Online BIS Curriculum
Students will have flexibility in choosing from a wide variety of upper-division courses in these areas of study each semester.
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Online) (124 hours)
| Area | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Area A1 & A2 | Essential Skills | 9 |
| Area B | Global Perspectives | 7 |
| Area C | Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 |
| Area D1 & D2 | Science, Mathematics, and Technology | 11 |
| Area E | Social Sciences | 9 |
| Area F | Courses Appropriate to the Major | 18 |
| Additional Georgia Southern University Requirements | 4 | |
| Upper Division [Major] Requirements | 51-54 | |
| Electives | 5-8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 |
The CORE consists of Area A1 through area E plus 4 Additional Georgia Southern University credit hours.
The CORE requirements are listed in the Georgia Southern catalog.
- Area F classes are lower than 3000 level and are related to the CORE:
For example: ENGL, SOCI, HIST or FORL 1000-2000 level.
- Area F classes can be related to the Major as well like:
A SOCI or PBAD 1000-2000 level for those with a Sociology or Public Administration concentration or minor.
Consult with your Academic Advisors for more details.
The Online BIS program map gives an idea of the pathway from entry to graduation.
Upper division subjects for study include [click the links for sample course requirements]:
The declared concentrations and minor can not be identical [i.e. one cannot declare a Sociology minor AND a Sociology concentration.]
Online BIS seeks to offer ALL concentrations and minors ASYNCHRONOUSLY. Students can verify that a course is ASYNCHRONOUS through the GS COURSE SEARCH by looking at the ‘Additional Information’ and the ‘MEETING TIMES’ sections of the detailed course search screen.1
***Please note Public Policy, Public Administration, and Nonprofit Management can not be taken all three together. Two of the three can be combined, but not all three together.
- Business, [as an 18 credit hour concentration only]
- English [as an 18 hour concentration only] [awaiting approval for 2022-2023 catalog]
- French [note Modern Languages require significant pre-requisite hours – consult with your Academic Advisor]
- German [note Modern Languages require significant pre-requisite hours – consult with your Academic Advisor]
- Instructional Technology [as a minor only]
- Irish Studies [as an 18 hour concentration only] [awaiting approval for 2022-2023 catalog]
- History
- Justice Studies
- Nonprofit Management – please see this page for course name changes that began Fall 2020
- Public Administration
- Public Policy
- Sociology
- Spanish [note Modern Languages require significant pre-requisite hours – consult with your Academic Advisor]
- Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies [as a minor only}
- Writing
Please note that these concentrations may ONLY be available to student with a declared major as BIS or Online BIS.
The OLBIS major is made up of two 18 hour concentrations and one minor. [See the Georgia Southern Catalog for more information]. The available options are shown below:
| Minor Available fully online | Concentration Available fully online | |
|---|---|---|
| Business | No | Yes |
| English | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes |
| Instructional Technology | Yes | No |
| Irish Studies | No | Yes |
| History | No | Yes |
| Justice Studies | Yes | Yes |
| Nonprofit Management | Yes | Yes |
| Public Administration | Yes | Yes |
| Public Policy | Yes | Yes |
| Sociology | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish | Yes | Yes |
| Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies | Yes | No |
| Writing | Yes | Yes |
Please note that these concentrations may ONLY be available to student with a declared major as BIS or Online BIS.
Course rotations should be available at each department’s website:
| Business | French | German |
| Instructional Technology | History | Justice Studies |
| Nonprofit Management | Public Administration | Public Policy |
| Sociology | Spanish | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
| Writing | ||
Transfer course equivalency web application
TALONS helps to give an idea or estimate about what might transfer from a previous institution
The listing or exclusion of courses from this program does not reflect on acceptance of the courses to Georgia Southern University.
IDS 2111 and 4111 are typically offered Fall, Spring and Summer Full term.
1 All concentrations and minors are fully intended to be ASYNCHRONOUS for students when they are offered fully online. All concentrations are approved as 100% online through the curriculum process at Georgia Southern. It is extremely rare that a course be offered with synchronous elements, and this is a decision made by the departments offering the courses. Students should always be able to determine if a course has a synchronous element by examining the detail screen for a given section in the course search. Contact your advisor is a challenge with a course that has a synchronous element ever arises.
Last updated: 3/23/2022
