BA Graduation Requirements
Students pursuing the Interdisciplinary Studies major must complete the following program requirements, in addition to the general graduation requirements of the University, to be eligible for graduation with the Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies:
Select one of the following options within the major:
- American Studies (AMS)
- Community Psychology (CP)
- Culture, Literature and the Arts (CLA)
- Environmental Studies (ES)
- Global Studies (GST)
- Interdisciplinary Arts (IA)
- Individualized Study (IS)
- Society, Ethics and Human Behavior (SEB)
- Science, Technology and Society (STS)
Complete 70 credits to include the following:
- BIS 300 - Interdisciplinary Inquiry (5 credits). BIS 300 should be taken in the first quarter of enrollment.
- At least one option core within the declared option (5 credits)
- Seven additional courses within the declared option (35 credits)
- Additional IAS coursework (20 credits)
- BIS 490 Senior Seminar (5 credits) or BES 462, 463, 464 Restoration Ecology capstone (10 credits) with a minimum grade of 2.5
The 70 major credits must be completed in MATRICULATED STATUS.
In addition to the 70 credits within the major, complete 20 credits of general electives.
- CP students must complete BOTH BIS 312 (Approaches to Social Research) AND BIS 315 (Understanding Statistics) with a minimum grade of 2.0 in each course.
- SEB students must complete AT LEAST ONE of the following courses at UW Bothell with a minimum grade of 2.0: BIS 312 (Approaches to Social Research), BIS 315 (Understanding Statistics), BIS 410 (Topics in Qualitative Inquiry).
- ES students #4 (Additional IAS Coursework) will be fullfilled by ES requirements.
- ES students have other specific graduation requirements, please click here for details.
- STS students must complete the STS method courses (10 credits), please click here to view method courses.
Areas of Knowledge
Within the above-listed 90 credits, a minimum of ten (10) credits each in Visual, Literary and Performing Arts (VLPA), Individuals and Societies (I&S), and Natural World (NW) to be taken in IAS courses at the 200, 300, or 400 levels. Multiply-designated courses may not be double-counted as fulfilling two Areas of Knowledge.
200-level Coursework
Up to 35 credits of 200-level coursework taken at UWB may be applied toward designated requirements within the 90 program credits. Please contact an IAS adviser for details.
