The mission of the Interdisciplinary Studies program is to provide a value-centered education focused on understanding oneself, one's society, one's culture, and the increasingly multi-cultured nature of one's world, whereby the student will be helped to find vision and purpose in life, regardless of vocation, for contribution to and integration into her or his world.
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 3 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 3 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101 and ENG 102.
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours
Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
| CIS 170 | Intro to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| | or | |
| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
Area II - The Arts - 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ANTH 210/SOC 210 and PHIL 201.
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one of two sequences:
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose two different science disciplines from any of the following:
Humanities Requirements - 18 hours
AND choose 12 hours at the 300 level or above from any of the following Humanities prefixes:
ART - Art
COM - Communication
ENG - English
MU - Music
PHIL - Philosophy
REL - Religion
THR - Theatre
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Humanities courses chosen.
The following are not acceptable for credit in the Humanities area:
Private Lessons
Activities for Music
Studio courses
Acting courses
Social Science Requirements - 27 hours
Choose 27 hours from the following at the 300 level or higher:
ANTH - Anthropology
CRJ - Criminal Justice
ECON - Economics
GEOG - Geography
HIS - History
PBADM - Public Administration
POLSC - Political Science
PSY - Psychology
SOC - Sociology
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Social Science courses chosen.
General Electives - 30-35 hours
Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.