常见问题

What kinds of courses create an individualized major?

The major is intended to fit your interests within a 统一 学习计划. Ten courses that you like do not necessarily add up to a major. Instead the major should lead to a connected body of knowledge in a field of study.

Interdepartmental programs are for students whose interests do not fit inside a single department. Some proposals are turned down because students have unwittingly constructed a “watered-down” version of a major, one which appears to circumvent a few required courses in an existing major.

你的指导老师, as well as advisors in the 多学科十大赌博正规老平台中心 (MSC), 会帮你讨论这些问题吗. 争取连贯性和凝聚力的模式.

Can I use courses taken outside of the 十大赌博正规老平台 for an individualized major?

对于一个跨部门的专业, students historically have been permitted to use up to two courses outside the 艺术学院 and 科学 or the Hajim School as part of their core course list. This includes courses taken outside of the 十大赌博正规老平台.

我可以上什么级别的课程?

You may use some 100-level courses, but the major or minor consists primarily of upper-level work. Your proposal should use include intermediate level courses or above.

Can I have course overlaps with an individualized major or minor?

Up to two courses used to fulfill requirements in another major 可以使用 toward the core of an interdepartmental major. 

如何选择指导教师?

One common way students choose their advisor is by asking a faculty member whose courses helped inspire their individualized major. An advisor in the 多学科十大赌博正规老平台中心 can brainstorm other possibilities with you. 

教师 advisors will assist you in the development of your proposal. At least one of the advisors must hold the rank of assistant professor or higher. 教师 advisors should in some way have a connection to the proposal. 

Interdepartmental majors require two faculty members advisors. The faculty advisors should come from different academic departments. 

Can an interdepartmental major or minor fulfill a divisional requirement?

If the majority of your proposed courses fall within one of the 分歧 (humanities, 自然科学, 或社会科学), your interdepartmental program can be used to fulfill a division. 为了跨部门项目的目的, the home department that offers the course determines which divisional area the course may count towards.

What is the time frame for declaring an individualized major?

You’re expected to have an officially declared major by the time you have earned 64 credit hours, 通常在二年级结束前. Proposals are carefully reviewed and evaluated by the CIIP once a semester, in April and November.

The deadlines for submitting a completed proposal are: March 30 and November 1. Seniors are not eligible to apply for interdepartmental programs.

How do I fulfill the upper-level writing requirement?

Courses designated as fulfilling the writing requirements of other departments, as well as individualized upper-level writing courses, 可以使用. You may also designate an independent study course in the major as partial fulfillment of the requirement.

为了跨部门项目的目的, upper-level writing courses may not be shared between an interdepartmental major and another major.

Are changes permitted to an interdepartmental major after it’s been approved?

是的. If you need to make changes to your proposal after it has been approved by the committee, you will need to fill out the Request for Changes form available on the interdepartmental website, 并遵循请求更改流程.

Can students with individualized interdepartmental majors graduate with research honors?

看到 跨部门荣誉页面 了解更多信息.

What are the criteria for graduation with distinction?

The bachelor’s degree with distinction is awarded to students with a sufficiently high grade point average within the major: 3.4 .有区别.6为高区分，3为高区分.最高荣誉8分. Only core courses, not supplemental courses, are counted.

It is possible for students to earn the degree with both distinction and research honors.