Associate of Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program Requirements

The Associates Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies requires completion of 64 credit hours with a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average. These hours must be distributed among general education requirements and two areas of emphasis.

General Education Requirements: (30 hours)

Choose from the courses listed below in each category.

Category A
Organization and Communication of Ideas (6 hours)
English 100C - Intro to College Writing (required)
Speech 145C or 161C Fundamentals of Public Speaking or Business and Professional Speaking

OR

Foreign Language-any level

Category B
Humanities (6 hours)
English 200C - Introduction to Literature (required)
Category B Elective

Category C
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)
History 119C or 120C - World Civilization (required)
Category C Elective

Category D
Mathematics and Natural Sciences (6 hours)
Math 109C or Math 116C (required)
Category D-1 Elective

Category E
World Culture (3 hours)
Category F Elective

Category F
Health and Wellness (2-3 hours**)
Category F Elective

**Students taking 2 hours in this category must take another class in any other general education category for a total of 30 hours.

Areas of Emphasis - (27 hours)

Two areas of emphasis are required, with at least 9 hours in each area.

The following are approved areas of emphasis:

Arts
Humanities
Behavioral Science
Science
Social Science
Social-Behavioral Science
Business
Education
Technology
Health

Electives: (7 hours)

7 hours of any college level course

Students seeking the Associates Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies must complete a minimum of 16 hours of residence credit at Western Kentucky University (which includes Bowling Green Community College of Western Kentucky University). A minimum of 12 hours of the 16 residence hours must be earned during the last half of the program. Courses taken at WKU off-campus locations through extended campus offerings or through REACHU@WKU.EDU are considered as having been taken in residence. Some WKU University Departments also offer two-year programs leading to the Associates Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies; students who wish to pursue such programs will be referred to the appropriate advisors within those departments.

The Associates Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies cannot be filed as a second degree program; as a result, students applying for concurrent or secondary associate degrees must file the Associates Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies as their primary degree program.