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 BIS curriculum. To graduate, a BIS major must have completed a minimum of 123 credit hours, including those mandated by the B IS degree. To ensure a coherent degree plan, a BIS 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 a BIS 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 BIS Program. (Human Services requires a 2.8 GPA)

In summary, a BIS student must

• work with an BIS 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, remain in good standing, and graduate with an IDS degree 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 a BIS 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 BIS majors may choose to add a Leadership Concentration to their program of study. The Leadership Studies Concentration consists of 15 hours of BIS 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 Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program in the Department of University Studies or visit the website at http://www.kennesaw.edu/university_studies/ids/index.shtml.