Interdisciplinary Studies Mission:
The Interdisciplinary Studies program guides students to succeed by providing opportunities for intellectual inquiry into a personalized plan of study designed to meet the student’s individual post-graduate plans.
Learning Outcomes:
Most of the learning outcomes for individual students will depend on the component areas a student chooses as part of the IS plan of study. The component area student learning outcomes are most appropriately assessed as part of the component areas’ curricula.
- The student will demonstrate knowledge/skills in multiple component areas by planning a senior capstone project.
- The student will integrate knowledge/skills in multiple component areas by executing a senior capstone project.
- The student will successfully present and defend the Capstone project to their committee.
Major Assessment: Senior capstone and students must also participate in selected major assessments for the degree’s component areas. (For Track 1 only)
Entrance Requirements
- Students must declare the Interdisciplinary Studies major for Track 1 before they have earned 70 credit hours.
- Students who have earned more than 70 credit hours can submit a letter of appeal to the division chair requesting admission to the program.
- Students must submit a letter of application to the division chair that describes the proposed plan of study and how the Interdisciplinary Studies degree is appropriate for the student’s post-graduate plans.
Major Requirements
1. TRACK 1 - Self Designed Major:
Option A: Students must earn 15 credit hours in three component areas for a total of 45 credit hours, of which 9 hours in each component area must be upper division.
Option B: Students must earn 21 hours in one component area of which 12 hours must be upper division and 24 hours in another component area of which 15 hours must be upper division.
- Students must submit a letter of application to the division chair that describes the proposed plan of study and how the Interdisciplinary Studies major is appropriate for the student’s post-graduate plans.
- Students must complete at least 30 hours of coursework after approval of the plan of study.
- No more than 6 credit hours may be earned through readings, applied skills, methods, technique, or problem courses.
- Complete IS 300 & IS 400 Capstone Project
2. TRACK 2 - Degree Completion:
Option A: Students must earn 15 credit hours in three component areas for a total of 45 credit hours, of which 9 hours in each component area must be upper division.
Option B: Students must earn 21 hours in one component area of which 12 hours must be upper division and 24 hours in another component area of which 15 hours must be upper division.
The component areas are:
a. Arts (ART, DANC, MUSC, THEA)
b. Business (AGRI, ACCT, BNSS, ECON)
c. Communications (COMM, MASC)
d. Computer Science (CPSC)
e. Education (EDUC)
f. Humanities (ENGL, FREN, SPAN, HUMN, PHIL, RELN)
g. Math (MATH)
h. NonProfit Management (NPFT)
i. Nursing/Allied Health (HLTH, NURS)
j. Physical Education (EXSI, PHYS)
k. Science (BIOL, CHEM, PHSC)
l. Social Sciences (ANTH, CRMJ, GEOL, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCL)