Requirements for the Interdisciplinary Studies, Certification Major

Total hours in Interdisciplinary Studies-Certification: 130
Total hours in Core: 43
Total hours in Major: 54
Total Professional Development coursework hours: 33

UIW Core Curriculum Requirement:

1. Rhetoric (6 hours)

ENGL 1311	Composition I
	or
ENGL 1311L	Composition I

ENGL 1312	Composition II

2. Literature and Fine arts (6 hours):

ENGL 2310	World Literature Studies
THAR 4301	Creativity in the Arts

3. Philosophy and Religious Studies (9 hours):

PHIL 1381	Introduction to Philosophy
RELS 13XX	Religious Studies
RELS/PHIL 33XX/43XX	3 additional upper-division hours from Philosophy or Religious Studies

4. History and Social Sciences (6 hours):

HIST 1321	The United States to 1865
GOVT 1315	American Politics

5. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (7 hours):

MATH	MATH 1304 or higher-level MATH course
BIOL 1401	Diversity of Life and Lab

6. Second Language (6 hours):

Must be two consecutive courses of the same language or equivalent

7. Wellness (3 hours):

DWHP 1200	Dimensions of Wellness
PEHP 11XX	Physical Education Activity Course (1 hour)