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Interdisciplinary Professional Studies Classes and Scheduling

The Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Professional Studies allows you to take classes 100% online or take a combination of online and in-person classes. You will work with your advisor to build a custom degree plan with concentrations and electives that are tailored to your interests.

If you choose to take classes 100% online, you can either build your own degree plan or choose an online emphasis area in community and social impact, cyber operations management or design and media management.

Selecting a full-time or part-time schedule

Multiple start dates are available throughout the academic year, and you can complete your degree on a part-time or full-time schedule that works for you.

Before deciding on a part- or full-time schedule ask yourself:

  • Do I have seven to nine hours per week per class, to devote to studying?
  • What other obligations currently require my time?

Interdisciplinary Professional Studies Degree Plan

The Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Professional Studies is a 120-credit program that allows you to use concentrations to build your own degree plan or select an online emphasis area. This program includes the following credit requirements:

  • Required Courses – 12 credits.
  • (Option One) Concentration Courses – 18 credits. Build your own degree plan by choosing one or more concentrations to complete this upper division requirement. Concentration(s) must be approved by your advisor. This option is available to students taking classes 100% online or taking a combination of online and in-person classes
  • (Option Two) Online Emphasis Area Courses – 36 to 50 credits. Complete an online emphasis area instead of using concentrations to build your own degree plan. Choose one of the following online emphasis areas: community and social impact, cyber operations management or design and media management. This option is only available to students taking classes 100% online.
  • Upper Division Electives – 10 credits. These credits may be transferred from a different institution, a different Boise State program or completed in the interdisciplinary professional studies program.
  • Transfer Credits or Electives – 43 credits.
  • University Foundations Courses – 37 credits. University Foundations courses are required to earn a bachelor’s degree from Boise State. These foundation courses may be met through transfer coursework or will be incorporated into your degree plan.

Review the following table for details on required courses and upper division elective options.

Credit TypeTitleCredits
Required CourseIPS 305 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Professional Studies2
Required CourseIPS 315 Integrative Thinking2
Required CourseIPS 375 Perspective Taking3
Required CourseIPS 385 Asking Questions and Framing Problems3
Required CourseIPS 495 Interdisciplinary Professional Studies Capstone2
Upper Division Elective OptionBAS 425 Creating a Culture of Safety3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 301 Prior Learning Portfolio Development1
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 310 Finding Professional Purpose2
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 320 Designing Your Work Life3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 392 Readings in Professional Studies1
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 410 Case Studies in Leadership3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 420 Globalization3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 430 Ethics3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 440 Project Management and Design3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 450 Creativity and Collaboration3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 460 The Practice of Wellness3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 490 Community-based Learning Project3
Upper Division Elective OptionIPS 493 Internship1-9

Classes and Resources

University Foundations Classes

These University Foundations classes may be met through transfer coursework, or they may be incorporated into your program of study at Boise State. They are required in order to earn your bachelor’s degree.

Course Number Title Credits
ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I 3
ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II 3
UF 100 Foundations of Intellectual Life 3
UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity 3
FC* Foundations of Oral Communication 3
FM* Mathematics course 3-4
FN* Natural, Physical and Applied Sciences course with lab 4
FN* Natural, Physical and Applied Sciences course in a second field 3-4
FA* Arts course 3
FH* Humanities course 3-4
FS* Social Sciences course 3
FS* Social Sciences course in a second field 3

*Foundation Discipline (FD) courses are part of the Boise State University Foundations program. For more details and a list of available courses, see Online University Foundations Courses.

Course Descriptions

Official course descriptions and degree plans are published on the undergraduate catalog website.

To find a course, click the “Courses” tab and select the drop-down list that aligns with your desired course prefix (e.g. IPS 305). You may also use the search bar to search for the course prefix.

Authorization

Boise State maintains authorization to offer online programs in Idaho and beyond. Detailed information about state authorization is available on the eCampus Center website.

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