IDVT - Student-Designed Interdisciplinary Minor

The self-designed, interdisciplinary minor is for students whose exceptional intellectual interests cross disciplinary boundaries. These minors should reflect a plan of study that cannot be replicated through one of the College’s existing minors. Like other interdisciplinary minors, a student-designed one must be coherent. It must include courses in two different fields of knowledge, with no more than three drawn from any one field.

The deadline for proposing a student-designed minor is March 1 of the junior year, unless a student is spending the semester at a study-away program. The form for the minor must be completed and submitted electronically to the Curriculum Committee.

Requirements:

• ˆGPA Requirement: Students proposing a self-designed minor must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.

• Number of Courses: A student-designed minor should consist of 5-6 courses.

• Interdisciplinarity: A student-designed minor must include courses from at least two different disciplines.

• Advanced Courses: At least three courses in a student-designed minor must be at the advanced level (300-level or above).

• Transfer Credits: For a student-designed minor, a maximum of two courses taken elsewhere can be transferred.

• Advisers: Two faculty members from different disciplines must support the proposal and agree to oversee the integrating exercise.

Additional Information:

A maximum of two courses may be counted toward both the minor and the student’s major. In general, if a student has more than one major and/or minor, these should not be in closely allied fields.

Students interested in proposing a self-designed, interdisciplinary minor should consult as soon as possible with their current academic adviser and both prospective sponsors of the self-designed minor. Department chairs and/or program directors of the prospective sponsors will be contacted via e-mail to confirm their support of the proposed student-designed minor.