Students pursuing a Bachelor of General Studies may already be employed, seeking a degree for career advancement. Others, undecided on a major, appreciate the flexibility the degree offers and often pair it with a Union Commonwealth University minor. While pay will differ based off the field you are in, here are potential career opportunities:

• Administrative Service Manager
• Chef
• Credit Analyst
• Editor
• High School Teacher
• Hotel Manager
• Human Resources Management Adviser
• Insurance Agent
• Interior Designer
• Law Clerk
• Management Consultant
• Marketing Manager/Research Analyst
• Parole Officer
• Public Relations Manager
• Publications Editor
• Radio & TV Producer
• Retail/Sales
• Social and Human Service Assistant
• Social Science Research Assistant
• Social Welfare Administrator
• Urban and Regional Planner

Above information sourced from 2021 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

A minimum 2.0 GPA is the requirement for admission at Union Commonwealth University. 

Requirements for General Studies B.S. Major (Online) (39 Credit Hours)

General Studies Program Core (39 hours) is divided into:

• Primary Area of Focus (24 hours)
• Secondary Area of Focus (15 hours)

Additional requirements for General Studies Majors:

• The Liberal Education Core must be completed.
• General Studies requires 39 credits which includes a primary academic emphasis area with 24 credits and a secondary academic emphasis area with another 15 credits. Twenty-four (24) hours in the primary and secondary academic emphasis areas must be taken in upper division course work (300+ level classes).
• Students must have a total of 39 upper division hours (level 300+ courses) for graduation.
• Students must earn a total of 120 credit hours for graduation.
• Students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA for graduation.

Students wishing to transfer more than 24 hours in a single discipline may petition to transfer those hours, but no additional hours taken in that discipline will count toward the General Studies degree.