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What is the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary
Studies?
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Introduction
The Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies (BMS) degree offers students the opportunity to achieve their educational goals with an interdisciplinary degree program. As an individualized, non-traditional program of study, the BMS emphasizes a broad learning experience.
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What is the BMS?
A degree program individualized toStudents’ preferences and interestsStudents’ previous course credits
A course of study that is flexibleOnline onlyFace-to-face onlyA combination of online and face-to-face courses
A great path for students because it Uses credits from other colleges/universitiesUses credits from multiple disciplines
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Who is it for?
• Transfer Students• Students who have several areas
of study• Students who would like to
complete their degrees
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Flexibility
Multiple modes of instruction:Face-to-face coursesOnline courses available through UTEPOnline courses available through University of Texas
Online ConsortiumAccelerated 7-week and 8-week courses as well as full-
semester coursesAny combination
of the above
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Finish@UT
• A collaboration of UT Arlington, UT Brownsville, UT Permian Basin, and UTEP
• Increases the options for completing degree• Increases the number of available online
courses
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Degree Requirements
120 total credit hours consisting of:42 credit hours General Education Core Curriculum3 Concentrations: 45 credit hours, 15 in each
• 9 of these hours must be upper-division hours• Based on either student interest and/or coursework already
completed• Must have a 2.0 in each concentration
33 credit hours of Electives, 18 of which must be upper-division hours
2.0 cumulative GPA to graduate
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Example Degree Plan
A student interested in people and their cultures completed courses in
Art History, Music Theory, Psychology, Sociology, History, and Chicano Studies.
Her degree plan includes: Core Curriculum: 42 Credit hours Concentration one: Fine Arts—15 Credit Hours Concentration two: Humanities—15 Credit Hours Concentration three: Social Sciences—15 Credit Hours Electives: 33 Credit Hours TOTAL: 120 Credit Hours