Individualized Majors and Minors 555 (CCAS)

Individualized Majors and Minors 555

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Individualized Majors

A student may design an arts and sciences interdepartmental major. The major must consist of at least 48 credits, at least 15 credits of which must be chosen within one department at the 300 level or above. This program can be completed either through daytime or evening attendance and does not apply to the School of Business-Camden.

Before being permitted to pursue the major, the student must obtain the approval of the Academic Policy and Courses of Study Committee one year prior to graduation. To seek this approval, the student must complete a "Request for a Student-Proposed Major" form that is available at the Division of Student Affairs. On this form, the student must: (1) list the courses intended for the major; (2) obtain the written consent of the chair of the department whose courses make up the 15 or more upper-level, single-department courses of the major; and (3) obtain the written consent of a full-time faculty member who will act as the student's adviser. The student should attach a current transcript, as well as a rationale for the student-proposed major and a discussion of its intellectual and/or practical coherence. The form plus attachments should be sent to the Academic Policy and Courses of Study Committee, Division of Student Affairs, for consideration.

Once approval has been granted, a copy of the student's major program of study will be filed with the registrar and the student affairs office. If the student wishes to alter the major, written permission from the adviser and the same department chair as above must be received. If new departments are involved in the proposed change, the chairs of these departments also must approve the change. The changed major must then be reapproved by the committee.

Individualized Minors

A student may design an arts and sciences interdepartmental minor. The minor must consist of at least 18 credits, at least 9 of which must be chosen within one department at the 300 level or above. This program can be completed either through daytime or evening attendance and does not apply to the School of Business-Camden.

Before being permitted to pursue the minor, the student must obtain: (1) the written consent of a full-time faculty member who will act as the student's adviser; and (2) the approval of the Academic Policy and Courses of Study Committee one year prior to graduation. The student should submit the proposal to the Academic Policy and Courses of Study Committee. It should include: (1) a rationale for the student-proposed minor and a discussion of its intellectual and/or practical coherence; and (2) two itemized lists, one of all courses completed and one of those courses now being taken and yet to be taken.

Once approval has been granted, a copy of the student's minor program of study will be filed with the registrar and the Division of Student Affairs. If the student wishes to alter the minor, written permission from the adviser as above must be received. The changed minor must then be reapproved by the committee.