The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) is an ideal bachelor’s degree completion program for transfer students and adult learners who want to maximize their credits earned from other colleges/universities/the military and want to take advantage of the program’s flexibility and opportunity to customize their education to attain their educational and professional objectives.
The BGS includes an interdisciplinary curriculum designed for students to explore different professions and gain career readiness skills.
In addition to learning and practicing essential skills required in all professions, students gain in-depth knowledge in specialized areas from a selection of tracks:
- Communication
- Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
- Human Resource Development
- Information Technology
In lieu of one of the above tracks, BGS students may choose to develop their own track with an advisor or pursue a Minor in Management, offered in partnership by the AACSB Accredited Clark University School of Management.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Graduates from the Bachelor of General Studies program at Clark University will be able to:
- Collaborate in team projects and contribute individually to achieve organizational goals
- Communicate effectively with character and integrity
- Critically assess their own attitudes, values, and assumptions and consider their impact on individuals and the wider society
- Apply basic project management knowledge and skills
- Demonstrate business acumen
- Use data literacy skills to evaluate and interpret data to inform decision-making
Graduates will gain additional knowledge and skills based in their track or minor.
Requirements
The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) requires 32 course units (128 semester hours).
- 10 core major courses (e.g., Leadership and Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Project Management Basics)
- Four courses in a specialized degree track or six courses in the Management Minor
- 11 Distribution Requirement course units designed to give students perspectives on human affairs that are essential to be contributing citizens of the world.
- Please note that required major courses may also satisfy a Distribution Requirement.
- One Capstone course
- Electives (enough to fulfill 32 units for the degree)
See full program requirements for more information.