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Undergraduate Education

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree
Requirements for the Integrative Studies Program

The completion of a minimum of 24 credits in Integrative Studies is required for each student. 

Each student must earn at least the specified number of Integrative Studies credits in each of the following three areas:  Arts and Humanities (8 credits); Biological and Physical Sciences (8 credits); and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (8 credits).

  1. In the Arts and Humanities area, students must complete one IAH course numbered below 211 and one other IAH course numbered 211 or higher. Completion of the Tier I writing requirement is the prerequisite for any IAH course below 211. Any IAH course below 211 serves as the prerequisite for any IAH course numbered 211 or higher.
  2. In the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences area, students must complete a sequence of two courses:  one 200–level course and one 300–level course. The 200–level course is the prerequisite for the 300–level course.
  3. In the Biological and Physical Sciences area, each student must complete 8 credits.  The 8 credits consist of 3 credits in Biological Sciences, 3 credits in Physical Sciences, and a 2–credit laboratory experience, taken concurrently with one of the courses. Completion of a defined level of mathematics is a prerequisite for courses in both the biological and physical sciences.

    3.1. The Biological and Physical Sciences requirement may be met by alternative courses approved for specific academic major and degree programs for students enrolled in those programs.

    3.2. A student who changes from a major having approved alternative courses in Biological and Physical Sciences to a major which requires the regular Integrative Studies sequence will be given credit for the alternative courses already completed.

Many of the courses in the Arts and Humanities area and in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences area, emphasize national diversity (designated "N" at the end of the course title), or international and multicultural diversity (designated "I" at the end of the course title).  Some courses emphasize both national diversity, and international and multicultural diversity (designated "D" at the end of the course title).  Students must include at least one "N" course and one "I"  course in their Integrative Studies programs.  A "D" course may meet either an "N" or an "I" requirement, but not both.