The Individual Degree Concentration allows students to develop an individualized degree program that integrates academic disciplines. It includes courses from two or more disciplines with a central focus on a subject or topic that may not be covered in existing majors or combinations of academic programs, but the combination of these courses will help students reach their academic/career goals. A Plan of Study will be devised in consultation with a faculty advisor and approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies department chair.
Students interested in the Individual Degree Concentration must submit an individualized degree plan of study form to the Interdisciplinary Studies department chair. This form, available on the department’s website, must include a brief explanation (approximately 100-200 words) of what subject areas will be combined and why. It will also include the listing of proposed courses, some initial ideas or questions to be answered in the senior capstone and potential titles for the Individual Degree Concentration.
After the individualized degree plan of study is approved, it is forwarded to the Office of the Registrar for verification that the proposal meets all graduation and proposal requirements, after which the student can formally declare a major in Interdisciplinary Studies. No changes may be made to the approved program without written authorization from the Interdisciplinary Studies chair. The title of the individual degree will be identified on the student’s transcript at the time of graduation.