BA in Interdisciplinary Studies with Honors

Allows qualified students the opportunity to significantly design their own degree plan in line with specific interdisciplinary interests. The program gives qualified students a tremendous level of flexibility to pursue specific interests and to explore the creative possibilities of Interdisciplinary Studies. For a student to qualify, the following criteria must be met:

1. New students must have a minimum ACT score of 27 or a minimum SAT score of 1200, and must have graduated from high school with a GPA of 3.5 or higher and/or be in the top ten percent of their graduating class.
2. Transfer students or continuing Rochester students who wish to enroll in this degree can use their college performances as criteria. They must have completed at least 30 hours of college credit with a minimum GPA of 3.2, with at least two faculty recommendations.
3. In order to receive this Honors degree, students must graduate with a minimum GPA of 3.4. If the student’s final GPA is below 3.4, then the “Honors” distinction will be dropped from the degree, and the student’s program will be considered under the normal Rochester College academic guidelines, and count as a normal BA in Interdisciplinary Studies. Once the above criteria are met, the student must submit a proposal for his/ her self-designed program, meeting the requirements outlined below. Proposals must be outlined on the “Proposal/Rationale Form” (available in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies), and must be submitted to and approved by a committee consisting of: the Head of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, the vice president of academic affairs and/or academic dean, and one other appropriate faculty member that the committee will select. This process must be completed before 60 hours of credit is completed.