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Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies    

The University of Texas at El Paso now offers an online option to complete a Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies (BMS) Degree. The program will launch fall 2009 in a traditional 15-week format, but will move to an eight-week format in fall 2010 as part of the Bachelor Accelerated Completion (BAC) program so you can finish your degree faster.

The BMS degree gives you the unique opportunity to tailor the credit hours you have earned into a multi-disciplinary program of study.  If you

  • want flexibility in your course of study and want to help plan your own undergraduate study, or;
  • have accumulated semester credit hours in various programs, but the combination of those courses has not led to the completion of a degree, or;
  • are a working student who has accumulated semester credit hours and desire professional advancement that only a degree can provide, or;
  • interrupted your studies for any of these or other reasons.

BMS Degree Plan & Requirements

The Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies gives you the flexibility to select a program that best fits your educational goals. Your advisor designs an individualized program that includes three concentrations of study from programs offered at UTEP. For example, you may select courses from social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies as your three areas of study. An academic advisor will help you tailor your program to your own interests.

If you’re a transfer student or have accumulated semester credit hours already, your academic advisor can help you make the best use of your credits by applying them to the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies.

The BMS degree requires a minimum of 120 semester hours, including at least 45 hours at the advanced/upper division (junior and senior) level. In addition to completing the 42 semester hour University core curriculum, you will define, in consultation with a BMS advisor, three areas of concentration totaling 45 semester hours. Each area of concentration includes 15 hours, 9 hours of which must be advanced, for a minimum of 27 hours of advanced work. The goal of the concentration is to give you an interdisciplinary foundation that satisfies your individual educational and professional goals while maintaining academic rigor and integrity. Thirty-three hours of electives, 18 of which must be advanced, bring the degree total to a minimum 120 semester hours.

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