A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- B.A.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Total credits (published)
- 49
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The major in interdisciplinary studies enables students to tailor their educational pathway to their unique academic and professional interests. In close collaboration with their interdisciplinary faculty advisor, students create a self-designed pathway that focuses on a thematic area of interest, on a range of interconnected issues in society, or on a combination of academic disciplines. Examples of self-designed concentrations include, but are not limited to: Global South Studies; European Studies; Business & Communication; Arts & Psychology; Science & Communication; and many more.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167288
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167288_b247200b
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Requirements
8 items
- or: IDST 150H Honors: Introduction to Cross-Cultural and Social Justice3
- Select one Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies course within the IDST 250-259 rangeNot resolved to a course3
- 1
- 3
- Select two upper level electives within the IDST 350-369 range 1Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- Lower level courses from at least 2 disciplines other than IDSTNot resolved to a course12
- Upper level courses from at least 2 disciplines other than IDSTNot resolved to a course18
Source. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, catalog 2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog — https://catalog.mcla.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs-study/interdisciplinary-studies/interdisciplinary-studies-ba/. Captured page pages/0210.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.