What do these professionals have in common? They all graduated from IU South Bend with the Bachelor of General Studies degree.
What can you do with a General Studies degree? Plenty!
Completing the Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) gives you basic preparation for many careers and graduate programs. B.G.S. graduates work in various professional fields, including education, law, government, health care, real estate, social service, and private industry. Many B.G.S. students have gone on to graduate programs such as anthropology, business, divinity studies, education, fine arts, international affairs, law, library science, management, nursing, public health, and social work. B.G.S. graduates have earned master's degrees and doctorates at Indiana University and other universities.
The Indiana University School of Continuing Studies conducted a survey of General Studies alumni and reported the following breakdown of career fields.
Check out the occupational titles of some of the alumni of the IU South Bend General Studies Degree program. In addition, many of our alumni have followed their entrepreneurial spirit, created their own business and serve as presidents and CEO's!
IU South Bend General Studies Alumni | |
BUSINESS | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
Building Service Manager | Applications Support Consultant |
Business Development Manager | Chief Information Officer |
Credit Manager | Software Training Consultant |
Customer Product Representative | Systems Analyst |
Director of Fund Development | Technical Support Analyst |
Director of Quality | Web Services Manager |
Distribution Center Manager | |
General Manager | JUSTICE SYSTEM |
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative | Attorney |
Plant Manager | Case Manager |
Production Manager | Chief of Police |
Purchasing Agent | Executive Secretary |
Quality Engineer | Mentoring Program Coordinator |
Regional Business Manager | Pretrial Probation Officer |
Retail Market Manager | Security Officer/Staff Assistant |
Sales Executive | Senior Paralegal |
Senior Account Executive | Work Release Case Manager |
Senior Purchasing Buyer/Planner | |
Vice President, Human Resources | MEDIA, DESIGN, ARTS, SPORTS |
Vice President, Operations | Client Representative |
Warehouse Manager | Communication Specialist, Voice & Data Solutions |
Graphic Designer | |
EDUCATION | Interpersonal Communication Consultant |
Academic Advisor | Major League Baseball Pitcher |
Assistant Director, Alumni Office | Marketing Coordinator |
Associate Clinical Faculty | Media Liaison |
Campus Director | Photographer |
Coordinator, Arts and Special Collections | Public Relations & Operations Manager |
Director of Advising | Regional Marketing Associate |
Educational Interpreter | |
Lecturer/Clinical Coordinator | MINISTRY |
Library Circulation Supervisor | Director of Christian Nurture |
Manager, Fellowships & Awards | District Superintendent |
Reference/Inter-Library Loan Librarian | Pastor |
Special Events Coordinator | |
SOCIAL SERVICES | |
FINANCE | Adult Case Manager |
Assistant Vice President/Real Estate Lender | Assistant Executive Director |
Financial Advisor | Branch Director |
Regional Administrative Manager | Campaign Development Director |
Sales Representative | Career & Business Consultant |
Vice President/Investor Service Center Manager | Case Manager, Permanent Housing |
Children’s Case Manager | |
GOVERNMENT | Clinical Director |
Compliance Officer | Court Referral Coordinator |
International Program Specialist | Director, Intervention Program |
Family Consultant, Foster Care & Family Services | |
HEALTHCARE | Family Independence Specialist |
Clinical Applications Specialist | Senior Employment Project Director |
Customer Service/Collection Supervisor | Team Leader |
Director, Clinical Trials Research | |
Medical Staff QI Coordinator | |
Occupational Therapist | |
Program Mgr., Family Practice Residency Prog. | |
R.N., Psychiatry | |
Senior Recruiter | |
General Studies Degree Alumni Survey
The School of Continuing Studies sent out a request to alumni asking for information about how earning the degree affected their professional lives. The career information is summarized in the illustration below:
