Individually Designed B.S.Ed.
The Individually Designed Major is for self-motivated students interested in studying the fields prioritized in the College of Education and Social Services: education, social work, and human development and family studies. The Individually Designed Major is an interdisciplinary program of studies that gives students the opportunity to explore and develop their interests in children, families and communities, and the programs, policies, and processes that shape our communal and individual experiences. Students connect CESS courses with university-wide courses to create a major unique to their needs and interests that are not met through our existing programs. Students may, with permission, include graduate level courses as part of their program. Proposals for the IDP should be developed during the student’s Sophomore year; however, exceptions may be made given extenuating circumstances. The program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Education (non-licensure).
All students must meet the University Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
University General Education Requirements | ||
Diversity | 6 | |
D1 - Race and Racism in the U.S. | ||
D2 - Diversity of Human Experience | ||
Writing and Information Literacy | 3 | |
Sustainability | 3 | |
Any course with an "SU" designation | ||
Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
Any course with a "QR" designation | ||
CESS General Education Requirements | ||
Arts and Letters | 3 | |
Any course beginning with the subject prefix: ARTH, ARTS, CLAS, ENGS, MU, SPCH, THE | ||
Humanities | 3 | |
Foreign Language, PHIL, REL | ||
Math | 3 | |
MATH or STAT | ||
Science | 3 | |
Any course beginning with the subject prefix: BIOL, CHEM, ENSC, ENVS, GEOL, NFS 043, PBIO, PHYS | ||
Social Studies | 3 | |
Any course beginning with the subject prefix: ANTH, EC, GEOG, HST, POLS, PSYS, SOC | ||
Individually Designed Major | 48 | |
Students and their advisor work together to select 48 credits to reflect the core focus of the individually designed major. | ||
Total Credits 1 | 128 | |
1 | Of the 128 total credits, 60 must be taken outside of CESS and a minimum of 30 credits must be taken within CESS. |