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[Merlin]

I spoke to an advisor at COSC when I was comsidering my options. The GS degree can be listed as a BS in Computer Science on your resume and as far as I understand nowhere is General Studies Listed.

COSC doesn't offer a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, the closest degree is their Bachelor of Science in General Studies with a concentration in Computer Science Studies and it can only be completed via transfer credits. I'm fairly sure that the degree transcript will show General Studies as the major regardless of the concentration.

We can list anything we like on a resume since most employers don't even bother to check. There are some that do verify degrees as part of the background check though. For those, what appears on the transcript is the only thing that matters. If what is on the transcript doesn't match your resume, you probably won't get the chance to explain how your college advisor said you can list it as a BSCS since your resume will already be in the trash by that point since you will have failed the background check.

If you want to be a programmer you don't really need a degree at all if you can demonstrate your skill in other ways, but if you want a degree to get your foot in the door and get hired as a software engineer then I strongly recommend that you aim for a BA or BS in Computer Science or Software Development to be taken seriously. But that is just my perspective. Though I am a hiring manager and someone with a few decades of experience in software development.