University policies on transfer of credit from other accredited higher education institutions generally apply to BGS candidates. However, in recognition of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation guideline XXIV that transfer "policies and procedures should provide maximum consideration for the individual who has changed institutions or objectives," the following criteria apply for to transfer of credit for the BGS degree.

1. At the time of admission to Gonzaga, the academic advisor shall complete a transfer evaluation, notifying both the student and the Registrar of the specific credits accepted in transfer to Gonzaga.
2. The Dean of School of Professional Studies or his/her designee may accept up to a maximum of sixteen semester credits of coursework which is not otherwise transferable into Gonzaga.
(a) such credit shall be noted on the student's transcript as "transfer credit accepted toward the BGS degree";
(b) such credit is not transferable to another Gonzaga school or to another institution.
(c) such credit cannot meet a core requirement;
(d) such credit does not count toward the minimum 21 credits for a concentration;
(e) such credit may include transcripted courses from non-accredited institutions which are determined by the Dean of Professional Studies to be equivalent to college level work, or which the Dean determines is appropriate to an individual student's degree and career objectives.
3. No "experiential learning credit" is granted for the BGS degree, nor does such credit on the transcript of another institution transfer into the BGS program.

The BGS and Other Professional Schools
1. No more than one-fourth (32 credits) of a BGS student's total undergraduate credits may be in business administration courses or in courses normally taught in an AACSB accredited school of business. This includes any credits transferred to Gonzaga from another institution.
2. BGS candidates may simultaneously seek a teacher's credential, provided that: (a) the student has the approval of the School of Education; (b) a credential advisor is assigned by the Gonzaga Department of Teacher Education; and (c) courses taken toward a credential must be part of the student's BGS degree plan (i.e., there is no second degree in BGS with an education concentration).
3. BGS candidates may enroll in engineering courses with the permission of the Dean of Engineering; however, there is no concentration possible in engineering fields accredited by ABET.

Additional Information:
1. A tuition scholarship is granted by Gonzaga University for all BGS students enrolled in 12 credits or less only. Should a student want to pursue a major other than General Studies then the tuition rate of that major applies. The BGS tuition is in effect only while the student is a BGS student.
2. There is no minor in General Studies.
3. BGS students complete a concentration which appears on the graduation transcript.
4. A BGS concentration is individually designed and may include undergraduate courses from any academic discipline or from any Gonzaga department, school or college. While concentrations may be interdisciplinary, the Dean of Professional Studies or an academic advisor must determine in each case that the concentration has academic coherence and intellectual integrity.
5. Transfer credits may apply toward completion of a concentration. The total number of such transfer courses is determined on a case by case basis. The majority of courses counted towards the concentration must be taken at Gonzaga.
6. A second or third concentration may be earned. The same rules are required for other concentrations as for the first one. The same course may not be used for more than one concentration.
7. A concentration in a BGS degree as a second baccalaureate degree must meet the above criteria plus these standards:
(a) courses taken as part of a first degree do not transfer to a second degree;
(b) courses which satisfy the BGS core but which were taken as part of a first baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution are not repeated;
(c) waiver forms must be completed and filed with the Registrar for core requirements in philosophy and religious studies which were satisfied as part of a first degree;
(d) a concentration as part of a BGS degree as a second baccalaureate may not duplicate a major or minor completed as part of the first degree; and
(e) no more than nine semester credit units of the concentration may be waived in recognition of relevant elective course work taken as part of a first degree.