General Studies (AS) - Program of Study

Course descriptions are available through the Course Description Lookup.

Concentration Elements:

• Business - courses with ACC, ADM, BUS, ECO, or MGT prefixes, except ADM-400.
• Communications - courses with ENG, WRI, and COM prefixes, as well as MGT-205.
• Criminal Justice - courses with CRJ prefixes and SOC-246, PSY-365, and PHE-366.
• Computer Information Technology - courses with CIT and BIS prefixes.
• Entrepreneurship - ECO-300; two or more courses in accounting; one or more courses in human resources (MGT-435 or 490); one or more non-human resources MGT courses; and ADM or BUS courses.
• Fine Arts - courses with ART, MUS, and FINA prefixes and foreign language courses.
• History - courses with HST prefixes and REL-225.
• Human Services - courses with SOC and PSY prefixes, and CRJ-268.
• Liberal Arts - courses with Liberal Arts prefixes, beyond those required for the "general education" component.
• Life Sciences - courses with BIO, CHE, EAR, and SCI prefixes, PHE-140, PHE-141, PHE-362, and PHE-366 with coursework from at least two separate areas required.
• Marketing - courses with MKG prefixes and MGT-421.
• Mathematics - courses with MAT prefixes and ADM-320.
• Religious Studies - courses with REL, PHL, and BIL prefixes.
• Individualized Concentration - permits customized concentration with approval of General Studies Faculty Committee.

Concentration Requirements:

• Fifteen credit hours with a GPA of 2.0.
• Nine of the fifteen hours must be completed at IWU.
• Concentrations include those listed above.
• The General Studies Faculty Committee must approve individualized concentrations.