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2010-2011 Calendar | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
Bachelor of General Studies Program
Bachelor of General Studies Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
This non-specialist degree program, administered within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, is designed for students whose educational goals are not met by other, more structured, undergraduate degree programs. Students may complete one or more minors or extended minors (but no major), in any academic area(s) as part of the BGS degree. Note that effective January 2011, there will be no direct admission to the Bachelor of General Studies program in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Students considering this program are strongly urged to consult the faculty advisor before declaring the BGS as their degree.
Program Requirements
Students complete a minimum of 120 units, including at least 45 upper division units.
The minimum GPA requirements for graduation are a GPA of 2.0 and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 calculated on all upper division courses completed, except duplicate courses.
University regulations governing the duplication of courses are rigorously applied in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. No more than five course duplications will be allowed.With the exception of co-op courses, FAL X99 and FAN X99, EDUC 401, 402, 405 and 406, courses completed from any faculty may be used to satisfy the degree requirements, but admission to courses is subject to the prerequisite requirements of the various departments.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Requirements
In addition to the program requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences BA requirements.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91ÅÝܽ within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
Graduation GPA Requirements
Grade point averages (GPAs) used for graduation are the minimum GPAs that must be achieved to satisfy the requirements for a degree or other credential. The graduation GPA must be obtained both on the overall course work (CGPA) as well as on the upper division subset of that work (UDGPA). In addition, program GPAs are the required minimum to satisfy the requirements of an extended minor or minor program. In each case, the program GPA must be obtained both on the overall course work (CGPA) as well as on the upper division subset of that work (UDGPA) in the program area. The graduation and program GPAs specified below are University minimum requirements; individual faculties and departments may, with senate approval, have higher requirements.
In the event of repeated courses, only the higher grade is used in these GPA calculations.Individual departments may have additional GPA requirements for graduation: check individual department Calendar listings for further information.
Note that the minimum GPA graduation requirements differed during these time periods: September 1965 to August 1991; September 1991 to August 2003. Consult the appropriate Calendar(s)* for information about GPA requirements during these time periods.
*Calendar in effect at the time of entry to 91ÅÝܽ and the Calendar that was in effect at the time of approval to credential and/or program.