Brigham Young University's Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) program offers former BYU students who have been away from the university for some time and are not able to return to BYU an opportunity to complete their bachelor's degrees from home. Applicants must have already completed 30 credit hours at the BYU campus in Provo as an admitted day student (exam credit excluded) and must abide by the BYU Code of Honor and receive an annual ecclesiastical endorsement. The Bachelor of General Studies degree is designed to help former BYU students utilize as much as possible of their previously earned credit. It uses the same BYU curriculum offered on campus and requires the same general education, religious education, and campus residency as on-campus degrees. The major is general studies, with an emphasis in one of eight areas of study. The emphasis adds a measure of specialization and can be completed in one of the following areas:
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