Degree Requirements for Interdisciplinary Studies
Each program is developed individually according to the student’s interests and background and must be intellectually defensible and clearly interdisciplinary in nature. In addition to the requirements found in the table on this page, the following conditions apply:
- Coursework must be selected from a minimum of three (3) different academic areas
- Completion of all Foundational Studies requirements
- Completion of the requirements and the approved plan of study, plus electives, must total a minimum of 120 semester hours (including at least 40 hours of upper-division work)
- All courses included in the major must have a minimum grade of “C-” with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies or Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| UF 100 Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| FW ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| FW ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| FC Foundations of Oral Communication | 3 |
| IDS 305 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies | 2 |
| FF IDS 495 Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone | 2 |
| FM Foundations of Mathematics course | 3-4 |
| FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab | 4 |
| FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course in a second field | 3 |
| FA Foundations of Arts course | 3 |
| FH Foundations of Humanities course | 3-4 |
| FS Foundations of Social Sciences course | 3 |
| FS Foundations of Social Sciences course in a second field | 3-4 |
| Major—At least two (2) fields must be represented. No more than 30 credits from the College of Business and Economics, or from any one (1) department may be included. | 45 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 0-17 |
| Credits from all 300– and 400–level courses, whether elective or required, are applicable. The number in the right-hand column is an estimated number of additional upper-division credits that may be needed to satisfy this requirement. | — |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 18-35 |
| The number in the right-hand column is an estimated number of remaining elective credits that can be taken at either upper– or lower–division level. | — |
| Total | 120 |
Content on this page is provided as a quick reference for planning. All official course descriptions, degree requirements, program learning outcomes and more are published on the Undergraduate Catalog site. Updated August 2024.