The College of Professional Studies & Lifelong Learning
MSU Billings Online University

Program Overview

To earn the B.S.L.S. degree, individuals will be expected to meet the following degree requirements:

1. Earn at least 120 credits with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better.

2. Satisfy the Academic Foundations requirements at MSU Billings.

3. Earn a minimum of 30 credits from MSU Billings (This can be the 30 credit Thematic Concentration described below).

4. Complete at least 36 upper division credits, of which at least 24 must be earned from MSU Billings (This can include the 30 credit Thematic Concentration described below).

5. Complete a thematic concentration of 30 credits including at least 15 credits from one discipline in the College of Arts and Sciences.  This concentration shall be prepared in collaboration with a faculty advisor and approved by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

6. A grade of “C” or higher is mandatory in all courses in the thematic concentration.

Sample BSLS Thematic Concentrations

The following BSLS Thematic Concentrations provide a few examples of how a student may complete the B.S.L.S. Degree program.  Other Thematic Concentrations may also be approved in consultation with an advisor and course substitutions may be made in the examples provided below with advisor approval.

Sample Thematic Concentrations in (click on title to view details):

• Management & Organizational Communication
• Management & Public Relations
• Management & Mass Communication
• Mass Communication & Public Relations
• Organizational Communication & Public Relations
• Organizational Communication & Human Resource Management
• Communication & Accounting Technology
• Health Administration & Organizational Communication
• Health Administration & Public Relations
• Design Your Own BSLS Degree Thematic Concentration

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