General Studies (BSc) at Trinity Western University

Programme overview

General Studies is a flexible interdisciplinary major built from two minors or concentrations of the student's choice, awarded as a BA or a BSc. It gives a well-rounded liberal arts education across several TWU disciplines.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Location: Langley, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Students complete at least two minors or concentrations, at least one of which is not a natural or applied science, so course selection varies with the chosen areas.

Career pathways

Management, public relations, administrative services, education, social services, health care, non-profit and government organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

TWU undergraduate admission: Applicants from Canadian high schools (British Columbia): graduation from a university-preparatory high school program with a 70% average in English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 and three additional Grade 12 academic courses (English, science, language, math and social studies courses count; physical and health education, career education, applied design, skills and technology and religious studies do not). Alberta, NWT and Nunavut: 70% in English 30-1 plus three additional Grade 12 academic courses. Saskatchewan: 70% in English A30 plus three additional 30-level academic courses. Early admission is possible on in-progress grades; final admission requires the official final transcript.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall semester: first day of classes September 9, 2026. Spring semester: first day of classes January 5, 2027. Summer session begins April 26, 2027.

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