Interdisciplinary Studies

Departmental Honors Advisors:
Agriculture: Lisa Allen, 797-0454, lisa.allen@usu.edu
Education and Human Services: Terri Gass, 797-1443, terri.gass@usu.edu
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Mary Leavitt, 797-3883, mary.leavitt@usu.edu
Natural Resources: Maureen Wagner, 797-2448, maureen.wagner@usu.edu
Science: Richard Mueller, 797-2479, rmueller@biology.usu.edu

Eligibility for Acceptance:
Qualified students will have cumulative GPAs of at least 3.30 and will have declared a major in Interdisciplinary Studies.  They must meet with the advisor in their college above to complete and update their Departmental Honors Plan of Study.

Program of Study:
The 15-credit requirement for Honors in Interdisciplinary Studies is met successfully by completing:

  • 12 credits in upper-division courses selected from 2 or more disciplines
  • 3 credits to be taken under HONR 4900, Senior Thesis

Requirements for Completion of Degree:
The successful candidate will graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 and a GPA of 3.5 in upper-division major requirements and Honors course work and will complete and present in a public forum an Honors thesis/project. Interdisciplinary Studies students must combine the disciplines in which they have completed contracts in an interdisciplinary senior thesis or project.