Interdisciplinary Studies (B.A.) Requirements

GPA/Grade Requirements
The student will receive the degree upon completion of the following:
1. Earn a grade of a "C" or higher in all pre-requisite and pre-major courses
2. Earns a grade of a "D' or higher in all Interdisciplinary major courses
3. Earn an overall institution GPA minimum of "2.0" 

Pre-Major Requirements

Note: Students will concurrently complete 21 credits of General Education

Major Requirements

The student is required to complete a minimum of 36 credits of upper division courses in disciplines related to the area of concentration, to include three semester hours of directed research in a topic chosen in consultation with the program advisor.

This program area of concentration shall include:

• A minimum of 30 credit hours of study in education in the student’s degree plan.

• A minimum of six credit hours of senior research and completion of a senior thesis (see HU-494 and HU-498 below) on a related topic in consultation with the student’s research advisor. The senior thesis will be read by the research advisor and one other faculty member.

• A program in Asian Studies, for example, might include language studies, anthropology courses examining Asian cultures  and behavior (12 credits), courses in Asian history, philosophy and religions, sociology courses examining race and ethnic relations and Asian cultures in the United States (totaling 18 credits), directed research (3 credits), and senior thesis writing (3 credits).