A student may design an arts and sciences interdepartmental major. The major must consist of at least 48 credits, at least 15 credits of which must be chosen within one department at the 300 level or above. This program can be completed either through daytime or evening attendance and does not apply to the School of Business-Camden.
Before being permitted to pursue the major, the student must obtain the approval of the Academic Policy and Courses of Study Committee one year prior to graduation. To seek this approval, the student must complete a "Request for a Student-Proposed Major" form that is available at the Office for Student Affairs. On this form, the student must (1) list the courses intended for the major, (2) obtain the written consent of the chairperson of the department whose courses make up the 15 or more upper-level, single-department courses of the major, and (3) obtain the written consent of a full-time faculty member who will act as the student`s adviser. The student should attach a current transcript as well as a rationale for the student-proposed major and a discussion of its intellectual and/or practical coherence. The form plus attachments should be sent to the Academic Policy and Courses of Study Committee, Office for Student Affairs, for consideration.
Once approval has been granted, a copy of the student`s major program of study will be filed with the registrar and the student affairs office. If the student wishes to alter the major, written permission from the adviser and the same department chairperson as above must be received. If new departments are involved in the proposed change, the chairperson of these departments also must approve the change. The changed major must then be reapproved by the committee.
