Interdisciplinary Studies (SJ) - BA, BS

The Interdisciplinary Studies major is intended to serve the needs of students who want to design a more individualized academic program, obtain a more broad-based education, and diversify their professional potential. An Interdisciplinary Studies major can be developed in three specific ways.

First, it can be designed as a customized grouping of individual courses from across disciplines and majors that meet a student’s specific professional goals.

Second, it can be used to combine multiple minors and/or certificates in order to better meet a student’s educational objectives.

Third, it can combine two groupings of courses from within different majors or programs to integrate a student’s coursework across disciplines. A combination of these three approaches can also be used. The Interdisciplinary Studies major is intended to provide students with a flexible curriculum that is more responsive to individual goals and interests.

The Interdisciplinary Studies major is available through the following six colleges:

• College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

• Caine College of the Arts

• Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

• S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

• College of Science

• College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Please contact a specific college advisor for more information regarding how to apply for this major:

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources 
Advisor: Matt Plescia
Location:  NR 116
Email: matthew.plescia@usu.edu
Phone: (435) 797-2473 

Students may apply for admission to the Interdisciplinary Studies major after completing 30 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.25. Students who wish to pursue the Interdisciplinary Studies major must submit an application to a specific college containing the following information:

1. A statement of the student’s educational/professional objectives and how the Interdisciplinary Studies major would help achieve those objectives.

2. A proposed program of study including specific courses, groupings of courses, minors, and/or certificates that will comprise the student’s interdisciplinary major.  

3. An estimated timeline for completion of the major. The application will be reviewed by and discussed with an academic advisor.

Students will then work with an academic advisor to create a plan for the major in Degree Works