Bachelor of General Studies Degree
College of Liberal Arts
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
The GER courses are similar campus-wide. Students pursuing the BGS degree are required to take the following courses to meet GER mandates:

English 100/101 and 102--------------------------------------------------- -- 6 hrs.
Math 100/101 and 125----------------------------------------------------------6 hrs. Computer literacy ----------------------------------------------------------------3 hrs.
Natural sciences (both biological
and physical sciences,including
an approved six-hour sequence
in one area) ------------------------------------------------------------------------9 hrs.
Arts appreciation (ART 290, HES
280, MUGN 290, or SPTH 290) ---------------------------------------------3 hrs.
Humanities:
History 101, 102, 201, or 202 ------------------------------------------------3 hrs.
English 201 or 202 --------------------------------------------------------- -----3 hrs.
Speech 377 ------------------------------------------------------------------------3 hrs. Humanities elective --------------------------------------------------------------3 hrs.
Social Sciences (choice of
sociology, psychology, geography,
political science, economics,
and/or anthropology; at least two
disciplines) --------------------------------------------------------------------------9 hrs.
TOTAL-------------------------------------------------------------------------------48 hrs.

General Studies Program Coordinator
Ms. Kerry Davis Byargeon
Louisiana Tech University
College of Liberal Arts
GTM Hall, Office # 278
P. O. Box 3044
Ruston, LA 71272
318.257.2707
kdavis@latech.edu

Revised September 2008