Integrative Studies B.S.

Bachelor of Science Degree

Department of University Studies,
University College
(770) 423-6930

The Bachelor of Science degree in Integrative Studies allows student flexibility to individually design a curriculum that will help them meet their personal and career goals. This program of study requires breadth and depth of study and is designed to be academically rigorous. Students must take a total of 39 upper-division hours across two disciplines. A minimum of 12 upper-division hours must be taken in each discipline. Students must earn a grade of “C” or above in these upper-division requirements, as well as meet the university’s general education requirements and complete an additional 15 hours of upper-level course work addressing writing and/or communication skills; an understanding of theory and culture; and the ability to apply and integrate skills in the selected disciplines. Nine hours of related studies courses must also be built into the INTS curriculum. To graduate, an INTS major must have completed a minimum of 123 credit hours, including those mandated by the INTS degree. To ensure a coherent degree plan, an INTS major must construct a written rationale explaining how combining the two disciplines addresses the student’s personal and career goals. Each student is required to meet with an INTS Program advisor in the Department of University Studies to draw up the proposed curriculum and formulate the rationale. All students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA in order to be considered for the INTS Program. (Human Services requires a 2.8 GPA).

In summary, an INTS student must

• work with an INTS advisor to construct a degree plan combining at least two disciplines
• have an adjusted GPA (AGPA) of at least 2.5 to enter the program; take 39 hours in upper division courses from these (or related) disciplines
• write a formal rationale for the degree, explaining why the personal and professional goals outlined there cannot be fulfilled with one of the degrees already offered at KSU and addressing any courses that do not obviously fit into the proposed curriculum
• have some summative experience, through research, coursework, internship, or practicum, to give an applied focus to the degree.

Once an INTS proposal is complete, the proposal will be reviewed and then sent to the department or program for both of the disciplinary concentrations for evaluation and approval. ote: Interested INTS majors may choose to add a Leadership Concentration to their program of study. The Leadership Studies Concentration consists of 15 hours of leadership course work in courses with the prefix “LDRS,” along with 9 additional hours of other related KSU leadership courses. 

For more information, contact the Integrative Studies Degree Program in the Department of University Studies or visit the website at http://www.kennesaw.edu/university_studies/ids/index.shtml.