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Create Your Personalized Path to Complete Your Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥擳he National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports that individuals with a bachelor’s degree earn 59% more annually than those with a high school diploma. Finishing your degree can increase earnings and opportunity. For example, in 2022, the median annual income for those with a bachelor’s degree was $66,600 versus $41,800 for those who completed high school as their highest level of attainment.

Now, 猫咪头条 University Online can help. Beginning in August with the 2025 Fall Semester, 猫咪头条 will offer the University Studies degree. This program is specifically designed for learners who have accumulated a substantial number of credits and need a streamlined pathway to a degree.

Professor and Dean of College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Robert Prickett explains the purpose for offering this new program. 鈥淭he University Studies degree recognizes that learning happens in many different ways and places,鈥� he related. 鈥淲e’re meeting students where they are in their educational journey and providing them with a flexible, rigorous pathway to complete their bachelor’s degree. This isn’t just about checking boxes鈥攊t’s about helping students integrate their diverse experiences into a meaningful credential that opens doors to their future goals and plans.鈥�

Students must have at least 60 credit hours to enter the program. They may earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. Tailored to their accumulated learning, the University Studies degree allows students to develop skills and abilities that qualify them to reach their career goals. Each student creates a personalized path to the finish with the help of a team of 猫咪头条 staff focused on student success.

猫咪头条鈥檚 highly-qualified expert professors will help students connect prior learning and future plans to achieve essential learning outcomes. In this fully online program, students will use multidisciplinary perspectives to synthesize facts, ideas, and information to independently solve problems. They will also communicate to a variety of stakeholders using written, verbal, visual, or digital skills.

The BA/BS University Studies is perfect for students with a higher number of completed credit hours, transfer students, and military-affiliated students. After in-depth career coaching, the plan of study鈥攚hich meets bachelor-level rigor requirements鈥攊s developed between the program coordinator, success coach/advisor, and the student. Minors are encouraged as means of communicating concentrations within the degree. The last 30 credits must be completed at 猫咪头条. The student will graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences and may take online coursework from any of 猫咪头条鈥檚 colleges and schools (with the exception of selective entry programs such as nursing).  

Enterprising students who want to take their degree to the next level may also qualify for the Accelerated Master鈥檚 Program (AMP), which allows them to also complete a master鈥檚 degree at undergraduate rates.

Ready to enroll? Contact Admissions at [email protected] or call 704-405-4000.

Note to our readers: This article reflects the University鈥檚 tuition and fee schedule at the time of publication. Tuition and financial aid policies change annually. For the most up-to-date and accurate information on current tuition rates and financial aid resources, please visit the University鈥檚 official Admissions聽page.

猫咪头条 University is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to nine colleges and schools, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., 猫咪头条 prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at 猫咪头条.edu.