Interdisciplinary Studies, Continuing Studies, B.A. or B.S

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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.

The Interdisciplinary Studies program at the Mount provides a customized educational experience for students interested in combining two interrelated academic areas into one program of study. Students must work with their academic advisor to develop a plan and submit it for approval to the Department Chair/Program Directors of each major field of study, and then to the Associate Provost for final approval. The program may be a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, depending on the content, subject to approval by the Associate Provost.

Core Requirements

40 Credits:

GE 200 - Mount Seminar Credits: (3)
ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: (3)
ARTS - - Art, Literature, Music, Theatre Credits: (3)
HIST - - History Credits: (3)
ARHI - - Arts, Humanities, History, Language Credits: (3)
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SSCI - - Social Science Credits: (3)
Choose one from the following:

—- EDUC 100 Foundations of American Education (4)   Required for Education Majors

—- ECON 101 Foundations of Economics: Macroecon (3)

—- SOC 100 Foundations of Sociology (3)

—- CJUST 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
GNSCI 1XX - Laboratory Science Credits: (4)

MATH XXX Credits: (3)

Choose one from the following:
—- MATH 105 Elementary Statistics (3)
—- MATH 108 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teacher (3)
—- MATH 109 Concepts of Mathematics for Teacher (3)
—- MATH 211 Mathematical Thinking (3)
—- BUS 320 Statistics (3)

PHIL 200 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3) *
PHIL 301 - Moral Philosophy Credits: (3) **
XXNW/XXGE XXX - Non-West/Global Encounters Credits: (3)
THEOL 212 - Belief in Today’s World Credits: (3)
THEOL 312 - Encountering Christ Credits: (3) ***
Note:

*PHIL 103  is offered by the Emmitsburg campus & may be taken in place of PHIL 200

**PHIL 300  may be taken in place of PHIL 301

**THEOL 220  & THEOL 320  are offered by the Emmitsburg campus & may be taken in place of THEOL 212  &THEOL 312 .

Major Requirements

39 or more Credits:

Major requirements will be determined by working with the student’s academic advisor, and are subject to approval from the Department Chair/Program Directors from each area of study as well as the Associate Provost. The major requirements must include at least 33 credits from two interrelated areas, and at least 18 of those credits must be upper-level (300- or 400-level) courses, and at least 18 credits of the major requirements must be completed at the Mount.

Electives

The number of Elective Credits will be determined by the number of credits the student needs in addition to Core requirements and major requirements, to reach a total of 120 credits.

Notes

To earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.