Learn more about the BMS degree program at UTEP.

1. What is the
Bachelor of
Multidisciplinary
Studies?

2. Introduction
The Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies (BMS)
degree offers students the opportunity to achieve
their educational goals with an interdisciplinary
degree program. As an individualized, non-
traditional program of study, the BMS emphasizes
a broad learning experience.
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3. What is the BMS?
A degree program individualized to
Students’ preferences and interests
Students’ previous course credits
A course of study that is flexible
Online only
Face-to-face only
A combination of online and face-to-face courses
A great path for students because it
Uses credits from other colleges/universities
Uses credits from multiple disciplines
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4. Who is it for?
• Transfer Students
• Students who have several areas
of study
• Students who would like to
complete their degrees
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5. Flexibility
Multiple modes of instruction:
Face-to-face courses
Online courses available through UTEP
Online courses available through University of Texas
Online Consortium
Accelerated 7-week and 8-week courses as well as full-
semester courses
Any combination
of the above
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6. Finish@UT
• A collaboration of UT Arlington, UT
Brownsville, UT Permian Basin, and UTEP
• Increases the options for completing degree
• Increases the number of available online
courses
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7. Degree Requirements
120 total credit hours consisting of:
42 credit hours General Education Core Curriculum
3 Concentrations: 45 credit hours, 15 in each
• 9 of these hours must be upper-division hours
• Based on either student interest and/or coursework already
completed
• Must have a 2.0 in each concentration
33 credit hours of Electives, 18 of which must be upper-division
hours
2.0 cumulative GPA to graduate
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8. Example Degree Plan
A student interested in people and their cultures
completed courses in
Art History, Music Theory, Psychology, Sociology, History, and
Chicano Studies.
Her degree plan includes:
 Core Curriculum: 42 Credit hours
 Concentration one: Fine Arts—15 Credit Hours
 Concentration two: Humanities—15 Credit Hours
 Concentration three: Social Sciences—15 Credit Hours
 Electives: 33 Credit Hours
 TOTAL: 120 Credit Hours
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9. For More Information
For more information, please contact the BMS
office at
915-747-5151
bms@utep.edu
bms@utep.edu

10. For More Information
For more information, please contact the BMS
office at
915-747-5151
bms@utep.edu
bms@utep.edu