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Brigham Young University. College of General Studies

 Organization

Administrative History

The College of General Studies (1972-1979) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The College of General Studies was established in 1972 in a reorganization of the earlier General College, and was responsible for administering the university's general education program. It also administered a number of instructional units and programs, including minority education and the ROTC. The dean of the college was C. Terry Warner. The college was reorganized in 1979 as Nonmajor Programs.

Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Apr. 1, 2014 (College of General Studies; est. 1972; previously known as the General College; included departments of Philosophy, Military Science, Aerospace Studies, American Indian Education, General Education, Minority Education, and University Studies; also included career education program, tutoring services, and the Honors Program; reorganized as Nonmajor Programs in 1979; dean: C. Terry Warner)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

College of General Studies dean records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5369
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes, correspondence, lectures, surveys, newspaper clippings, department policies, articles, memos and projects relating to the Curriculum Council and the General Education Program (now the Office of Undergraduate Education) from 1967 to 1979.

Dates: 1967-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / College of General Studies dean records

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