College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Online Degree Programs

Online Programs Offered

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is pleased to offer two online degree completion
options. These programs are designed for students with 60 or more credit hours.

Liberal Arts & Sciences – BGS (offered beginning summer 2015)

The Liberal Arts & Sciences – BGS degree is a flexible degree option that offers students
maximum transfer credit eligibility. The requirements consist of:

1. Completion of all 6 goals of the KU Core (students with a completed Associate of Arts
degree from a regionally accredited Kansas school will have KU Core Goals 1-3
waived). Typically KU Core Goals 4-6 are completed at KU.
(36 credit hours)

2. Second-level language proficiency or 3 courses in World Culture, taken in addition to

the KU Core.
(9 hours)

3. Two Natural Science or Mathematics courses taken in addition to the KU core

(6 hours)

4. Remaining credit hours needed to reach the minimum of 120 hours required to
graduate from KU can be taken as electives. 45 of the 120 hours must be at the Jr/Sr
(300+) level.

Psychology – BGS (offered beginning spring 2016)

The Psychology – BGS degree has the same requirements as our on-campus Psychology major,
also requires completion of a minor. Currently we are able to offer the Sociology minor online.
Students planning to pursue the Psychology major with Sociology minor should plan on
completing the following at Neosho:

1. Goals 1-3 of the KU Core, including ENGL 101, ENGL 102, MATH 101, and BIOL 100.
Students with an Associate of Arts degree from a regionally accredited Kansas school
will have KU Core Goals 1-3 waived, but will still need MATH 101 and BIOL 100 as
pre-requisites for future Psychology coursework.

2. PSYC 104: General Psychology. Required by the major and can also fulfill KU Core
Goal 3 Social Science.

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3. An additional lower level transferrable Psychology course (optional)

4. SOC 104: Elements of Sociology. Required by the Sociology minor and also fulfills KU
Core Goals 1.1 Critical Thinking or Goal 4.1: Human Diversity

5. An additional lower level transferable Sociology course (optional)

Once a student transfers to KU they will need to complete the remaining requirements for the
major and minor. (39 credit hours)

Remaining credit hours needed to reach the minimum of 120 hours required to graduate from
KU can be taken as electives. 45 of the 120 hours must be at the Jr/Sr (300+) level.

Course Equivalencies on Requirements Mentioned Above:

Course at Neosho Course Title at Neosho Course at KU Course Title at KU

BIOL 111 General Biology BIOL 100 Principles of Biology
ENGL 101 English Composition I ENGL 101 Composition
ENGL 289 English Composition II ENGL 102 Critical Reading and Writing
MATH 113 College Algebra MATH 101 College Algebra
PSYC 155 General Psychology PSYC 104 General Psychology
PSYC 250, or Death and Dying, or PSYC S, or Death and Dying, or
PSYC 263 Developmental Psychology ABSC SI Developmental Psychology
SOSC 100 Introduction to Sociology SOC 104 Elements of Sociology
SOSC 135, or Comparative Societies, or SOC 130, or Comparative Societies, or
SOSC 220 Social Problems SOC 160 Social Problems and American Values

Please note: no more than 64 hours can be transferred from a community college

For questions about transfer equivalencies students and advisors are encouraged to contact our
Online Program Coordinator, Samantha Montague at thecollegeonline@ku.edu or by phone at
785-864-6876

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