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Bachelor of Liberal Studies Across Iowa (BLSAI)

The Bachelor of Liberal Studies Across Iowa program is a cooperative effort of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa Universities to deliver baccalaureate-level degrees to meet the needs of Iowans who want to earn a college degree, but whose circumstances present obstacles to completing a traditional on-campus degree program. The BLS degree may be earned from Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, or the University of Northern Iowa.

BLS Across Iowa offers five Distribution Areas of study– Humanities, Communications and Arts, Natural Science and Math, Social Sciences, and Professional fields. The BLS degree has no specific major. Instead, students concentrate course work in three of the five Distribution Areas. Within each of the three selected areas, students are required to complete 12 semester hours of course work; at least six semester hours must be upper-level course work.

To enter the program you must have an Associate of Arts degree, or 62 semester hours of transferable credit. You may take courses at any of the three universities but at least 32 semester hours must be taken from the university that will grant the degree. Each university has specific requirements and minimum GPAs so, for more information, please contact the institution from which you wish to receive a degree.

Select a link below for more information on the BLSAI.

Iowa State University
The University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa