Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Liberal Studies BLS Degree Requirements (120 hours)

Degree Plan

General Education Curriculum

GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.

GEC 02. Natural Science (8-10 hours minimum)

Select 2 courses with labs:

AST 111 - General Astronomy I 3 hrs. AND
AST 111L - General Astronomy I Laboratory 1 hr.
AST 112 - General Astronomy II 3 hrs. AND
AST 112L - General Astronomy II Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 103 - Biology and Society 3 hrs. AND
BSC 103L - Biology and Society Laboratory 1 hr
BSC 107 - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology 3 hrs. AND
BSC 107L - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 110 - Principles of Biological Science I 3 hrs. AND
BSC 110L - Principles of Biological Science I Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 111 - Principles of Biological Science II 3 hrs. AND
BSC 111L - Principles of Biological Science II Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 hrs. AND
BSC 250L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 hrs. AND
BSC 251L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 104 - Chemistry and Our Environment 3 hrs. AND
CHE 104L - Chemistry and Our Environment Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 106 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs. AND
CHE 106L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 110 - Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biochemistry 3 hrs. AND
CHE 110L - Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biochem Lab 1 hr.
GHY 104 - Weather and Climate 3 hrs. AND
GHY 104L - Weather and Climate Laboratory 1 hr.
GHY 105 - Land and Water 3 hrs. AND
GHY 105L - Land and Water Lab 1 hr.
GLY 101 - Physical Geology 3 hrs. AND
GLY 101L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 hr.
GLY 103 - Historical Geology 3 hrs. AND
GLY 103L - Historical Geology Laboratory 1 hr.
MAR 151 - Introduction to Ocean Science 3 hrs. AND
MAR 151L - Introduction to Ocean Science Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 103 - Introductory Physics 3 hrs. AND
PHY 103L - Introductory Physics Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 111 - General Physics I 3 hrs. AND
PHY 111L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 112 - General Physics II 3 hrs. AND
PHY 112L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 201 - General Physics I with Calculus 4 hrs. AND
PHY 201L - General Physics I with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 202 - General Physics II with Calculus 4 hrs. AND
PHY 202L - General Physics II with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.
PSE 190 - Living in a Material World 3 hrs. AND
PSE 190L - Lab for Living in a Material World 1 hr.

GEC 03. Humanities (9 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Select 2 courses, 1 History required

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
HUM 201 - Colloquium on the Pre-Modern World 3 hrs.
HUM 202 - Colloquium on the Modern World 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

GEC 05. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)

Select 2 courses:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
ANT 221 - Introduction to Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

GEC 06. Mathematics (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. ***
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.
Higher-level MAT course
ACT Math sub score of 24 or higher
SAT Math score of 560 or higher

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement (3 hours)

Any WI designated course (WI).
ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

GEC 08. Speaking Intensive Requirement (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

GEC 09. Capstone Requirement (Major Area)

BLS 402 - Liberal Studies Capstone 3 hrs. (Capstone)
Must be taken Senior Year; ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

Note:

*This course satisfies both the GEC requirement and a program requirement for this major.

**This particular GEC course is recommended by this major.

***This course does not satisfy prerequisites for any other math course.

GEC 07 - GEC 09 courses are specific to this major.

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum

DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (40 hours)

BLS 402 - Liberal Studies Capstone 3 hrs. (Capstone)

Select 1 course:

BLS 401 - Research Seminar 3 hrs.
BLS 491 - Experiential Learning Experience 3 hrs.

Select 36 hours

Select 36 hours, with a minimum of 12 hours each in 3 academic areas chosen from the list below. No more than 6 hours completed under GEC 01-05 can count towards this 36-hour distribution. A minimum of 6 hours in each area must be 300 or 400 level courses for a total of 18 hours.

Select 12 hours from Academic Area 1 (6 must be 300/400 level)
Select 12 hours from Academic Area 2 (6 must be 300/400 level)
Select 12 hours from Academic Area 3 (6 must be 300/400 level)

Academic Area Options (choose 3 of the following 6 options):

Art and Media

ARE Art Education
ART Art
DAN Dance
DED Dance Education
EI Entertainment Industry
FLM Film
ID Interior Design
MEA Media and Entertainment Arts
MED Music Education
MUP Music Performance
MUS Music
THE Theatre

Business and Economic Development

ACC Accounting
BA/GBA Business Administration
ED Economic Development
ENTR Entrepreneurship
FIN Finance
MER/FM Merchandising
HTM/TM Hosp/Tourism
HRM Human Resource Management
IB International Business
LDR Leadership
MGT Management
MIS Management Information Systems
MKT Marketing
REI Real Estate & Insurance  
SM Sport Management

Health and Education

CED Cooperative Ed. Work Term
CHS/DPH Community Health/Public Health
CIE Curriculum Instrut. Elem Ed.
CIP Curriculum & Instr. for Primary 
CIR Curriculum & Instr. Reading 
CIS Curriculum & Instr. Secondary Ed. 
CISE Curriculum, Instr. & Special Ed. 
EDU Education
HE Higher Education Administration
HHS/COH Health and Human Services/College of Health
HPR (old) Human Performance & Recreation 
HPR (new) Health Professions and Rehabilitation Science
ITD/IT/BTE/BED Instructional Technology
KIN Kinesiology
LIS Library & Information Sciences 
NFS/FN Nutrition & Food Systems 
NSG Nursing
REF Research and Ed. Foundations
SHS Speech & Hearing Sciences 
SME Science Education
SPE Special Education
THY Therapy
TOE Technical & Occupational Ed.

Humanities and Communication

CMS Communication Studies
COM Communication
ENG English
FL Foreign Languages
FRE French
GER German
HIS History
HON Honors College
HUM Humanities
IS International Studies
LS Learning Skills
MCJ Mass Comm & Journalism 
PHI Philosophy
REL Religion
SPA Spanish
UNV University Studies

Social Science and Interdisciplinary Studies

ANT Anthropology
AIS American Indian Studies
AMS American Studies
AOS Aerospace Studies
APT Applied Technology Leadership
BLKS Black Studies
CD Child Development
CJ Criminal Justice
ECO Economics
FAM Family Relations
FCS Family & Consumer Science 
HCD Human Capital Development
IDS Interdisciplinary Studies
LGL Legal Studies
MSL/MS Military Science
NPS Nonprofit Studies
PLS Paralegal Studies
PS Political Science
PSY Psychology
SEC Security Studies
SOC Sociology
SSGS Social Science
SUS Sustainable Studies
SWK Social Work
WL World Languages
WS Women’s Studies
WGS Women’s and Gender Studies
WTD Workforce Training Development

Science and Engineering

ACT Architectural Engineering Technology
AEC Architecture Engineering-Construction
AST Astronomy
BCT Construction Engineering Technology
BEE Biological, Eniv. & Earth Sciences 
BSC Biological Sciences
CE Computer Engineering
CET Computer Engineering Technology
CHE Chemistry & Biochemistry 
COA Coastal Sciences
COS Computational Sciences
CS Computer Science (Gulf coast)
CSC Computer Science
CSS Computer Science and Statistics
SEC Security Studies
ECET Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology
EET Electronics Engineering Technology
ENT Engineering Technology
ESC Environmental Sciences
FSC Forensic Science
GHY Geography
GLY Geology
HYD Hydrographics
IET Industrial Engineering Technology
ITC Information Technology
MAR Marine Science
MAT Mathematics
MLS Medical Laboratory Science
OE Ocean Engineering
PHY Physics
PSC Polymer Science
PSE Polymer Science & Engineering 
TOX Toxicology

DEG 02. Additional Requirements (18 hours)

One concentration of 18 hours minimum approved by program School Director.

DEG 03. Electives

Choose electives as needed with adviser’s approval. (See Hours to Degree below)

Hours to Degree

120 hours are needed to graduate with a BLS in Liberal Studies. Of the total hours applied to this degree, 30 hours must be in courses numbered at the 300 level or above. The student must earn at least 21 of the last 30 hours of course work and at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss. See Residence Hour Requirements for more information.