Bachelor of General Studies Program

The Bachelor of General Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed for nontraditional students and students with a large amount of coursework across multiple disciplines. Students intending to declare a Bachelor of General Studies degree must have completed at least 75 credit hours. To declare this program, students should complete the online program change form in MyBLUE. 

The Bachelor of General Studies promotes study in a wide range of disciplines - the arts, foreign languages, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and professional studies - that enable the student to develop a broad view, a capacity for critical thinking, and a fundamental understanding of human nature, society and values. It should not be confused with the General Education Program, which is a required component in all undergraduate degree programs.

Students completing the interdisciplinary, undergraduate BGS program will demonstrate:

• An understanding of the core knowledge of the distribution areas
• The ability to find relevant data and use it in appropriate ways
• The ability to read and comprehend literature appropriate to the distribution areas
• The ability to write in a manner appropriate to the distribution areas

For more information contact:

Academic Advising and Career Development
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE 68849

See the Bachelor of General Studies program requirements.