component courses may be selected from any
department or program at MU (if the department permits), but at least
18 credit hours must be made of courses from an A&S department.
Of the 15 credit hours required for each component, 6 credit hours in
each of the components must be numbered 3000 or higher. Students
must maintain a GPA of 2.0 in each component area and grades of
D are not acceptable. A student may include one component made
entirely of transfer coursework if the other two components each contain
9 credit hours of coursework numbered 3000 or above. BGS students
are required to include a minimum of 12 credit hours of MU coursework
numbered 3000 level or above in their three components.
Fall
• 2.0 minor GPA (the GPA for all courses taken to fulfill requirements
for a minor)
• 2.0 GPA in the final 60 hours
• 2.0 GPA in the final 30 hours
Semester Plan
Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester. A student’s
actual plan may vary based on course choices where options are
available.
First Year
CR
ENGLSH 1000
3 MATH 1100
3
Behavioral Science 1000+
3 Science 1000+
3
Social Science (MO STATE
LAW) 1000+
3 Behavioral & Social Sciences
1000+
3
Humanities or Fine Arts 1000+
3 Humanities & Fine Arts 1000+
3
BGS Component #1 1000+
3 BGS Component #2 1000+
15
3
15
Second Year
Fall
CR Spring
Science with a lab 1000+
3-5 Math Reasoning Proficiency
CR
3
Writing Intensive I 1000+
3 Behavioral & Social Sciences
2000+
3
Humanities & Fine Arts 2000+
3 BGS Component #1 2000+
3
BGS Component #3 1000+
3 BGS Component #2 2000+
3
BGS Component #3 2000+
12-14
BGS Component #2 3000+
3 General Elective or Minor 1000+
3
BGS Component #3 3000+
3 General Elective or Minor 1000+
3
General Elective or Minor 1000+
3 General Elective or Minor 1000+
3
General Elective or Minor 1000+
3 General Elective or Minor 1000+
3
Total Credits: 119-122
• 2.0 major GPA (the GPA for all courses taken to fulfill requirements
in the major)
CR Spring
3
2-3
17-18
• In order to graduate, students must have the following GPAs:
• 2.0 cumulative GPA (the GPA for all coursework taken at MU)
3
15
CR
3 General Elective or Minor 1000+
General Elective or Minor 1000+
• 30 of the last 36 hours a student completes must be taken at MU.
Fall
CR Spring
BGS Component #1 4000+
CAPSTONE
15