Bachelor of General Studies

The Bachelor of General Studies degree will be awarded after completion of 120 credit hours with a grade-point average of 2.0 or more.  Other requirements for this degree include the following:

• Completion of the General Education Core & Degree Curriculum listed below.

• Completion of 42 credit hours in courses numbered 3000 or above.

• Completion of the BGS Academic Career Plan with a stated Emphasis area or areas.

• Fulfillment of the Institution’s residence credit requirement (30 credit hours).

To be admitted into the program for this degree, the candidate must meet with the CLASS department chair and the BGS academic advisor, who will be assigned by the CLASS department chair, to create a BGS Academic Career Plan that will be on file with the Registrar.  Any changes to the BGS Academic Career Plan must be approved by the CLASS department chair and the student’s BGS academic advisor.  These changes will be on file with the Registrar and must be met, along with the above-stated requirements, before the degree will be awarded. The plan can be downloaded from https://www.nmt.edu/academics/class/generalstudies.php 

Note: Minors cannot be earned under a Bachelor of General Studies Degree. Students who plan to pursue a career or graduate studies that require a Bachelor of Science degree are advised to pursue another degree program at New Mexico Tech.