The Faculty and Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and the Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA) are proposing a new 15-credit online B.A. General Studies program that builds on the critical mass of online courses that are regularly offered across the two faculties. This flexible program, which will allow students to pursue their studies entirely online, or through a combination of online and in-person modalities, targets a potentially large audience of non-traditional learners who are not well-served by traditional programs.

Carleton’s 15-credit disciplinary B.A. degree programs generally caters to the needs and interests of the “traditional student” – typically one who has a well-formed academic interest that matches a specific disciplinary B.A. offering, enters direct from high school, devotes most or all their time to full-time study, and follows a structured pathway leading to graduation in three years.