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Apr 30, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
General Studies (B.A.)
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This program is not a matriculating program and is not intended for new SAU students. The program is designed for students who have been unable to complete an academic major at SAU for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to: SAU discontinued the student’s original major during a period when a student is separated from SAU, documented personal issues creating challenges for degree completion, geographical changes creating impossible completion of a major, academic struggles in major courses after multiple attempts, a documented employment change that makes it impossible to complete, etc. Students must petition the Office of Registration and Records to transfer to this program. The petition is granted or denied by the Office of Registration and Records after an evaluation of the student’s academic record.
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Choose one to three concentrations below.
Behavioral Science Concentration
- PSY/SOC/SWK 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 15 ^
Business Concentration
- ACC/BUS/ECN/FIN/MKT 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 15 ^
Criminal Justice Concentration
English/Literature Concentration
Family Life Education Concentration
- FLE 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 15 ^
Fine Arts Concentration
- ART/MUS 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 15 ^
Health and Human Performance Concentration
History/Political Science Concentration
- HIS/POL 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 15 ^
Mathematics/Computer Science Concentration
- CPS/MAT 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 15 ^
Natural Science Concentration
- BIO/CHE/NSC/PHY 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 15 ^
Organizational Management/Management Concentration
- ORM/MGT 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 15 ^
Bible/Ministry/Philosophy/Religion/Theology Concentration
- CMI/PHI/REL/BIB/THE 6 credit hours any level, 9 upper-level credit hours Credit Hours: 6 ^
Concentration Credit Hours 15-45
General Education Courses for SAU Global
Community of Learners Core Courses
Liberal Arts Skills Courses
Liberal Arts Pathway Courses
(some of these requirements may be met with concentration courses) General Education Credit Hours for SAU Global 41
General Education for Main Campus
Community of Learners Core Courses
Liberal Arts Skills Courses
Liberal Arts Pathways Courses
(some of these requirements may be met with concentration courses) General Education Credit Hours for Main Campus 51
Electives to complete 120 credit hours total
B.A. in General Studies Total Credit Hours 120
Symbol Key ^ Grade of “C” or better required.
* This course has a prerequisite.
# Possible waiver by exam.
+ Possible waiver with a specified number of transfer credits upon first-time admission. Criteria for Consideration Criteria for admission into this program is as follows: - A petition must be submitted to the registrar requesting to change from a matriculating declared SAU major. A petition is not a guarantee of approval.
- Prior academic progress will be evaluated to determine the likelihood of students being able to finish the general studies program successfully within three semesters after the petition is submitted.
- Other factors considered for admission to the program are as follows:
- Has SAU discontinued the original matriculating declared major? (For students who separated from SAU for a time and now wants to return to finish.)
- Has the student completed at least 75% of a concentration?
- Can the student complete the original declared major within three semesters?
- Is there documented evidence that the student cannot complete the original matriculating declared major within the same timeframe as it would take to complete the General Studies program?
Petition for Alternative Concentration Students may have previously completed a group of courses in a discipline not listed as a concentration option in the degree program. Students who wish to use that discipline as their concentration may petition the Office of Registration and Records. The department of the discipline must approve the concentration; therefore, a petition is not a guarantee of approval. General Education Requirements Students who are transferring into the general studies program from other SAU programs will be required to meet the General Education requirements for the SAU program from which they are transferring as reflected in a degree audit conducted by the Office of Registration and Records. Some General Education requirements may be met with concentration courses and will be identified in the degree audit. SAU Global General Education Credit Hours It is very likely that courses taken to meet the SAU Global General Education requirements are generally higher in credit hours than what is listed in the curriculum above, particularly in the Liberal Arts Pathway courses. If that is the case, those additional credit hours will be applied to electives. Graduation and Program Requirements - Students must meet all graduation requirements for a bachelor’s degree.
- Students must complete at least one concentration and can have up to three concentrations.
- All of the concentrations require 15 credit hours with at least 5 courses in a given area. Nine of the 15 credits must be upper level.
- Concentration cumulative GPA must be at least 2.2.
- Students must complete at least 5 credit hours of courses at Spring Arbor University in the desired concentration/s.
Program Oversight The general studies program is overseen by the Office of Registration and Records in consultation with academic departments. An academic advisor will be assigned by the registrar’s office to assist the student in completing the requirements. |
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