COSC adding new Majors

[cookderosa]

When I enrolled at COSC before deciding to move on, the advisor I had and spoke to quite often made it very clear that I had a major and my major would be in general studies, and that psychology would just be my concentration. So maybe a general studies degree is just equivalent to a B.S or B.A degree in liberal arts with a concentration in XYZ?

The technical distinction between major and concentration that the school makes is for them. The distinction is in-house, not some universally differing distinction colleges use. There is no applied distinction between a major, a concentration, specialization, or any such jargon. It's a 30+ credit block of subject matter specific learning. That's what you're looking for- that block of upper level in-subject learning.

Similar instances of this are found from region to region, and state to state. For instance, an AA vs AS in some states is consistently defined (eg. all the community colleges in our state that issue AS have 6 credits more math than AA which has 6 credits more social science/humanities) but step into the private sector even within that state, and that no longer applies. Having an AA may have no expectation of additional or less math than any other degree. Furthermore, cross the state line and it all starts over. HOWEVER, an AA/AS share similar characteristics no matter what state, no matter private/public, etc. They'll be roughly 60 credits, etc. So, even though you can argue that in YOUR college, there are in-house distinctions, they are still essentially the same in a global way- everyone understands what they are: 2 year degrees that usually cover the gen eds that usually transfer into a 4 year program.

It's like that for the word you're using to mean the 30+ credit block of courses in a certain subject. It all means the same thing in general, no matter how the school titles it.