General Requirements (Core Areas A - E): Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirements: Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major: Credit Hours: 18

Select 18 credit hours of courses appropriate to Concentration and Minor programs of study from the following:

• ACCT 2030 - Survey of Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
• ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I (3 Credit Hours)
• ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II (3 Credit Hours)
• ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
• ARAB 1001 - Elementary Arabic I (3 Credit Hours)
• ARAB 1002 - Elementary Arabic II (3 Credit Hours)
• ARAB 2001 - Intermediate Arabic I (3 Credit Hours)
• ARAB 2002 - Intermediate Arabic II (3 Credit Hours)
• ARTH 2531 - Art History I (3 Credit Hours)
• ARTH 2532 - Art History II (3 Credit Hours)
• BIOL 1230 - Environmental Biology (3 Credit Hours)
• BIOL 1320 - Diversity of Life (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 1105 - Introduction to Business (3 Credit Hours)
• CHEM 1310 - Comprehensive General Chemistry (4 Credit Hours)
• HDFS 2130 - Family Economic Environment (3 Credit Hours)
• HDFS 2135 - Child Development (3 Credit Hours)
• HDFS 2137 - Lifespan Development (3 Credit Hours)
• CHIN 1001 - Elementary Chinese I (3 Credit Hours)
• CHIN 1002 - Elementary Chinese II (3 Credit Hours)
• CHIN 2001 - Intermediate Chinese I (3 Credit Hours)
• CHIN 2002 - Intermediate Chinese II (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 2530 - Advanced Business Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 1100 - Human Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 1110 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 2332 - Media and Society (3 Credit Hours)
• CRJU 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 1230 - Introduction to BASIC Programming (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 1236 - Introduction to Java Programming (3 Credit Hours)
• ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
• EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education (3 Credit Hours)
• EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts (3 Credit Hours)
• EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGL 2111 - World Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGL 2112 - World Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGL 2131 - American Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGL 2132 - American Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGL 2434 - The Language of Film (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGR 1133 - Engineering Graphics (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGR 1731 - Computing for Engineers (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGR 1732 - Program Design for Engineers (3 Credit Hours)
• FILM 2200 - Introduction to Cinema (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 1234 - Apparel I (3 Credit Hours)
• FREN 1001 - Elementary French I (3 Credit Hours)
• FREN 1002 - Elementary French II (3 Credit Hours)
• FREN 1060 - Accelerated Elementary French (6 Credit Hours)
• FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I (3 Credit Hours)
• FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II (3 Credit Hours)
• FREN 2060 - Accelerated Intermediate French (6 Credit Hours)
• GEOG 1111 - Physical Geography (3 Credit Hours)
• GEOG 1130 - World Regional Geography (3 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 1430 - Dinosaurs, Extinctions and Disasters (3 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 1530 - Principles of Oceanography (3 Credit Hours)
• GRMN 1001 - Elementary German I (3 Credit Hours)
• GRMN 1002 - Elementary German II (3 Credit Hours)
• GRMN 1060 - Accelerated Elementary German (6 Credit Hours)
• GRMN 2001 - Intermediate German I (3 Credit Hours)
• GRMN 2002 - Intermediate German II (3 Credit Hours)
• GRMN 2060 - Accelerated Intermediate German (6 Credit Hours)
• HIST 2630 - Historical Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• INDS 2430 - Design Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
• INTS 2130 - Introduction to International Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 1130 - Introduction to Information Technology (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 1230 - Introduction to Web Technologies (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 1430 - Web Page Development (3 Credit Hours)
• JAPN 1001 - Elementary Japanese I (3 Credit Hours)
• JAPN 1002 - Elementary Japanese II (3 Credit Hours)
• JAPN 1060 - Accelerated Elementary Japanese (6 Credit Hours)
• JAPN 2001 - Intermediate Japanese I (3 Credit Hours)
• JAPN 2002 - Intermediate Japanese II (3 Credit Hours)
• JAPN 2060 - Accelerated Intermediate Japanese (6 Credit Hours)
• LATN 1001 - Elementary Latin I (3 Credit Hours)
• LATN 1002 - Elementary Latin II (3 Credit Hours)
• LATN 1060 - Accelerated Elementary Latin (6 Credit Hours)
• LATN 2001 - Intermediate Latin I (3 Credit Hours)
• LATN 2002 - Intermediate Latin II (3 Credit Hours)
• LATN 2060 - Accelerated Intermediate Latin (6 Credit Hours)
• LSTD 2106 - Legal Environment of Business (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 1112 - College Trigonometry (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 1113 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 1441 - Calculus I (4 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2008 - Foundations of Numbers and Operations (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2242 - Calculus II (4 Credit Hours)
• MMFP 2335 - Introduction to Media Writing (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 2331 - Introduction to Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 1100 - Music Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
• NTFS 2530 - Nutrition and Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2020 - Critical Thinking (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2030 - Introduction to Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 1101 - Introduction to Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 2231 - Research and Analysis I (3 Credit Hours)
• READ 2230 - Cognition and Language (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 1530 - Introduction to Recreation (3 Credit Hours)
• RELS 2130 - Introduction to Religious Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 2130 - Introduction to Sport Management (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 2230 - Social Issues of Sport (3 Credit Hours)
• SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I (3 Credit Hours)
• SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II (3 Credit Hours)
• SPAN 1060 - Accelerated Elementary Spanish (6 Credit Hours)
• SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 Credit Hours)
• SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credit Hours)
• SPAN 2060 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish (6 Credit Hours)
• STAT 1401 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 1131 - Building Materials and Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
• THEA 2333 - Fundamentals of Acting (3 Credit Hours)
• WGSS 2100 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and SexualityStudies (3 Credit Hours)
• WRIT 2130 - Technical Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• Additional courses as approved by advisor.

Major Requirements: Credit Hours: 51-54

For the major, students may choose one of the following two options: ¹

• Three (3) concentrations of 18 credit hours each from the list of approved concentrations below.
• Two (2) concentrations of 18 credit hours each from the list of approved concentrations below and one (1) minor (refer to minors and interdisciplinary minors in Catalog).

Approved Concentrations: ²

• Africana Studies Concentration , Anthropology Concentration  , Asian Studies Concentration , Biology Concentration  , Business Concentration (Online) , Coaching Concentration  ,  Communication Arts Concentration , Criminal Justice and Criminology (Online)  , Culture and Society Concentration , Education Concentration , English Concentration  , Entrepreneurship Concentration , Geography Concentration  , Geology Concentration  , History Concentration , Human Development and Family Science Concentration  ,Individual Emphasis for Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Concentration  , International Studies Concentration , Irish Studies Concentration , Latin American Studies Concentration , Modern Languages Suggested Chronology , (Arabic Concentration , Chinese Concentration , Japanese Concentration , French Concentration , German Concentration , Spanish Concentration ), Multimedia Journalism Concentration  , Music Concentration , Nonprofit Management Concentration (Online) , Political Science Concentration , Psychology Concentration  , Public Policy Concentration (Online) , Public Administration Concentration (Online) , Public Relations Concentration  , Religious Studies Concentration , Sport Management Concentration  , Sociology Concentration (Online) , Sustainability Concentration , and Writing Concentration  ³

Required Introductory Course Credit Hour: 1

• IDS 2111 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies (1 Credit Hours)

Required Capstone Course: Credit Hours: 1

• IDS 4111 - Capstone in Interdisciplinary Studies (1 Credit Hour)

Elective: Credit Hours: 4-7

• Select 4-7 credit hours of Electives⁴

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ Of the total number of credit hours for the major, 42 of the credit hours must be at the upper division level.

² Note: Please check with B.I.S. advisor for detailed information on Approved Concentrations.

The individual emphasis is for students who have previously earned credit that has been accepted by the University in an area of study at the 3000 level or higher that can be used as a concentration once approved and submitted by an academic advisor for approval to the Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. The individual emphasis is not considered available for use towards graduation credit until fully approved. Students in the face to face or fully online BIS program may seek to have Individual emphasis approved on campuses where their specific, declared BIS major is offered.

³ Concentrations may only be available for students who have as their major the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies or the Online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies.

⁴ Consult with your academic advisor for more details.

Other Program Requirements

• Students must have a 2.0 total institutional GPA overall and a total GPA of 2.0 in each concentration (or minor).
• Students must choose concentrations and minors from different disciplines.

Other Program Information

Foreign Language - Although foreign language is optional in the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Degree, students who wish may include Foreign Language in Area F, as well as choose a minor or concentration in Foreign Language.

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit the Academic Advisement  catalog page.