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To earn a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, you must be enrolled
in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences. You must design an acceptable
“major equivalent” – a coherent program of courses
that is academically equivalent to a conventional major. You must
be in good academic standing – that is, you must have a minimum
GPR of 2.0. Your overall grades must be better if you are thinking
of including courses in your major from programs that have a higher
admissions requirement. In such cases you must have a cumulative GPR
of at least 2.75 or a GPR of at least 2.75 for both of the last two
full semesters. And, at the time of your degree proposal is accepted,
you must have at least 21 more credits of course work still to undertake
in your major equivalent beginning with the subsequent semester or
term. This 21-credit rule is, in effect, our only deadline; it prohibits
retroactive patchworks of unrelated courses, and ensures that you
obtain academic counseling while there is still time for effective
planning. Most students avoid any difficulty with this rule by completing
their arrangements for a major equivalent early in their junior years.
How to Proceed
The Interdisciplinary Studies Program offers you flexibility and
freedom in planning your degree. But it also has certain carefully
enforced rules. Basically, to ensure that your planning is academically
sound, the program requires you to get adequate faculty counseling
and write a detailed and acceptable proposal explaining you plans.
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