General Studies - AS

The Associate of Science degree with a major in General Studies consists of 62 credits of course work, which includes both liberal arts requirements and a concentration in one academic area. The program design requires the student to complete at least 30 of the 62 hours with Indiana Wesleyan University. Therefore, transfer of credits is an option for this degree if the credits are earned at other regionally accredited institutions or those accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education and a grade of "C" or higher was earned.

The purpose of the major in General Studies is to provide a general college education for persons to build a strong academic platform for problem solving and from which to make future career and educational decisions. Individuality and flexibility describe this program of studies. Students will find maximum freedom of choice while building on a stable general education foundation.

The total of 62 credit hours must include 23 hours in Liberal Arts, 15 hours in a concentration, and 3 credits in required electives as specified below:

Liberal Arts Requirements

• 9 credits in Humanities (ENG-242, HST-180, MUS-180, PHL-283)
• 3 credits in Biblical Literature (BIL)
• 3 credits in English Composition (ENG-140 or ENG-141 or the equivalent, must be completed with grade of "C" or better)
• 3 credits in Social Science (ECO, HST, POL, PSY, SOC)
• 2 credits in Physical Education (PHE)
• 3 credits in Science or Math (BIO, EAR, SCI, MAT)

Required Electives

• 2 credits in first-year seminar (UNV-111 or UNV-181)
• 1 credit in Liberal Arts Appreciation (UNV-201)

Concentration

• 15 credit hours total with a 2.0 G.P.A.
• 9 of 15 hours must be completed at IWU
• Concentrations include those listed below.
• Individualized concentrations must be approved by the General Studies Faculty Committee.

Concentration Elements:

• Business - courses with ACC, ADM, BUS, ECO, or MGT prefixes, except ADM-400
• Communications - courses with ENG, WRI, and COM prefixes, as well as MGT-205
• Criminal Justice - courses with CRJ prefixes and SOC-246, PSY-365, and PHE-366
• Computer Information Technology - courses with CIT and BIS prefixes
• Entrepreneurship - ECO-300; two or more courses in accounting; one or more courses in human resources (MGT-435 or 490); one or more non-human resources MGT courses; and ADM or BUS courses
• Fine Arts - courses with ART and MUS prefixes and foreign language courses
• History - courses with HST prefixes and REL-225
• Human Services - courses with SOC and PSY prefixes, and CRJ-268
• Liberal Arts - courses with Liberal Arts prefixes, beyond those required for the "general education" component
• Life Sciences - courses with BIO, CHE, EAR, SCI prefixes, PHE-140, PHE-141, PHE-362, and PHE-366 with coursework from at least two separate areas required
• Marketing - courses with MKG prefixes and MGT-421
• Mathematics - courses with MAT prefixes and ADM-320
• Religious Studies - courses with REL, PHL, and BIL prefixes
• Individualized Concentration - permits customized concentration with approval of General Studies Faculty Committee