Integrated Studies BA

Admissions Information for the 2024-2025 Catalog Year

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Admission Deadlines

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Program Requirements for the 2024-2025 Catalog Year

The General Education Program Website is located at https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/

Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements

• Attend an orientation session.
• Sign an Advising Agreement document.
• Have completed a minimum 30 credits prior to declaring this major.
• Students may not pursue this major as Dual Major / Dual Degree or Second Baccalaureate degree.
• Only one minor can be declared with this major.
• The Interdisciplinary Studies Minor cannot be declared with this major.
• The same course cannot be used for this major and any other minor that the student might declare.

In addition to the program requirements, students must:

• Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
• Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
• Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
• Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
• Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
• Complete of the summer course enrollment requirement.
• Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

Program Requirements

1. FGCU General Education Program (https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/)
   To prevent or minimize excess hours, select general education courses that satisfy common prerequisite requirements for your intended major.
   
   
2. Common Prerequisites
   None.
   
   
3. Required Courses in the Major (6 credits)
   A minimum grade of C is required in each course
   
   IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic-Engagement (3)
   IDS 4910 Integrated Studies Senior Sem. (3)

4. Restricted Electives in the Major (21 credits)
   A minimum grade of C is required in each course
   
   Select 3 credits from the following:
   IDS 3052 Intro to Integrated Studies (3)
   IDS 3143 Issues in Technology (3)
   IDS 3302 Issues in Politics & Economics (3)
   IDS 3304 Issues in Environment (3)
   IDS 3305 Issues in Media (3)
   IDS 3332 Issues in Contemporary Society (3)
   IDS 3385 Issues in Science (3)
   IDS 3622 Issues in the Humanities (3)
   IDS 4930 Special Topics (3)
   
   Select 18 credits from at least three different discipline categories. Discipline categories and course prefixes associated with each category are listed below.  Courses used to satisfy general education requirements cannot be used to satisfy the 18 credits of disciplinary courses. Courses with the IDS prefix used to fulfill a prior category cannot be used to fulfill this category.
   
   Business (maximum of 9 credits from this category): ACG, ADV, BUL, FIN, FSS, GEB, HFT, ISM, MAN, MAR, QMB, REE, RMI, SCM, SPM, TAX, TRA
   Communication: ADV, COM, JOU, MMC, PUR, RTV, SPC, VIC
   Computer Science: CAP, CDA, CEN, CGS, CIS, CNT, COP, COT, IDC
   Digital Media: DIG
   Economics, Politics, Justice: CCJ, CJC, CJD, CJE, CJJ, CJL, CJT, CPO, DSC, ECO, ECP, ECS, INR, PAD, POS, POT, PUP
   Education: ARE, COE, EBD, EDE, EDF, EDG, EDM, EDP, EEC, EEX, ELD, EME, EMR, ESE, LAE, MAE, MUE, REA, RED, SCE, SSE, TSL
   Engineering: BCN, BME, CCE, CEG, CES, CGN, CMM, CWR, EES, EGM, EGN, EGS, EML, ENV, TTE
   Entrepreneurship: ENT
   Fine Arts: ART, DAA, GRA, MUC, MUG, MUN, MUO, MUS, MUT, MUY, MVB, MVK, MVP, MVV, MVW, PGY, THE, TPA, TPP
   Foreign Languages: ASL, CHI, INT, FRE, GER, GET, RUS, SPN
   Health Science: APK, GEY, HIM, HLP, HSA, HSC, HUS, IHS, MLS
   History, Culture, Geography: AFA, AFH, AFS, AMH, AMS, ANT, ASH, ASN, CPS, EUH, GEA, GEO, GIS, HIS, INS, LAH, LAS, WOH
   Humanities: AML, ARH, CRW, ENC, ENG, ENL, FIL, FRT, FRW, HUM, LIT, MUH, MUL, PHH, PHI, PHM, PHP, REL, SPT, SPW
   Interdisciplinary Studies: CST, IDH, IDS, ISC, ISS
   Mathematics: MAA, MAC, MAD, MAP, MAS, MAT, MGF, MHF, MTG, STA
   Natural Science: AST, BCH, BOT, BSC, CHM, CHS, ESC, EVR, EVS, GLY, MCB, OCB, OCC, OCE, OCP, PCB, PHY, PHZ, PSC, ZOO
   Social/Behavioral Science: CBH, CLP, CYP, DEM, DEP, EAB, EXP, INP, PCO, PPE, PSB, PSY, SOP, SYA, SYD, SYG, SYO, SYP, WST, SOW

5. University Requirements (3 credits)
   Select one of the following:
   IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)
   Or at least 3 credits in sustainability coursework (SCGR Attribute)
   
   
6. Additional Electives – as needed to reach total credits required for the degree.

Total Credits Required: 120