Mizzou Online : Bachelor of General Studies Degree Admission Requirements

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• A cumulative grade-point average of (2.5) is required of students transferring to MU. A cumulative grade-point average of (2.0) is required of students returning to MU.
• You previously must have earned 60 credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university* OR have earned an associate degree (AA) from a regionally accredited Missouri institution.
• Your AA degree or 60 hours of prior course work MUST include a 3-hour course in both college algebra AND English expository writing with grades of C– or higher. These two courses must be the equivalent of what one would take at MU when taking college algebra (Math 1100) or English Exposition and Argumentation (English 1000).

To check whether your previous institution(s) is “regionally accredited,” please check the following web site: http://www.chea.org/search/default.asp

If you are not sure if you meet these requirements or if you need clarification before applying, please contact Ehren Oncken with the Center for Distance and Independent Study at 1-800-609-3727 or
e-mail him at OnckenE@missouri.edu. If you meet these requirements, read the admissions procedures for the Bachelor of General Studies degree completion program.

BGS Admission Requirements and Procedures (PDF)