Interdisciplinary Studies Individualized Major

The mission of the Humanities and Social Sciences 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.

Students must have a 2.00 GPA to qualify, and must maintain at 2.00 GPA to graduate with the Interdisciplinary Studies Individualize Major.

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 3 hours

FSL 101

Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

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

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
BUA 251/ENG 251	Business Communications	3
	or
ENG 225	Spoken Word and Public Performance	3
	or
SPEE 220	Fundamentals of Speech	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101 and ENG 102.

Area I - Mathematics - 3 or 4 hours

Choose one from the following:

MATH 110	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 119	Precalculus	3
MATH 121	Calculus I	4

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:

ART 191	Enhancing Art Understanding	3
ENG 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
MU 129	Music Listening	3
THR 100	Introduction to Theatre	3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

ENG 215	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3

Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours

PHIL 201

Introduction to Philosophy

AND choose one from the following:

ANTH 210/SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECON 241	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 242	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEOG 200	World Regional Geography	3
POLSC 223	Introduction to American National Government & Politics	3
POLSC 224	Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics	3
PSY 201	General Psychology	3
PSY 211	Psychology of Human Growth & Development	3
SOC 221	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 223	Social Problems	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in PHIL 201.

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one sequence from the following:

HIS 111	History of Western Civilization I	3
	and
HIS 112	History of Western Civilization II	3
	or
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 the following:

ASTR 100	Introduction to Astronomy	4
BIO 100	Principles of Biology	4
BIO 111	General Biology I	3
CHEM 103	Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
	and
CHEM 103L	Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab	1
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I	3
	and
CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
PHY 201	College Physics I	4
PHY 210	General Physics I	4
PS 100	Physical Science	4
SCI 105	Special Topics in Science	4

Specific Disciplinary emphasis - 42 hours

Choose sufficient courses in consultation with faculty to complete a 21-hour concentration in each of two disciplines within the 120 hour degree requirement.

Students must earn a "C" or higher in emphasis requirements.

Required for Interdisciplinary Studies - 6 hours

IDS 475	Senior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies	3
PHIL 312	Ethics	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in Interdisciplinary Studies.

General Electives - 27-32 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.

The student must complete a total of 45 upper level hours including 15 hours in 400 level courses.

Total GEC Credit Hours (40-45 hours)

Total Specific Disciplinary emphasis (42 hours)
Other required courses for Interdisciplinary Studies (6 hours)
General Electives (27-32 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.