INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

The Associate of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is designed to meet dual purposes. First, it will offer a student the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Applied Science degree at CWC, or pursue a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree offered at four-year institutions. Second, the degree will allow a student to combine two disciplines to prepare the student to declare a major and a minor at a four-year institution.

The general education requirements are designed to encourage students to develop civic awareness and engagement, communication, critical thinking, personal and professional responsibility, and quantitative literacy.

This program combines specific disciplines for which there is no established degree program. The degrees will be recorded as in the following examples:

Interdisciplinary Studies: Computer Science – Engineering

Interdisciplinary Studies: Theatre – Film

Interdisciplinary Studies: Math – English

Interdisciplinary Studies: Native American Studies – Western American Studies

Students are required to meet with an assigned success coach or faculty advisor who will assist the student in developing a written plan of study. The written plan of study is signed by the student and the success coach or faculty advisor, and then submitted to the appropriate Academic Dean for final approval. If approved, the Dean will submit the written plan of study to the Registrar to formalize the degree requirements within the degree audit system. Changes in the program require success coach/advisor and Dean approval.

The following courses may NOT be used to satisfy the Interdisciplinary studies component:

PEAC courses are identified as discipline specific courses, all PEAC and PEAT prefixes.