Interdisciplinary Studies (ID)

As a Liberal Arts option, the IDS program offers students a unique opportunity to explore topics and issues in an interdisciplinary way. The program is based on the belief that knowledge from various academic disciplines can be integrated so that it reflects what actually happens in life and the real world. In this way, knowledge about the real world will have a certain unity and coherence to it. In an era of over-specialization and fragamentation, the IDS program emphasizes the mastery of relevant knowledge in this holistic and comprehensive way.

Course See Note  Course Title Credits   CMP101   Composition 1 (OL, CT) 3   IDS101   Views of Human Nature: Introducing IDS (OL) 3   HIS-ELECTIVE   History Elective(s) (OL) 6   LSS-ELECTIVE   Laboratory Science Sequence Elective(s) (OL) 8   MAT140-XXX 1 Mathematics Elective(s) at MAT140 level or above (OL) 6   CMP104-150   Composition 2 Elective (OL, CT) 3   OPN-ELECTIVE   Open Elective(s) (OL) 3   HUM-ELECTIVE   Humanities Elective(s) (OL) 3   IDSH-ELECTIVE 2 IDS-Humanities Elective (OL) 3   IDSO-ELECTIVE 3 IDS-Social Science Elective (OL) 3   LIT202-214   Advanced Literature Elective(s) (OL) 6   OPN-ELECTIVE 4 Open Elective(s) (OL) 6   IDS102 5 Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar 3   IDSS-ELECTIVE 6 IDS-Science Elective (OL) 3   SS-ELECTIVE   Social Science Elective(s) (OL) 3

Notes  1 Students enrolled in credit courses prior to Fall 1999 may have alternative means to satisfy this requirement and should speak to their Advisor or the Student Support Center.  2 Any IDS course which fulfills these elective categories.  3 Any IDS course which fulfills these elective categories.  4 Recommend that 3 of these credits be CPS100-Fundamental of Computer Concepts.  5 IDS102 may be taken more than once as an elective since the topic/theme changes each semester.  6 Any IDS course which fulfills these elective categories.

Program Information  • Students planning to transfer to a four-year college should check the requirements of that particular college before selecting courses. MAT140-Liberal Arts Math or above is generally required for transfer. However, certain programs may require MAT151-College Albegra 1 or above.  • Completing this Program's graduation requirements may provide eligibility under the Massachusetts Transfer Compact for transferring courses as a unit towards a bachelor's degree within the Massachusetts state colleges and universities, provided the student meets the admission criteria at the four-year school.

Admissions Information  • Contact Student Support Center for information on State College and University Joint Admissions.