"Award-winning NIU faculty are receiving national recognition for their innovative online teaching, including simulations and games. There has never been a more exciting time to join them, whether it is for your first online course or for a blended BGS degree."

William Minor,
Associate Dean,
Liberal Arts and Sciences

Did you know that liberal arts graduates are overrepresented among:

- The wealthiest American CEOs
- Peace Corp volunteers
- U.S. presidents
- Pulitzer Prize winners
- Fulbright scholarship winners*

The liberal arts tradition - the foundation of America 's first universities - is about individual students, small classes and active faculty engagement. NIU offers the best of this tradition in a blended online liberal arts degree.

The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree combines face-to-face class meetings with the convenience of online learning. Its varied curriculum in humanities, social studies and science assures a broad-based education that includes critical thinking and communication skills, cultural awareness, and the ethical values that employers value.

The BGS harnesses technology for challenging, rewarding education whether you're preparing to enter the job market, changing careers or fulfilling intellectual goals.