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Nov 23, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.
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Program Requirements
Core Requirements: Minimum of 38-40 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.
Other Major Requirements: 1.) At least 24 credits in the program must be earned at the 300- or 400- level. 2.) Students must earn a C or better in all classes that serve major requirements, to include electives. 3.) Students will receive transfer credits only for courses in which they earned a final grade of C or better; transfer credit will not be awarded for developmental/ remedial courses. 4.) For students who have earned an associate’s degree, a maximum of 60 credits will be applied to the program. These credits will be applied to the core curriculum and the concentration. Additional transfer credits may be awarded with approval from the BSIS Advisory Committee. 5.) Students will develop a concentration in consultation with the Program Coordinator to meet the student’s prior experience and professional goals and interests. A concentration will usually fit one of the designs found below. All proposed concentrations must be approved by the BSIS Advisory Committee. 6.) Classes that are used to satisfy a University College core requirement cannot be used/ counted twice in order to satisfy a BSIS program requirement.
Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.
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University College Core Curriculum: 38 Credits
Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits
UNIV 101 -UNIV 102 required for all first time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111 may be required based on academic performance.
Select one option from the following:
Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits
Select two credits from the following:
Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits
Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits
Select one from the following:
Information Literacy: 3 Credits
Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits
Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits
MATH 121 may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.
Select one from the following:
Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 7 Credits
At least one natural science class must include its associated lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.
Select from the following:
- ASTR 101 - Introduction to Astronomy I: The Solar System
- ASTR 101L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab I: Rocket Science
- ASTR 102 - Introduction to Astronomy II: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology
- ASTR 102L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab II: Our Place in Space
- ASTR 213 - Life in the Universe
- ASTR 214 - Special Topics in Astronomy: A Cosmic Perspective on the Sustainability of Human Civilization
- BIOL 111 - General Biology I
- BIOL 111L - General Biology I Laboratory
- BIOL 131 - General Biology II
- BIOL 131L - General Biology II Laboratory
- BIOL 150 - Principles of Biology I
- BIOL 150L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory
- BIOL 160 - Principles of Biology II
- BIOL 160L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory
- CHEM 105 - Introduction to Chemical Principles Lecture
- CHEM 105L - Introduction to Chemical Principles Laboratory
- CHEM 106 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lecture
- CHEM 106L - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory
- CHEM 141 - General Chemistry I Lecture and
- CHEM 141L - General Chemistry I Laboratory
- CHEM 161 - General Chemistry II Lecture and
- CHEM 161L - General Chemistry II Laboratory
- ENEC 201 - Nature, Environment, and Ecology I
- ENEC 201L - Nature, Environment, and Ecology I Lab
- ENEC 202 - Nature, Environment, and Ecology II
- ENEC 202L - Nature, Environment, and Ecology II Lab
- GEOG 200 - Weather and Climate
- NSCI 111 - Comprehensive Physical Science Lecture
- NSCI 111L - Comprehensive Physical Science Laboratory
- NSCI 121 - Modern Biology
- NSCI 121L - Modern Biology Lab
- PHYS 115 - General Physics I
- PHYS 116 - General Physics II
- PHYS 125 - College Physics I
- PHYS 125L - College Physics I Laboratory
- PHYS 126 - College Physics II
- PHYS 126L - College Physics II Laboratory
Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits
Select one from the following:
Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits
Select one from the following:
Global Literacy: 3 Credits
Not required for students with 30+ transfer credits from a foreign institution. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
Select one from the following:
Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits
Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
Select three credits from the following:
Program Requirements: 82 Credits
Core Requirements: 21 Credits
Concentration: 42 Credits
(specific courses chosen by student and faculty advisor to meet personal or professional interest)
Combination:
A combination of existing majors, majors and minors, or minors.
Thematic:
A set of thematically related courses taken from multiple disciplines.
Applied/ Technical:
A set of courses chosen to obtain proficiency in applied/ technical skills; restricted electives can also be used to develop this concentration.
Restricted Electives: 15 Credits
100 – 400 level courses, ideally related to the concentration.
Electives: 4 Credits
100 – 400 level courses, may be from any discipline.
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