密蘇里大學(xué)圣路易斯分校

UMSL Cyber Start Grant for Fall 2020 - Under this scheme, F1 international students who are unable to report to campus this fall due to COVID19 are able to pay a reduced rate of tuition. ? This will only be for the Fall 2020 semester as the students should be on campus in Spring 2021 paying regular rates. ? Any UMSL Global scholarship awarded for Fall 2020 would be deferred until Spring 2021. ? Students must be enrolled in a degree program conducive to online learning.

The Bachelor of Liberal Studies is a degree program that enables students to combine structured areas of academic emphasis in ways more relevant to their interests than the standard academic major.

Students who participate in this program must declare their areas of study (two minors or a minor and undergraduate certificate) at the time they declare that BLS is their intended degree.

The BLS program is administered through the Department of Philosophy.

To obtain a Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS), a student must complete:

UMSL General Education Requirements (consult General Education section of course listings)

In addition, students must complete the State Requirement (3) and Cultural Diversity Requirement (3) if not met in General Education course selection

The university requirement of proficiency in English Composition

ENGL 1100 - First Year Writing (to be completed in the first 24 credit hours at the university)

Junior Level Writing

The university requirement of proficiency in Mathematics (to be completed in the first 24 credit hours at the university)

Two emphasis areas that are satisfied by completing the requirements for:

two designated BLS Minors in participating departments or other units OR

a designated minor and any undergraduate certificate. No course may be used more than once.

A capstone course1 (minimum of 3 hours) selected from one of the concentration areas that make up the identified BLS core.

Also Required

Minimum of 45 credit hours in upper level course work (2000 or higher)

Electives 28-42

A minimum of 120 credit hours

Overall GPA of 2.0 or better

GPA of 2.0 or better in BLS combination areas (unless otherwise specified)

Minimum grade of C in all courses used in BLS combination areas unless otherwise specified by the department

Residency requirement, in addition to campus residency, unless otherwise specified, 9 graded hours in each minor and certificate at 2000 level or above and one capstone course