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Bachelor of Liberal Studies Degree

The bachelor of liberal studies degree program is one option available to the student 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.

  1. 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 2.25;
    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 a specific relationship between the student's long- and short-term goals and objectives and the proposed course of study;
    6. Completed ENG 112;
    7. Completed the University's general education program (see University general education requirements);
    8. Students enrolled in other colleges at BGSU must meet with a college adviser at the time application is made.
    9. Students applying for BLS on-line must first contact an Arts & Sciences adviser by email.
  2. 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.
  3. To be eligible to graduate in the B.L.S. degree program, a student must have:
    1. Met all of the requirements set forth in section one above and have been admitted to the program;
    2. Completed 100 hours of coursework within the college;
    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 approved program;
    5. Satisfactorily completed a minimum of 122 hours with the last 30 hours in residence at BGSU.
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