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Online Bachelor of General Studies

Bachelor'sBGSDegree completionBachelor of General Studies

Overview

A 120-credit online Bachelor of General Studies degree-completion program at Ball State built from minors or emphasis areas and electives, with all credits available online.

Official program name
Online Bachelor of General Studies
Awarded degree
Bachelor of General Studies
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
University
Administering location
Muncie, INWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
at least 120 credits
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Degree completion program. Requires prior college credits or an associate degree; you finish the remaining credits online.

Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Credits that must be earned at the institution
Required30 credits — 30 of the last 40 credits must be earned at Ball State
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Credit for prior learning
OptionalCredit through CLEP and departmental exams or military service
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Why this program is listed

Ball State bachelor's degree completion program with 100% online, asynchronous courses.

Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Asynchronous
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • University core curriculum (30 credits), minors or emphasis areas (30-36 credits) and electives (54-60 credits)
    Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2 — Transfer students: minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale on transferable work
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Application deadline

    December 27, 2026 · for Spring 2027

    Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Upcoming

  • Supporting documents

    Application and all materials two weeks before the start of classes

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Indiana resident, online undergraduate (1-11 credits per semester)From the university's online tuition table$346per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$41,520 = 120 credits × $346 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Out-of-state — Non-resident and international, online undergraduate (1-11 credits per semester)From the university's online tuition table$578per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$69,360 = 120 credits × $578 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Online course fee
$25 per creditMandatory
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Technology fee ($100 per semester for 1-6 credits; $150 for 7 or more)
$100 per semesterMandatory
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

  • Regional Tuition Savings (Kentucky and Ohio) Tuition discount

    Indiana in-state tuition for new undergraduate students from Kentucky or Ohio

    Eligibility: First-time undergraduate students who are residents of Kentucky or Ohio; current or previously enrolled students are not eligible

    Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

  • Indiana Adult Student Grant Grant

    up to $2,000, renewable · renewable

    Eligibility: Indiana residents aged 25 and older enrolled in an undergraduate program

    Source: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Institution-wide awards are listed because they cover online students at this level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

  • Ball State is authorized in all states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories and participates in SARA; a few states are excluded for online nursing because of licensing issues. Official pageSource: bsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/academic-programs/bachelors/businessadmin — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/academic-programs/bachelors/genstudies — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/applynow/undergradstudents/transfer-students — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/costs/undergraduate — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  6. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/services-for-students/state-authorizations — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026

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