Interdisciplinary Studies, BLS American Studies Concentration

General Education Requirements

Competencies

Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.

♣ General Education Categories (34-35 credits total)

FYS, W-I, and OC courses must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits. Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction.  Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements. 

 ‡ Written Communication (Level II & Level III) and Diversity, Power Dynamics & Social Justice

Courses taken for Written Communication Level II, Level III and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply.  Credits will be counted in the area where they apply.

♥       Students may choose to use support courses to satisfy general education categories, but may not be required to do so.  Note:  If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and Scientific Reasoning requirement), the credits are counted in only one place.  Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.  

♣       Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines.  First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction.  Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

#       These Scientific Reasoning General Education Category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.

‡        Level II and Level III Written Communications courses and Diversity, Power Dynamics & Social Justice may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. The credits are counted only in one area.

♦        General Education categories to be completed with the first 30 credits. Exceptions in the timing of these courses will be made for transfer students.

Courses in the Major (30 credits total)

♥ Required Support Courses (9 credits total) Choose 3 courses from the following list. No more than one course from a given department.

• ART 236 The Arts in America
• ENL 250 American Literary Studies I
• ENL 251 American Literary Studies II
• ENL 255 African American Literature I
• ENL 256 African American Literature II
• HST 204 U.S. History and Constitutional Government I
• HST 205 U.S. History and Constitutional Government II
• SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology

Additional Major, Concentration or Minor (15-36 credits total)

Credits will vary depending on requirements associated with major or minor selection. All students must take sufficient free electives to attain the 120 credits required for graduation.

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Free Electives (13 credits minimum)

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Additional Information and Notes

*    Theory or Method courses chosen from among the approved list and MUST be taken PRIOR to IDS389: Students participating in Elementary Education 4+1 major will satisfy this theory/method as part of their Education major

**   Courses must focus on U.S. topics (Including in a comparative or transnational perspective), must cluster around a selected topic, theme or question, and must be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.
      Courses must be at the 200 level or above.

+    2 Courses on the approved list from the following Departments: Art + Design (Art History courses only); English; World Languages and Cultures (culture courses only); Music & Dance; Philosophy.

++  2 Courses from the following Departments: Economics; Geography; History; Political Science; Sociology.

Total credits for graduation: 120