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
chair 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,
Division of 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 chair as above must be received. If new
departments are involved in the proposed change, the chairs of
these departments also must approve the change. The changed major must
then be reapproved by the committee.
