Interdisciplinary Studies (Online)

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Telephone 615-963-7214

General Statement: The Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (Online), while not limited to this population, has been designed especially for adults who have earned an associate degree, or have completed some college work beyond high school. The program has been designed to be flexible and to allow the creation of a number of individualized cognate options.

Program Requirements (minimum of 120 credit hours)

General Education (41 hours:

A student must meet the General Education Requirements of Tennessee State University. It is critical to speak with your advisor/TSU Student Support Services Counselor prior to enrollment regarding the General Education Requirements and transferability.

Complete all of your general education courses through Tennessee State, OR
Speak with the advisor/TSU Student Support Services Counselor to determine which prior college credits fulfill the university general education requirements.

Cognate Areas (24 hours):
The program must include two upper-division cognate areas (12 hours per area). A course may not be used for more than one cognate.

Examples of Cognates:

Psychology (12hrs)
Physiological Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Learning and Memory
Social Psychology

Cultural Diversity (12 hrs)
Cultural Diversity
Latin America: The Countries and the Peoples
Mass Media and Cultures
Multicultural Education

Other cognates could be:

English
Communication
Multicultural Studies
Information Technology
Organizational Leadership
International Studies
Public Relations

Culminating Special Project (3 hours):

UNIV 4995: Culminating Special Project – 3 hours
Senior status required

Electives (34 Lower Division Electives and 18 Upper Division Electives

Related elective courses

Graduation Requirements include the following:

At least 120 semester hours total.
At least the last 30 semester hours must be awarded by Tennessee State University.
At least 45 semester hours at the 3000-4000 level.
No more than 24 semester hours in business courses.

The courses for this degree program are offered cooperatively through a partnership with the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) community colleges and other Tennessee public universities - TN eCampus. A complete description of courses can be found at https://tnecampus.org/course-catalogs.