Create Your Own Major
and Advance Your Career
It doesn't matter how you start or at what level. You are
to be commended on the fact that you have entered or reentered college. Whether you wish to pursue an AA in General
Studies or a BS in General Studies, you will be guided by the faculty members
of the Department of Developmental Studies as you determine which courses match
your level. They will guide you as you create your own course of study, and
they will make sure that you have access to any supplemental support you need.
- With faculty advisement, explore and develop an
individualized plan of study complete with proposed theme, rationale, and
courses needed to satisfy the Special Interest Area.
- Incorporate basic and applied coursework within
a theoretical framework that culminates in a senior-year independent research
project.
- Get credit for your work experience, provided it fits well with your plan and is
approved.
- Take full advantage of all of the supplemental
assistance offered by the department.
- Designed specifically for the nontraditional or
adult learner.
- Acquire a broad base of knowledge in the liberal
arts from a curriculum consisting of the core liberal studies
requirements for bachelor’s degree programs plus 10 credits of electives.
- Note that course requirements are sometimes adjusted for
individuals. (No more that 30 credits may be transferred into this degree
program from other colleges.)