University Studies, Bachelor of University Studies

In addition to University Requirements:

• At least 36 units of major requirements, comprised of 2 minors.
• Elective courses, if needed, to reach an overall total of at least 120 units

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion	120
Highest Mathematics Required	MAT 114
Additional Admission Requirements	Required
Fieldwork Experience/Internship	Required
University Honors Program	Optional
Some online/blended coursework	Required
Progression Plan Link	Not Available

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the B.U.S. degree, students will develop:
 
The intellectual and practical skills of written/oral communication:

• Evaluate rhetorical situations and produce writing, research, and presentations according to discipline-specific and stakeholder-specific needs
• Use professional voice, tone, evidence, illustrations, media,
• Adjust to conventions of usage, specialized vocabulary, format, documentation used within selected fields of study
• Understand the interactions between reading, critical thinking, writing and public presentation in their selected fields of study
• Review work-in-progress, understanding the need for continuous revisions that focus on polishing grammar, syntax, punctuation
• Communicate effectively to general and specialized audiences through well-structured oral presentations that contain a clear central message and make appropriate reference to information or analysis that significantly supports the presentation
• Use digital tools for revising, editing, designing, sharing drafted works, and in disseminating final products
• Employs appropriate citations in their work

Skills in analytic reasoning/critical thinking:

• Identify a creative, focused, and manageable topic that addresses potentially significant yet previously less-explored aspects of their selected fields of study
• Inter-disciplinary theoretical frameworks are synthesized from across selected fields of study, Liberal Studies and Diversity areas
• Organize and synthesize evidence to reveal insightful patterns, differences, or similarities
• Make judgments and draw appropriate conclusions based on the analysis of evidence, while recognizing the limits of this analysis
• Use analysis as the basis for deep and thoughtful judgments, drawing insightful, qualified conclusions from the evidence
• State a conclusion that is a logical extrapolation from the inquiry findings
• Discuss, in detail, relevant and supported limitations and implications

Skills in conducting interdisciplinary problem-solving in real-world settings:

• Select and define a problem, challenge, research question or project spanning multiple disciplines
• Conduct a literature review using an interdisciplinary theoretical framework, identify the disciplines relevant to the problem or research question, then reduce these disciplines to include only the most relevant
• Critically analyze the disciplinary insights into the problem and identify potential sources of conflict
• Use interdisciplinary processes to increase their understanding of the problem

A summative project, paper, performance or application that synthesizes interdisciplinary problem-solving with scholarship and techniques from liberal studies, diversity, and their selected fields (at least two)

• Develops the project by assembling, arranging and reformulating ideas, concepts, designs and techniques
• Incorporates knowledge of human cultures, diversity, and global issues to intra/interpersonal situations
• Incorporates knowledge of the physical/natural world and scientific literacy in appropriate contexts and to situations involving the interaction of any environment
• Prepares and presents a project, paper, exhibit, performance or other appropriate mediums
• Completes an analytic narrative of the effects of learning within and outside of the classroom on the research or practical skills employed in executing the project

Additional Admission Requirements

• Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.

• • To be admitted into a BUS plan, you must have at least 60 units of college level coursework successfully completed or in progress. Advising, along with application to the program is housed in the Gateway Student Success Center, and is subject to approval of the BUS Faculty Steering Committee. The application can be found at: BUS application.

Major Requirements

• Take at least 36 units from:

  • The successful completion of two minors, one of which can be the BUS Individualized Minor if approved by the Steering Committee. 
  • A junior level writing course from a discipline or ENG 302W or ENG 305W (3 units)
  • University Studies Capstone including (3 units):

• • • BUS 449C Capstone Proposal (1 unit)
    • BUS 450C Capstone Project (2 units)

• The option of an BUS individualized minor is available only for students admitted into the BUS plan.

General Electives

• Additional coursework is required if, after you have met the previously described requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.

  You may take these remaining courses from any of the academic areas, using these courses to pursue your specific interests and goals. You may also use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or liberal studies requirements.
  
  We encourage you to consult with your advisor to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you.

Additional Information

• Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.

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