Integrative Studies B.A. or B.S.

The Integrative Studies Track awards both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree to UMBC undergraduates who have used the INDS 335 class to assemble a degree proposal and had this proposal approved by the Individualized Study Committee (ISC).

Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies, students must:

    1. Submit a degree proposal when they have earned between 60 and 90 credits.

A degree proposal contains the following:

      • Clarity in reasons for designing a themed degree plan
      • Cohesive learning objectives
      • The support of two faculty advisors from two of the strongest disciplines represented in the proposal
      • At least 42 credits of courses at the 200-level and above
      • All courses in our core curriculum

The coursework presented in a degree proposal must:

      1. not overlap substantially with another major
      2. contain no more than 21 credits from any one discipline
      3. contain no more than 4 courses of transfer credit
      4. contain no more than 3 courses that are also counted as degree requirements towards a second major
    2. Have a GPA of at least 2.5 at the time of proposal submission and maintain that through graduation.

If this is an area of concern, please see this helpful resource from the Office for Academic and Pre-Professional and Advising. Get in touch with your INDS advisor to discuss ways to boost your GPA. Another handy function: the GPA calculator.

A student can graduate with departmental honors by maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA and by taking INDS 330H or INDS 430H and INDS 490H.

  1. Execute a capstone research project, including an oral presentation of this work.

View videos from our most recent capstone presentations.

Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies students must:

    1. Submit a degree proposal when they have earned between 60 and 90 credits.

A degree proposal contains the following:

      • Clarity in reasons for designing a themed degree plan
      • Cohesive learning objectives that include a math, science, engineering or technology-related focus
      • The support of two faculty advisors from two of the strongest disciplines represented in the proposal. One of two faculty advisors must be from math, science, engineering or technology.
      • At least 42 credits of courses at the 200-level and above
      • 30 credits in math, science, engineering or technology on the transcript; 15 of these 30 must be in the proposal and at the 300- and 400-level
      • All courses in our core curriculum

The coursework presented in a degree proposal must:

      1. not overlap substantially with another major
      2. contain no more than 21 credits from any one discipline
      3. contain no more than 4 courses of transfer credit
      4. contain no more than 3 courses that are also counted as degree requirements towards a second major
    2. Have a GPA of at least 2.5 at the time of proposal submission and maintain that through graduation.

If this is an area of concern, please see this helpful resource from the Office for Academic and Pre-Professional and Advising. Get in touch with your INDS advisor to discuss ways to boost your GPA. Another handy function: the GPA calculator.
A student can graduate with departmental honors by maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA and by taking INDS 330H or INDS 430H and INDS 490H.

  1. Execute a capstone research project, including an oral presentation of this work.

View videos from our most recent capstone presentations.

 

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