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Interdisciplinary Studies Major (B.S.)

PURPOSE
The Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies degree program is designed for traditional students and adult learners with an interdisciplinary history attained through academic and/or work experience. Academic instruction is structured within a Christian worldview.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student will be able to:

Demonstrate university-level competencies in writing, public speaking, reading comprehension, appreciation of the arts, analytical reasoning, computer literacy, and educational research;
Demonstrate acquisition of core competencies in of English language; and
Assess moral dimensions and ethical implications in each chosen area of concentration.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Complete the Application for Interdisciplinary Studies major.
Submit the Cognate Selection form to the New Enrollment Specialist.
Review of the Cognate Selection is made by a New Enrollment Specialist. Students who have not completed enough hours in a specific area to develop a cognate will be contacted by email encouraging them to pursue a specific program area.
Approval is granted by the Degree Plan Coordinator in the Liberty University Online Office of Transfer Evaluations and Degree Planning and by the Registrar’s Office.
Students who break enrollment must resubmit the Cognate Selection form.

Program of Study

Interdisciplinary Studies Major (B.S.) (Online)
Liberty University Online offers cognates in Accounting, Christian Counseling, Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Management Information Systems, Psychology, Religion, and Special Education. A cognate represents a broad discipline of study at Liberty University. There are no specific course requirements in a cognate.
The Interdisciplinary Studies degree program is individualized to provide flexibility and to give students options to select courses that will help them meet their academic goals. Students may take any course that fits within the discipline of study as indicated by approved prefixes on the following chart, as long as the prerequisite requirements have been met.
This program is not available for students pursuing teacher licensure. This program does not comprise a double major.
Liberty’s Interdisciplinary Studies program requires 45 credit hours for the major which can be distributed between two or three cognates. A minimum of 15 credit hours in each cognate is required.

Online Cognates	Courses can be taken online or transferred with the following prefix:	Upper Level Credits (Minimum)
Accounting	ACCT only	9 credits
Business	Any combination of ACCT / BUSI / ECON	9 credits
Christian Counseling	CCOU only	9 credits
Criminal Justice	Any combination of CJUS / GOVT	9 credits
Education	EDUC only	9 credits
Business Management Information Systems	BMIS only	9 credits
Psychology	PSYC only	9 credits
Religion	Any combination of BIBL / CHHI / CHMN / CHLD EVAN / GLST / THEO / PHIL PLED / YOUT / WRSP	9 credits
Special Education	EDSP only with exception of PSYC 345 and EDUC 307	9 credits
Transfer cognates are approved for disciplines indicated on the following chart. These cognates are not offered online; however, transfer students may choose one or two of the following cognates as long as a minimum of 15 hours have been transferred per cognate. Upper-level credits are not required in transfer cognates; however, students must meet the institutional requirement of 30 upper-level credits for the degree program. At least 50% of the courses for this degree must be completed through Liberty University, with the exception of students approved for the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges. Credit may be awarded based on the American Council on Education (ACE) Guide to Educational Experience in the Armed Services.

Transfer Cognates	Disciplines Included	Transfer Credits Required	LU Prefix Identifiers
Aviation Science	Aerospace, Aeronautics, Air Safety, Aircraft, Hydrodynamics, Hydrostatics, Maintenance	15 minimum	AVIA
Communication Studies	Speech, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Media, Graphic Design, Public Relations, Studio and Digital Arts	15 minimum	COMS / ARTS / VCAR
Computational Science	Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems	15 minimum	BMIS / CMIS / CSCI ENGE / INFT
English and Literature	Composition, Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Literature, English as a Second Language	15 minimum	ENGL / ESOL 200+
Fine Arts	Music, Theatre, Studio and Digital Arts, Classical Studies, Humanities	15 minimum	MUSC / THEA / ARTS VCAR / HUMN
Health Science	Any health science or health technology field which includes a broad range of field from the community colleges	15 minimum	ATTR / HLTH / KINE EXER / NURS / PHED
Language Studies	Acquisition, Foreign, Modern, Biblical, Classical, Linguistics, Sign Language, Sign Interpreter	15 minimum	FREN / GREK / HBRW / LANG / MLAN / LING
Social Science	Anthropology, Government, Economics, History, Global Studies, Intercultural Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Geography	15 minimum	ANTH / GOVT / SOCI / PSYC / ECON / HIUS HIEU / HIWD HLTH 216, HLTH 252 SOWK / ICST / GLST / GEOG
Mathematics	Algebra, Calculus, Finite, Discrete, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics	15 minimum	MATH
Military Science	Any military science including military training	15 minimum	MISC
Natural Science	Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Life Science, Earth Science, Geology, Physical Science, Physics	15 minimum	BIOL / BCHM / CHEM PHSC / PHYS / NASC
TOTAL HOURS: 120 minimum; 30 hours of upper-level courses

Interdisciplinary Studies Major (A.A.)

PURPOSE
The Associate of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is designed as an intermediate, close-range goal for the adult learner and may act as a bridge to a Bachelor of Science degree. It enables the student to use both inter-college and interdepartmental combinations of courses that will provide a broad pattern of educational experience.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student will be able to:

Demonstrate university-level competencies in writing, speaking, reading, appreciation of the arts, analytical reasoning, computer literacy, and library research;
Demonstrate acquisition of core competencies in at least two, but not more than three, content areas;
Assess the moral dimensions and ethical implications in at least two disciplines; and
Evidence the synthesis of academic knowledge and Christian values in order that there might be a maturing of spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical behavior.

Program of Study

Interdisciplinary Studies Major (A.A.) (Online)
General Education Requirements for an Associate of Arts degree are listed in the College of General Studies section of this Catalog.
General Education Requirements		39
General Electives		21
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED		60
• A minimum of 15 hours must be completed through Liberty University.
• Minimum 2.00 grade point average.

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