Interdisciplinary Studies (B.A. or B.S.)
The Interdisciplinary Studies program provides a unique opportunity for a student to create a curriculum that meets their needs and desired goals. Students develop their unique curriculum by combining at least two fields of study into one program to allow them to pursue their career and educational goals.
Students in the Interdisciplinary Studies B.A. or B.S. degree program would select at least two fields of study. Areas of study may include a pre-existing minor curriculum, academic certificate, or specific courses to be selected in consultation with the program director and relevant faculty. Students will also take additional upper-division courses to complement the broader curriculum and meet upper-division degree requirements.
The requirements of the Interdisciplinary Studies major include the following:
- A one-page proposal outlining the student’s career goals and explaining how the proposed curriculum will meet those desired career goals.
- The program director or the CLASS dean’s office must approve the study plan.
- A minimum of 50 credits in courses numbered 200 or above, including 36 credits in courses numbered 300 or above. It is recommended, however, that majors in interdisciplinary studies complete at least 50 credits in upper-division courses.
- INTR 401 Career and Leadership Development (2 credits)
- University requirements (see regulation J-3) and CLASS requirements for either the B.A. or the B.S. degree.
Interested students should consult the CLASS dean's office in Moscow for further information about this program.
A maximum of thirty credits earned in Experiential Learning may be applied toward a baccalaureate degree. See Regulation J-5-a.
Courses total 120 credits for this degree.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course and Lab | 4 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course and Lab | 4 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Lower Division Courses from Plan of Study | 6 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Lower Division Courses from Plan of Study | 12 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| Upper Division Courses from Plan of Study | 12 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| Upper Division Courses from Plan of Study | 12 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| Upper Division Courses from Plan of Study | 12 | |
| Electives | 2 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| INTR 401 | Career and Leadership Development | 2 |
| Upper Division Courses from Plan of Study | 12 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |