Interdisciplinary Major
The following restrictions apply:
- A grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required.
- In order to allow both breadth and depth, such a major requires no fewer than 50 semester hours and no more than 63 semester hours; 42 hours must be at upper-level designation.
- A total of at least 75 credit hours must be taken at PBA, inclusive of the courses in the interdisciplinary major.
- A Major in Interdisciplinary Studies must be created and approved prior to the end of the student’s first semester as a junior, so that it is a planned coherent program of study and not just a collection of courses gathered together at the last minute. In the process of designing the major, the student must submit a narrative justification for the inclusion of courses from two or more departments of instruction, along with the list of courses to be taken.
- To assure coherency, relevancy, and academic integrity, the student must obtain, at a minimum, the approval of the student’s advisor, major department, and Dean of the School in which the student’s major resides. If deemed necessary by the Dean, he/she may request input from other departments and schools.
- Interdisciplinary majors do not require completion of a minor field of study.
- The degree awarded, BA or BS, will be determined by the primary focus of the major.
