Program Overview

Bachelor of General Studies (BGS)

The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) at the University of Connecticut is designed for students who have completed a minimum of 60 college credits from regionally accredited institutions and are seeking a flexible, interdisciplinary pathway to complete a bachelor's degree.

Program Description

The BGS program offers students the opportunity to create a personalized course of study that aligns with their academic and professional goals. The program is ideal for students who have completed some college coursework but have not yet earned a degree.

Admission Requirements

• Students must have completed a minimum of 60 college credits from regionally accredited institutions.
• Students must meet the university's admission requirements.

Program Structure

• The BGS program is an interdisciplinary program that allows students to create a personalized course of study.
• Students can choose from a wide range of courses and create a program that aligns with their academic and professional goals.

Campus Options

• The BGS program is available at the following campuses:
  • Avery Point
  • Hartford
  • Stamford
  • Storrs (Main Campus)
  • Waterbury
• Housing is available at the following campuses:
  • Hartford
  • Stamford
  • Storrs (Main Campus)

Intended Major

Students can choose from a wide range of intended majors, including:

• Accounting
• Acting (BFA)
• Africana Studies
• Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources
• Allied Health Sciences
• American Sign Language Education
• American Sign Language Studies
• American Studies
• Analytics and Information Management
• Animal Science (2-year program)
• Animal Science (4-year program)
• Anthropology
• Arabic and Islamic Civilizations
• Art - BA
• Art - BFA
• Art History
• Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Engineering
• Business - Undecided
• Business - Undecided (Hartford)
• Business - Undecided (Stamford)
• Business - Undecided (Waterbury)
• Business Administration
• Business Data Analytics
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Chinese
• Civil Engineering
• Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies
• Cognitive Science
• Communication
• Comprehensive Special Education
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Data Science and Engineering
• Design/Technical Theatre (BFA)
• Diagnostic Genetic Sciences
• Dietetics
• Digital Media and Design (BA)
• Digital Media and Design (BFA)
• Earth Sciences
• Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
• Economics
• Economics of Sustainable Development and Management
• Electrical Engineering
• Elementary Education
• Engineering Physics
• English
• Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
• Environmental Sciences (Natural Resources)
• Environmental Studies (Arts & Sciences)
• Environmental Studies (Natural Resources)
• Equine Science and Management
• Exercise Science
• Finance
• Financial Management
• Financial Technology
• French and Francophone Studies
• General Studies
• Geographic Information Science
• Geography
• German
• Health Care Management
• History
• Human Development & Family Sciences
• Human Rights
• Italian Literary & Cultural Studies
• Journalism
• Judaic Studies
• Landscape Architecture
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics Philosophy
• Linguistics Psychology
• Management
• Management & Engineering for Manufacturing
• Marine Sciences
• Maritime Studies
• Marketing
• Marketing Management
• Materials Science & Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mathematics - Actuarial Finance
• Mathematics - Actuarial Science
• Mathematics - Physics
• Mathematics - Statistics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Molecular & Cell Biology
• Multidisciplinary Engineering
• Music (General Program - BA)
• Natural Resources
• Nursing
• Nutritional Sciences
• Pathobiology
• Pharmacy Studies
• Pharmacy Studies, Pre Professional
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Physiology & Neurobiology
• Plant Science
• Plant Science (2-year Program)
• Political Science
• Pre-Applied Data Analysis
• Pre-Individualized Major
• Pre-Social Work
• Pre-Sport Management
• Pre-Statistical Data Science
• Pre-Teaching
• Psychological Sciences
• Puppet Arts (BFA)
• Real Estate/Urban Economics
• Robotics Engineering
• Secondary Education - Biological Sciences
• Secondary Education - Chemistry
• Secondary Education - Earth Sciences
• Secondary Education - English
• Secondary Education - French
• Secondary Education - General Science
• Secondary Education - German
• Secondary Education - History and Social Studies
• Secondary Education - Italian
• Secondary Education - Latin/Classics Language
• Secondary Education - Mandarin Chinese
• Secondary Education - Mathematics
• Secondary Education - Physics
• Secondary Education - Spanish
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
• Sport Management
• Statistics
• Structural Biology & Biophysics
• Theatre Studies (BA)
• Urban and Community Studies
• Urban Forestry Arboriculture (2-year Program)
• Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Undecided (ACES Exploratory)