BS - General Studies
Admission Requirements
The admission requirements for bachelor degree programs offered through the College of Adult and Professional Studies are as follows:
- Proof of high school graduation or GED certification.
- Original transcripts from all previous college or university study at regionally accredited colleges or universities or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
- Prior completion of at least 60 transferable credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education is required before the student is eligible to start a bachelor core program.
- A maximum of 40 hours of credit may be earned through the assessed learning process toward the required 60.
- A minimum of two years of significant full-time work experience beyond high school.
Concentration Requirements
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Twenty credit hours with a GPA of 2.25.
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Nine of the twenty hours must be completed at IWU.
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Concentrations are listed below.
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Individualized concentrations must be approved by the General Studies Faculty Committee
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a baccalaureate degree with a major in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Management, or Marketing from the College of Adult and Professional Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University, the following requirements must be met:
- Completion of 124 semester hours.
- Completion of the required core courses with a GPA of 2.25 or higher.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
- Completion of 30 hours of general education requirements as specified (General Education Requirements).
- Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.
General Studies (BS) - Program of Study
General Education Requirements
30 Hours Required
| Religion/Philosophy/Biblical Literature |
6 hours; 3 must be in Biblical Literature |
| English/Composition/Literature/Speech |
9 hours |
| Social Sciences |
6 hours |
| Mathematics |
3 hours |
| Science |
3 hours |
| Fine Arts/Foreign Language |
3 hours |
Required Electives
4 Hours Required
GEN-111 and UNV-401
Concentration
20 Hours (Minimum) Required from one of the following concentration options:
| 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 as well as SOC-246, PSY-365, and PHE-366 |
| Computer Info Technology |
Courses with CIT and BIS prefixes |
| Entrepreneurship |
ECO-300; two or more courses in accounting; one or more courses in human resources; one or more non-human resources MGT course; courses with ADM or BUS prefixes |
| Fine Arts |
Courses with ART, MUS, and FINA prefixes and foreign language courses |
| History |
Courses with HST prefixes, as well as REL-225 |
| Human Services |
Courses with SOC and PSY prefixes, as well as CRJ-268 |
| Liberal Arts |
Courses with Liberal Arts prefixes beyond those required for the "general education" component |
| Life Sciences |
Courses with BIO, CHI, EAR, and SCI prefixes, as well as PHE-140, PHE-141, PHE-362, PHE-366; coursework from at least two separate areas required |
| Marketing |
Courses with MKG prefixes as well as MGT-421 |
| Mathematics |
Courses with MAT prefixes as well as ADM-320 |
| Religious Studies |
Courses with REL, PHL, and BIL prefixes |
| Individualized Concentration |
Permits customized concentration with approval of General Studies Faculty Committee |
Electives
70 Hours Required
30 hours must be upper-level (300-400 level courses).
