The School of the Arts and Professions
GENERAL STUDIES PROGRAM
Program Chair:
Diann R. Showell, Ph.D.
The Bachelor of General Studies Degree Program is designed to meet
the needs of an expanding diverse population of students. The objectives
of the program are to:
- Build a foundation for students to pursue further study in
higher education.
- Afford greater access to a baccalaureate degree for the community
and the nontraditional student.
- Provide students an avenue for the self-fulfillment that
comes with an academic degree.
- Provide students an opportunity to explore a wide variety
of career options.
The program permits the students to experience a broad liberal arts
background with a high degree of competency in a selected area of
concentrated study. Declared concentrations may be taken in all areas
in which there are other traditional majors except education, business,
and rehabilitation services. The academic program is individualized
in that the student and the advisor design the scope and sequence
of courses that will reflect the student's ability, interests, background
experiences (including work), career goals, time constraints, etc.
General Studies is especially appropriate for the non-traditional
adult (older) learner who has had a variety of work-related experiences
or who has had "time out" periods in his/her educational background.
General Studies is recommended for the transfer student who has a
number of transferable credits in a variety of disciplines or for
the students who desires to change from a more restricted traditional
major program to one that is more flexible and will meet the needs
of the student more appropriately.
Although students may enter the General Studies Program at any
time, junior and senior level students must be officially enrolled
as a General Studies major at least two semesters prior to the expected
date of graduation.
- The student must be in the University's data base as an official
General Studies major during the semester of the anticipated date
of graduation.
- A minimum of 120 total credits must be earned with a cumulative
grade point average of at least 2.0.
- A minimum of 35 credits of lower level courses in the 100-200
range may be applied toward graduation. These courses may be electives
or prerequisites for upper level courses.
- At least 45 credits must be earned at the upper level
(courses in the 300-400) range. Of the 45 total credits, 27 must
be in one declared area of concentration. A grade point average
of 2.0 must be maintained in all courses in the area of concentration.
- Students (including transfer students) must complete the 40
general education requirements. Students who are exempted from
the required physical activity must take three approved credits
in an elective.
- The General Studies Program is designed to enable transfer
students may apply up to 70 credit hours earned at
other institutions toward meeting the requirements of the
planned degree at UMES.
Degree Requirements Credit (Minimum)
General Education Requirements — 40
Lower Level Credits — 35
Upper Level Credits — 45
Credits in the Concentration — 27
Free Electives — 18
Total Credits — 120 (minimum)
ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOR GENERAL STUDIES WITH A CONCENTRATION IN
THE SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(SAMPLE PROGRAM)
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Hours
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
ENVS 101 Intro. Environmental Science — 3
SOCI 101 Intro to Sociology
— 3
MATH 102 Intro. to Algebra — 3
EDHE 111 Health and Wellness —
3
PSYC 100 — 1
Semester Total — 16
Spring Semester Hours
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II
— 3
PSYC 200 Intro. To Psychology — 3
ARTS 101 Explor. Of Visual Arts —
3
SOCI. 201 Social Problems — 3
BIOL 101 Theories & Applic. — 3
BIOL 103 Biolological Lab — 1
Semester Total — 16
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Hours
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Speech
— 3
SOCI 202 Social Deviance and Control —
3
SOWK 200 Intro to Social Work —
3
HIST 201 Hist. of Amer. Civ. — 3
PSYC 371 Abnormal Psychology —
3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester Hours
ENGL 310 Adv Composition
— 3
POLI. 200 Amer. Government
— 3
SOCI. 250 Juvenile Delinquency —
3
SOWK 300 Human Behavior I — 3
SOCI 309 Research Methods —
3
Semester Total — 15
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall semester Hours
HIST. 333 Afro-American Hist — 3
SOWK 305 Human Behavior II —
3
SOCI. 303 Inequality in Amer. —
3
SOCI 320 Social Mov.
& Social Change — 3
SOCI. 331 Amer. Minority Groups —
3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester Hours
SOCI 312 Marriage and Family
— 3
ECON 201 Prin of Economics
— 3
PSYC 305 Develop. Psychology — 3
SOCI 326 Social Psychology — 3
HIST 102 Western Civ. II — 3
Semester Total — 15
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Hours
SOCI 361 Social Gerontology — 3
SOCI 421 Theory I —
3
POLI 311 Comparative Pol. Systems —
3
HIST 334 Afro-American Hist. II —
3
Free Elective — 3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester Hours
SOWK 305 Social Welfare Policy — 3
POLI 312 International Relations
— 3
CRJS 312 Criminology and Penology —
3
Free Electives — 4
Semester Total — 13
NOTE: Concentrations may be taken in all major areas except
education, business, and rehabilitation services.
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