With course offerings spanning all four UWF colleges, the Bachelor of General Studies gives you the flexibility to build an intentional, interdisciplinary program of study around your interests and goals. Rather than following a single academic path, you’ll bring together fields of study that make sense for where you’ve been—and where you want to go.
Why Get a Degree in General Studies at UWF?
Students come to UWF with different academic plans, experiences, and responsibilities. The Bachelor of General Studies is designed to make those differences an advantage, giving you significant room to draw on what you have already accomplished while choosing what comes next.
General Studies is especially valuable when your education or goals don’t fit neatly within a single discipline. Whether you’re bringing transfer credit, changing direction academically, or pursuing interests that cross traditional fields, you’ll work with an advisor to create a purposeful path to graduation.
Designed to fit the realities of students’ lives, the Bachelor of General Studies works especially well for transfer students, working adults, members of the military, and students balancing family or other commitments. With online and face-to-face options in Pensacola and at UWF Emerald Coast in Fort Walton Beach, the program gives you flexibility in not only what you study, but how you complete your degree.
What You Will Learn
In the Integrative Studies specialization, you begin with upper-division coursework in communication, leadership and professionalism—three areas designed to develop skills that carry across careers and industries.
From there, 27 hours of upper-division electives give you substantial choice in what you study. Draw from fields across the University—perhaps combining business with writing, criminal justice with psychology, sport management with health sciences, political science with philosophy, or technology with design. Working with your advisor, you can shape your coursework into a program that supports your academic and career goals.
Your studies culminate in an interdisciplinary capstone experience where you bring two or more academic disciplines together in a final project connected to your career or intellectual interests. Projects may take many forms, including websites, podcasts, training materials, entrepreneurial business plans, and other applied work. Alternatively, you can choose an internship that puts your learning to work in a professional setting.
UWF offers classes through various delivery methods, including face-to-face, hybrid, and online. Though UWF makes every effort to provide on-campus classes in face-to-face programs, there is a possibility that some classes will have limited availability and may be offered online only. For more information, review the modes of delivery and instructional methods.
