GUIDELINES 1.
If there is already a major which includes 60% of the proposed courses, the student must take the pre-existing major.
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The major must be truly interdisciplinary, demonstrating in its structure that cross-disciplinary connections have been made and that it includes at least two focal disciplines.
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The major must be planned with the support of a faculty adviser who teaches in one of its significant content areas and who agrees to supervise the student’s Senior Seminar research paper/project.
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The appropriate form must be completed indicating the department responsible for creative product, service project, and ethics instruction.
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The number of credits required in the major should be in the range of 40-50.
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The plan for the major, its descriptive title, and the degree designation must be approved by the Academic Policy Committee of the faculty by the end of the first semester of the student’s junior year.
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The student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
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70% or more of the courses in the major must be numbered 200 or above and sequenced wherever possible.
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The major must meet the “Objectives of a Major” by demonstrating that it provides: A. Knowledge of the disciplines’ contents and methods, B. Continuing development of skills related to the discipline’s content, and C. Values relating the discipline to worldview perspective. (See opposite page)
A SUCCESSFUL PLAN OF ACTION
There are guidelines to help students create a successful plan of action for their time here at Sterling College. Our majors have been designed with great care to include rigorous classes, purposeful assignments and field experience to prepare you for careers in that field. In order to combine majors through the independent interdisciplinary program, we expect the resulting major to be just as rigorous and thought out. Here are the guidelines to help you create such a program. Not sure exactly what to include? Talk to our faculty in your fields of interest to understand which classes will help you reach your goal.