Bachelor of Liberal Studies

The bachelor of liberal studies degree program is one option available to students whose interests extend beyond a single academic major or more traditional interdepartmental program. The degree's flexibility may make it an appropriate option, for example, for nontraditional students who enroll only in evening courses.

A fully admitted student at the University may be evaluated for admission to the B.L.S. program if he or she has:

1. Completed no fewer than 30 semester hours;
2. A minimum GPA of 2.5;
3. At least 30 semester hours of coursework remaining to be completed before graduation;
4. Submitted the application for admission into the B.L.S. degree program within the first 14 days of the semester in which the last 30 hours of the degree program are begun;
5. Submitted a personal essay of three to five pages which articulates specific correspondences between the student's long- and short-term goals and objectives and the proposed curriculum;
6. Completed GSW 1120;
7. Completed the BG Perspective program (see BG Perspective program).

Students enrolled at BGSU Firelands must meet with an advisor at the time application is made.

A B.L.S. degree program may include within the 122 hours required for graduation no more than 27 hours within any one department in the College of Arts and Sciences.

To be eligible to graduate in the B.L.S. degree program, a student must have:

1. Met all of the requirements set forth above and have been admitted to the program;
2. Completed 100 hours of coursework within the College of Arts and Sciences;
3. Met all of the University's requirements for a bachelor's degree;
4. Followed an approved program of study which is consistent with his or her original application to the program;
5. Satisfactorily completed a minimum of 122 hours, with the last 30 hours in residence at BGSU.

The College of Arts and Sciences awards the B.L.S.