Semester Map

Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies

TOTAL CREDITS: 120

Fall, Year One

CourseCredits
Concentration #1 courseA
3
General ElectiveD
3
BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS choice 3
FCWR 101
Writing I: Foundations of College Composition
3
DATA 101
Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society
3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year One

CourseCredits
Concentration #1 courseA 3
Concentration #2 courseA 3
General Elective 3
BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS choice 3
FCWR 151
Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing
3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Two

CourseCredits
Concentration #1 courseA
3
Concentration #2 courseA
3
Concentration #2 courseA
3
Math choice
3
Seminar choiceB
3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Two

CourseCredits
Concentration #1 courseA 3
Concentration #2 courseA 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
Seminar choiceB 3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Three

CourseCredits
Concentration #1 courseA
3
Concentration #2 courseA
3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
FCWR 3XX
Professional Communication choice
3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Three

CourseCredits
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
Seminar choiceB 3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Four

CourseCredits
IDSP 310
Foundations of Interdisciplinary Research
3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
Seminar choiceB
3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Four

CourseCredits
IDSP CapstoneC 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS15
A

Students must complete at least 30 credits in two permitted areas of concentration, with a minimum of 15 credits in each area and at least one 300-level course in one concentration. Up to 15 additional elective credits in the first area (a possible total of 30 credits) will count toward the IDSP degree; up to three (3) additional elective credits in the other area (a possible total of 18 credits). A third concentration (15 credits) or a minor can be added. Students may have a maximum of three concentrations and two minors.

Concentrations:
Architecture and Design; Behavioral Sciences; Biological and Chemical Sciences; Biology; Business; Digital Art and Design; English; Finance; Health Sciences; Humanities; Information Technology; Management; Marketing; Mathematics/Physics; Medical Humanities; Psychology; Self-Designed Concentration; Social Sciences; Technical and Professional Communication; and Technology.

B

Choose Between:
ICBS 3XX Behavioral Science seminar, ICLT 3XX Literature seminar, ICPH 3XX Philosophy seminar, and ICSS 3XX Social Science seminar

C

Choose Between:
IDSP 410 Capstone Seminar, IDSP 450* Internship, or IDSP 403 Senior Project

* To register for IDSP 450, email a letter of hire from the internship company on company letterhead to IDSP Director. The letter should include:


  • Company information: employer name, address
  • Internship title
  • Student work context (hybrid, in-person at what location, remote)
  • Work schedule
  • Start/end dates
  • Pay
  • Duties
D

Students may elect to take IDSP 101 Interdisciplinary Career Development in lieu of an elective.

E

The specific type of bachelor's degree is dependent upon the percent of liberal arts credits completed:

Bachelor of Arts
Requires 75% Liberal Arts (90 credits out of 120)
Bachelor of Science
Requires 50% Liberal Arts (60 credits out of 120)
Bachelor of Professional Studies
Requires 25% Liberal Arts (30 credits out of 120)