Liberal Studies (Distance) (GENST.BS)

This program is designed for students who have earned at least sixty (60) semester hours of college credits.

Degree Checklist

For a check list of all the courses required for this degree program and a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.

GENST.BS 20-21

Religion Core - 15 Hours

Biblical / Theological Foundation

BIBL 110 - Message of the New Testament Credit Hours: 3
BIBL 111 - Message of the Old Testament Credit Hours: 3
THEO 230 - Introduction to Theology Credit Hours: 3
THEO 231 - Introduction to Christian Ethics Credit Hours: 3
RELIGION ELECTIVES - 3 hours

General Education Core - 36 Hours

(Any student who transitions to a Lee campus program must meet the Lee University residential general education requirements as outlined in the undergraduate catalog.)

All students must take ENGL-106 and ENGL-110 by the completion of the 18th hour of college credit. If a student does not meet this requirement, he/she must enroll in ENGL-106 or 110 before enrolling in any additional courses.

Humanities (12 Hours)

HUMA 211 - Monuments of Western Culture I Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 221 - Western Literature: Ancient to Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 222 - Western Literature: Enlightenment to Postmodern Credit Hours: 3
Choose nine (9) hours from the following disciplines:

Art* / History / Humanities / Literature / Music* / Philosophy / Political Science / Theatre*

*History or Appreciation, not acting or studio courses

Communications (12 Hours)

GNST 111 - Pathways to Student Success Credit Hours: 3
COMM 200 - Understanding Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 106 - College Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 110 - Rhetoric and Research Credit Hours: 3

Social Science (6 Hours)

Choose two of the following:
ECON 200 - Understanding Economic Issues Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 200 - Understanding Human Behavior Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 200 - Understanding Contemporary Society Credit Hours: 3

Natural Science and Mathematics (6 Hours)

Mathematics - 100 level or higher (3 hours)
Natural Science (3 hours)

Specialty Area Requirements - 69 Hours

The specialty area must meet the following criteria:

A minimum of 69 hours of general studies are required.
At least 30 hours of the specialty area must be in upper division (300 and 400 level) courses.
The student must achieve a minimum major GPA of 2.0.
A minimum of 120 hours as required for graduation.
Courses designated as general education or religion core requirements will not count toward the major.

Academic Catalog