General Studies

Bachelor of Arts Degree

College	Arts and Sciences
Degree	Bachelor of Arts
Credits Required	125 semester credits
Coordinator	Jim Heugel

Overview

The BA in General Studies is an individually designed major option for students who wish to create a program of study by combining selected courses from two or more majors. Students are required to identify a central organizing theme of their General Studies Major and design it under the guidance and Supervision of a General Studies Advisor (Provost or designate). A minimum of 20 of the major credits must be upper division. Students will meet all General Education Requirements. Courses cannot double count within the major and as General Education Requirements.

Process to Design a General Studies Major

Identify the unifying theme of your program and present your concept to the General Studies Chair (the Provost or designate). Prospective majors must submit and have approved proposal before entrance to the General Studies major in order to register for any courses.
In conference with an Adviser appointed by the General Studies Chair, make a list of the courses you have completed or plan to take that will apply toward your academic goal. This list must comprise a minimum of 45 semester credits, all of which are related to your area of concentration. These courses must come from at least two departments, but may come from any number of areas, so long as interrelationships are discernible. A minimum of 20 credits must be 3000- and 4000- level courses.
Draft a statement that describes your proposed major theme and discusses the interrelationships among the courses you have chosen.
Submit your proposal to the Provost for approval. The contract must be approved at least 30 credits prior to graduation.

General Education Requirements (56 credits)

Humanities (18 credits)
- ENGL 1013 Expository Writing
- ENGL 1023 MLA Research Writing
- Literature - Select one course from the following:
  - ENGL 2113 British Literature I or
    ENGL 2123 British Literature II
  - ENGL 2213 American Literature I: Pre-Civil War Period or
    ENGL 2223 American Literature II: Civil War to Present
  - ENGL 3413 World Literature I or
    ENGL 3423 World Literature II
- COMM 1212 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- Fine Arts - Select one course from the following:
  - ARTE 1022 Art Appreciation
  - ARTE 1302 Introduction to Drawing or
    ARTE 1322 Introduction to Painting or
    ARTE 1342 Introduction to Photography
  - DRAM 2012 Introduction to Theatre
  - DRAM / MUSI Performing Arts (see course descriptions for applicability)
  - MUSI 1012 or
    MUSI 1022
- Language Arts - Select five credits from the following:
  - ENGL 2043 Creative Writing
  - ENGL 2313 Structure of English
  - ENGL 2653 Critical Thinking and Writing
  - ENGL xxx3 Any Literature Course
  - Any Biblical or Modern Language Course
  - Any Communication Course except COMM 1212
Science & Mathematics (10 credits)
- MATH xxxx Quantitative Reasoning
- SCIE xxxx Science course with Lab (4 credits)
- MATH/SCIE xxxx Math or Science Elective
Social Science (12 credits)
- HIST xxx3 Any Course in History
- Choose three additional areas:
  - Church History or Political Science
  - BUSM 2303 or BUSM 2353
  - Geography
  - Philosophy (except PHIL 2703)
  - Physical Education
  - PSYC 1013 General Psychology
  - SOCI 1113 Survey of Sociology
Biblical Studies (16 credits)
- BIBL 1103 OT History and Literature
- BIBL 1203 NT History and Literature
- BIBL 2553 Biblical Interpretation
- BIBL 4791 Faith Integration
- THEO 1213 Christian Thought
- THEO/BIBL xxx3 Theology or Bible elective

Major Requirements (45 credits)
At least 20 credits in the Major must be upper division credits.

Primary Concentration (24 credits)
Select from one academic discipline offered at Northwest.
Secondary Concentration (21 credits)

General Electives (24 credits)