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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, richard.mueller@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
*Nothing lower than a B grade is acceptable in courses in which an Honors contract is being completed.
**Students who fail to complete a contract, once entered into with a
faculty member, will be placed on academic probation for one semester.
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.