Individualized Studies, B.A.

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An interdisciplinary, student-designed program of study, resulting in a B.A. degree and devised in consultation with faculty members and approved by relevant Department Chairs, supported by the Director of the Center for Integrative Learning. It includes courses from two or more disciplines with a central focus on a subject, topic, or theme that is not covered in existing majors or combinations of academic programs.

General Education Requirements (30-46 Credits)

Prerequisite coursework may be required to satisfy certain General Education courses and will count as elective credit.

Total Credits Required to Complete Major: 36

Basic Requirements: (4 Credits)

IARL 460 - Individualized Studies Capstone Credit(s): 3
IARL 461 - Individualized Studies Seminar Credit(s): 1

Disciplinary Requirements by Category: (32 Credits)

Primary Discipline: (18 Credits)

Eighteen credits in the self-designed program’s primary discipline, with at least nine credits at the upper level

Secondary Discipline: (9 Credits)

Nine credits in the self-designed program’s secondary discipline

Electives: (5 Credits)

Elective coursework included in the self-directed plan, chosen in coordination with academic advisors and program director.

Notes:

For the B.A., Individualized Studies majors must complete

• 24 upper-division credits as part of their self-designed study program
• 90 credits in the Liberal Arts and Sciences overall

One of the two main disciplines must be in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.
No more than four credits of directed study may be applied to the major.

Outline/Advising Guide

For Students who Matriculated prior to Fall 2022:

First Year

Fall (14 Credit Hours)

INTD 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
INTD 106 - Conventions of College Writing Credit(s): 1
S/ Credit(s): 3
U/ Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 1

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

N/ Credit(s): 4
S/ Credit(s): 3
R/ Credit(s): 3-4
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit(s): 2-3

Second Year

Fall (16 Credit Hours)

HUMN 220 - W/H/Western Humanities I Credit(s): 4 or
HUMN 221 - W/H/Western Humanities II Credit(s): 4
F/ Credit(s): 3
M/ Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
Course in Primary Discipline Credit(s): 3

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

N/ Credit(s): 4
F/ Credit(s): 3
Course in Primay Discipline Credit(s): 3
Course in Primay Discipline Credit(s): 3
Major Elective Credit(s): 2

Third Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

300 or 400-level Course in Primay Discipline Credit(s): 3
Course in Secondary Discipline Credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

300 or 400-level Course in Primay Discipline Credit(s): 3
300 or 400-level Course in Primay Discipline Credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Fourth Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

300 or 400-level Course in Primay Discipline Credit(s): 3
300 or 400-level Course in Major Elective Credit(s): 3
300 or 400-level Course in Secondary Discipline Credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Spring (14 Credit Hours)

INTD 460 - Individualized Studies Capstone Credit(s): 3
INTD 461 - Individualized Studies Seminar Credit(s): 1
Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 1

Total Credit Hours: 120

Note: Where no prerequisites apply, some variation in the order or semester in which courses are taken is possible. Students should consult their academic advisors for additional information