Overview

The General Studies Major is offered by Purchase College SUNY. If you’ve completed 60 or more credits of undergraduate study at one or more colleges, the General Studies BA program provides an expedient pathway to degree completion.

Key Facts

Flexible degree requirements allow you to choose from a wide array of courses topics to satisfy your intellectual curiosity. Complete your degree with maximum flexibility. Choose to enroll full-time or part-time with a course mix that works best for you, whether in-person, fully online, or using hybrid modalities. Classes offered during days and evenings. General Studies graduates are prepared for employment opportunities in such wide-ranging professions as business, education, public service, social and human services, health sciences, communications, and customer service. We pride ourselves on creating applied learning and internship opportunities for our students while in school, to gain the necessary skills and experience to succeed in a career. Creativity is essential to the Purchase educational experience and to wherever you go next. Whether you take classes online or you go for the traditional classroom experience, you’ll join a community where creativity lies at the core. The arts and culture scene on campus thrives and the conversation online inspires.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Humanities

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences

The Arts

Seminar
Capstone

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-01-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-05 00:00:00
Starting 2024-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Disciplines

General Studies View 710 other Bachelors in General Studies in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Generally, successful freshman applicants have earned a GPA of 3.0 (or 85 on a 100 point scale).Purchase does not require scores from the SAT or ACT exam (with exceptions), though applicants are given the option to submit them. It is recommended that test scores be submitted only if it is believed to benefit the application. For applicants who are considering submitting scores, we typically prefer the following:

SAT: 1170 total score; minimum Reading score of 24
ACT: 24 Composite

Students who are required to submit test scores include:

Applicants who are homeschooled
International students, who will need to provide a TOEFL score
Applicants who attended secondary schools that provide only narrative evaluations rather than some form of grading scale

Tuition Fee

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International

16980 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8490 USD per semester during 48 months.
National

16980 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8490 USD per semester during 48 months.
In-State

7070 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3535 USD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for New York City

1819 - 3968 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for General Studies.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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