Interdisciplinary Studies B.A.

Procedure to be followed by students wishing to pursue an Interdisciplinary Studies Major:

1. Complete at least 30 credits of college work and not more than 75 credits.
2. Develop a proposal conforming to the requirements above.
3. Secure the approval of at least two faculty members from different departments offering courses included in the proposal, one of whom agrees to act as the student’s major advisor.
4. Submit the signed proposal to the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for review and referral to the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee for approval.
5. Upon completion of the proposed major, submit to the same committee the following:
   • A request that the student be approved for the degree.
   • Either a portfolio of work prepared during the course of studies (included in major); such a portfolio might include examinations, papers, and other projects, which will manifest the development of the central theme of the major.
   • OR: Major paper or project, which represents a culminating experience and an effort to synthesize in an interdisciplinary manner various aspects of the theme which have been pursued. Three credits can be assigned to this project. Such credits are considered independent study
   • OR: Student may consult one of the existing models formulated between various departments such as American Studies, Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies and Third-World Studies.

Changes in Program: Changes that do not substantially alter the nature of the program may be approved by the Faculty Advisor. Substantial changes, i.e., those changes that alter the direction or theme of the major, must be approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee.