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 1311Composition I

or

ENGL 1311LComposition I with Lab

 

ENGL 1312Composition II

2. Literature and Fine arts (6 hours):

ENGL 2310World Literature Studies

THAR 4301Creativity in the Arts

3. Philosophy and Religious Studies (9 hours):

PHIL 1381Introduction 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 1321The United States to 1865

GOVT 1315American Politics

5. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (7 hours):

MATH
MATH 1304 or higher-level MATH course

BIOL 1401Diversity of Life and Laboratory

6. Second Language (6 hours):

Must be two consecutive courses of the same language or equivalent

7. Wellness (3 hours):

DWHP 1200Dimensions of Wellness

PEHP 11XX
Physical Education Activity Course (1 hour)

8. Community Service (45 clock hours)