Undergraduate Programs | School of Continuing Education at EASTERN


School of Continuing Education

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Undergraduate Programs

Eastern offers the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), or Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree to students who have successfully completed a four-year program of study. The Associate Degree in Science (AS) is offered to students who have completed a two-year or 60-credit program of study.

Major Concentrations for the BGS

Undergraduate Majors

Certificates

Interdisciplinary

Business Management

Accounting (BS)*

Business Information Systems

Information Systems Management

Biochemistry (BS)

Environmental Management and Policy

Biology (BA & BS)

Public Health

Business Administration (BS)*

Sustainable Energy

Sustainable Energy Management

Business Information Systems (BS)

Sustainable Energy Online

Human Services Administration

Communication (BA)**

Computer Science (BS)*

Single Discipline - Requires 30 credits in a discipline 15 of those credits must be 300-level or above

Biology

Early Childhood Education (BS)

Communication**

Economics (BA)

Computer Science*

Elementary Education (BS)

Economics

English (BA & BS)*

English*

English with American Studies (BA)

Environmental Earth Science

Environmental Earth Science (BS)

General Studies (BGS)*

History (BA)**

History**

History with American Studies (BA)

History with American Studies

History and Social Sciences (BA & BS)**

History and Social Sciences**

Individualized Major (BA & BS)

Mathematics

Mathematics (BA & BS)

Performing Arts

Performing Arts (BA)

Psychology*‡

Physical Education (BS)

Public Policy and Government**

Psychology (BA)*‡

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Department

Public Policy and Government (BA)**

Spanish

Secondary Education (BS)

Visual Arts

Social Work (BSW)

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Department (BA)

Spanish (BA)

Sport and Leisure Management (BS)

Visual Arts (BA)

All majors are open to Continuing Education students during the day.
*	Required courses offered at 7 pm, as well as during the day.
**	Required courses offered late afternoon and evening, as well as during the day, subject to faculty availability. Some 4 pm classes required.
‡	Only general curriculum available in the evening.

There are only three parts to any degree plan at Eastern. Your Bachelor’s Degree will be made up of 40 courses.

General Education Requirements (12-14 3-credit courses)
Utilize previous credits from other colleges or meet some requirements through CLEP or DSST exams.
Your Academic Major or Major/Minor Concentrations for the BGS (10-18 3-credit courses)
See here for available options or design your own BGS degree or Individualized Major. Call the School of Continuing Education for information. Five of these 3-Credit courses must be 300+ level and taken at EASTERN.
Electives (10-18 3-credit courses)
Utilize previous credits here – no matter how long ago you took them, or apply for Credit for Lifelong Learning.

All baccalaureate degree programs require a minimum of 120 semester credit hours. In addition to the major or major/minor concentration for the BGS, all students must complete EASTERN's General Education Requirement (GER).

Note: A minimum of 30 credits must be earned through Eastern coursework. Within the total 120 credits required for the degree, students must complete 60 credits of coursework numbered 200-level or higher and within that 60, 30 credits must be 300-level or higher.