BIS/IDIM Program Requirements

Bachelor of Individualized Studies

• 3 areas of concentration; 1 may be non-CLA
• 50 semester credits minimum (all at 3/4/5xxx level; 1/2xxx level courses are not counted in BIS program)
• 15 semester credits 3/4/5xxx level minimum per area
• 21 semester credits maximum non-CLA
• 20 credits of the 50 completed after program approval*
• Analytic Paper requirement

Individually Designed Interdepartmental Major

• 3 or 4 CLA areas with a unifying thematic focus
• 50 semester credits minimum
• 40 semester credit minimum 3/4/5xxx level
• 11 semester credits 3/4/5xxx level minimum per area
• 20 credits of the 50 completed after program approval*
• Senior Project (minimum 2 credits directed study)

Areas of concentration in both BIS and IDIM may be departmental or interdepartmental. Interdepartmental areas allow you to combine courses from various departments around a specific topic or theme. See sample programs.

Requirements for CLA Concentrations
Requirements for CSOM Concentration
Requirements for Other Non-CLA Concentrations

Other Requirements

• All UMTC liberal education requirements and all CLA degree requirements, including the second language requirement, are required for a BIS degree or IDIM major.
• BIS/IDIM students do not have to fulfill the 18 upper-level credits outside the major requirement; however, IDIM students must earn a total of 48 upper-level credits for their degree.
• All coursework applied towards a BIS program or IDIM major must be graded A/F with a minimum grade of C-.
• 12 credits maximum in directed study coursework may be applied to the program.

*Program proposals including fewer uncompleted credits may be submitted, but the review committee or your concentration area advisers may require that you add courses to the program. You must apply to BIS or IDIM no later than one semester before the semester you expect to graduate. Exceptions will be made only with the approval of the BIS/IDIM faculty advisory committee.