Integrative Studies (B.A.)

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The Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies creates an avenue for those in their third year and beyond to find a path toward completing a college degree. The degree seeks to prepare students to enter the job market upon graduation by:

Honoring previous academic experience
Providing focused academic advising and career development services
Equipping through on-the-job training and real-world application via internships and/or a capstone course

The degree is designed to help students prepare to be competitive in the job market after graduation. Students are required to work with a member of the Academic Advising Center to determine course equivalencies and to develop a degree completion plan according to the requirements of the Integrative Studies major. Students earning a BA degree complete all Core requirements (44 credit hours), as well as at least 16 credit hours of coursework in two emphasis areas. A two-credit internship or a capstone course specific to the emphasis areas are also required. All applications and degree plans must be approved by the Associate Provost for Student Learning.

Integrative Studies Requirements:

The Bachelor of Integrative Studies requires 125 credits to graduate, inclusive of the following requirements:

Core Requirements:

FYS 100 First Year Seminar
Power of Language: English
Power of Language: Modern or Ancient Languages
Humanities
Western Cultural Heritage
Non-Western Cultural Heritage
Social Sciences
Mathematics
Natural and Physical Sciences (two courses, at lease one with lab)
Creative Expression
Two Signature Learning Experiences (SLE)

Students must complete at least 20 credit hours of course work in two different emphasis areas. Courses may be taken in-person or online inclusive of programming provided by the School for Graduate and Professional Studies in accordance with current academic policy.

IS 470 - Internship in Integrative Studies 2.00 credits.
or
IS 497 - Capstone in Integrative Studies 2.00 credits.

Notes:

Students may take as many electives as needed to meet the 125 credit hour requirement for graduation. Courses applied to the student’s Core and/or major may not be applied to their elective credit hour count.
A minimum of 30 credit hours must be taken at Elizabethtown College.
A minimum of 12 credit hours towards the degree must be taken at the upper-level (300/400).
A maximum of 90 transfer credits may be applied to the degree.