Office of General Majors Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) Degree (Major Code: 136) For the B.G.S. degree, the student must complete, in addition to the core curriculum, a minimum of 81 hours of electives, including at least 36 hours at the advanced level. A maximum of 36 hours in one academic discipline can count toward this degree. An academic discipline is designated by a course prefix, as ENGL for English or POSC for political science. Music courses, whether MUSI (music) or MUAP (applied music), are counted as one academic discipline. No major or minor is required for the B.G.S. degree. For details about the B.G.S. degree, contact the dean of the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities. | 
