Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Degree
The Bachelor of聽Interdisciplinary Studies degree program allows students to create an interdisciplinary course of study across academic disciplines and professional fields with the following requirements:
- A formalized plan of study approved by a departmental advisor.
- A maximum of 6 semester hours in HPED activity courses. No more than 6 hours of performance music courses may be applied toward the BIS degree (except for those students completing an approved music minor).
- A maximum of 30 semester hours of credit toward the Bachelor of聽Interdisciplinary Studies degree taken within the College of Business Administration (excluding 3 hours of economics which may be counted as General Education).
- At least 45 hours of courses numbered 300 or above, 9 of which must be at the 400-level.
- Demonstration of educational depth in an academic area with at least an overall C average. This depth is most easily demonstrated by way of an academic minor of at least 18 hours, 9 hours of which are at the 300-level or above. For graduation purposes, this academic depth must be approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies department head.
- Completion of IDST 410 with a grade of C or better.
Students must complete the last fifteen hours of the Bachelor of聽Interdisciplinary Studies Degree while registered in the聽Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Bachelor of聽Interdisciplinary Studies Degree in聽Interdisciplinary Studies
- (CLR) Computer Literacy Requirement;
- (GER) General Education Requirement;
- (OCR) Oral Communication Requirement;
- (UR) University Requirement
Suggested Course Sequence:
| YEAR* | COURSE NAME | COURSE NUMBER | REQUIREMENT | CREDIT HRS |
| 1 | ENGL | 101 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | ENGL | 102 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | Freshman Seminar Course | UR | 1 | |
| 1 | Fine Arts Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Humanities Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Humanities Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | MATH Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | MATH Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Social Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Computer Literacy Elective | CLR | 2 | |
| 2 | Humanities Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| 2 | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| 2 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Oral Communication Course | OCR | 3 | |
| 2 | Social Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 2 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 2 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Writing Intensive Course | GER | 3 | |
| 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Intercultural Studies Elective | ** | 3 | |
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | IDST | 听410 | 3 | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 120 |
*Recommend complete as Freshman (1), Sophomore (2), Junior (3), Senior (4)
*To be chosen from the following: ART 280, 281, 282, 383, 384, 392, 480; CULA 401, 492; ENGL 326, 332, 聽424, 426, 427, 467, 468, 475, 聽490, 493; FNAR 301, 302; GEOG 375, 376, 401, 403; GOVT 250, 331, 355, 391, 412, 416, 421; HIST 201, 307, 309, 311, 333, 350, 368, 聽382, 393, 400, 416, 425, 490; HUMA 350, 351, 聽405, 426, 450, 聽451; IDST 420; 聽MACO 355, 370, 452; MUS 407; PHIL 400; PSYC 303; SOCI 204, 324, 360, 372, 380, 390, 395, 400, 404, 405; SPCH 300, 302, 330, 363, 聽 or any foreign language elective.