COLLEGE OF INTEGRATIVE SCIENCES AND ARTS (CISA) · CLASS OF 2030
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
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The degree
The Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor of Arts at the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA) is one of the most flexible degrees in the country — and one of the most demanding on curiosity. Rather than fitting into a single discipline, you build your own academic identity by combining two concentration areas from nearly 200 options.
The core curriculum teaches you how to actually integrate those fields — to move between ways of knowing, to find the questions that only exist at the edges of disciplines, and to build arguments that draw on both. The degree requires 120 credit hours spread across four years.
What is a 'credit hour', really? Week by week, semester by semester — what 120 credit hours actually means for you.Program structure
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IDS = Interdisciplinary Studies — the name of this degree and its core course prefix.
Lower division courses are numbered 100–200 (foundational).
Upper division courses are numbered 300–400 (advanced).
Year 1 — Foundation 30 credits
Year 2 — Building depth 30 credits
Year 3 — Going deeper 30 credits
Year 4 — Bringing it together 30 credits
Choosing your path
Concentration one
Pick any field from the nearly 200 available — from business and psychology to digital culture, justice studies, or public administration. Tap to browse options and make your choice.
6 lower division + 9 upper division = 15 credit hours
Concentration two
The second concentration creates the intellectual tension that makes this degree distinctive. Choose something that sits in genuine creative friction with your first choice. Tap to browse options.
6 lower division + 9 upper division = 15 credit hours