Program Description
The Associate of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is designed to meet dual purposes. First, it will offer students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree offered at four-year institutions, including the University of Wyoming. Second, the degree will allow students to combine two transfer disciplines to prepare the student to declare a major and a minor at the four year institution.
The general education requirements are designed to encourage students to develop critical and creative thinking, communication, and self-directed learning, while recognizing diversity and increasing technological literacy and meet the first two years of four year degree general education requirements transferring to the University of Wyoming.
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.
General Education Requirements
| Writing Level I (WR1) |
3 credits |
| Writing Level II (WR2) |
3 credits |
| American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) |
3 credits |
| ARTS |
3 credits |
| HUM |
3 credits |
| LSCI |
4 credits |
| MATH |
3 credits |
| ORAL |
3 credits |
| SOC |
3 credits |
| UNST |
1 credits |
Program Requirements
Course Requirements
| First Discipline Courses | 12-14 credits |
| Second Discipline Courses | 12-14 credits |
General Electives (5 credits)