Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) Major in Integrated Studies

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

  1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

  2. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  3. Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
  4. If two years of the same foreign language were taken in high school, then enough additional hours to total the minimum 120 hours required for the degree will fulfill this requirement. In the absence of such high school language, two semesters of the same foreign language must be taken at the college level.

Course Requirements 

Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Communication Component Code 0103Communication Component Code 0103
Government/Political Science Component Code 0703Government/Political Science Component Code 0703
Mathematics Component Code 0203Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303
Language, Philosophy and Culture Component Code 0403Creative Arts Component Code 0503
Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 0803Component Area Option Codes 090, 091, 092, 093 and 0943
US 11001 
 16 15
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
American History Component Code 0603Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303
Component Area Option Codes 090, 091, 092, 093 and 0943American History Component Code 0603
Electives29Electives26
 15 12
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Minor6GNST 43003
Electives29Minor6
 Electives29
 15 18
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Electives215GNST 43503
 Minor6
 Electives25
 15 14
Total Hours: 120
1

US 1100 is only required for PACE students.

2

See advisor for confirmation of exact number of hours needed to reach 36 advanced hours and 120 total hours.