The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology offers students the opportunity of constructing individualized programs of study which are different from the university's regular major and minor programs. Such an individualized program of study, termed a contract major, utilizes existing university courses and leads to the degree Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.). To receive the degree, a student must satisfy all university graduation requirements. The requirement of the contract major replaces the requirement of a regular departmental major. (See ''Other Graduation Requirements.'')<br>Contract major programs are offered by other colleges in the university. The student interested in pursuing a contract major should discuss the matter with an adviser in the college offering the majority of the academic work proposed for inclusion in the program.The contract major program allows a student who has at least junior classification and unusual and well defined academic interests to design a major with the advice of a faculty sponsor. The program must be logically structured around a meaningful and interesting theme or topic, for example, noise control technology. Program proposals must be submitted to the associate dean of the college and must be approved by the college's Contract Major Committee.