Integrated Studies (B.A.)
Website: https://www.fgcu.edu/cas/departments/is/idsba/
(239) 590-7196The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Integrated Studies allows students to create individually-developed courses of study. This program is ideal for students with a clear idea for a career path that requires coursework from a variety of disciplines. The degree encourages students to develop a better understanding of the interrelationships among diverse ideas and academic subjects. The major also offers students courses that do not fall under a traditional academic Department. While providing flexibility in meeting individual student interests and learning goals, the Integrated Studies program blends existing and new experiences, information, and perspectives into the learner's total understanding of their world.
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
- Attend an orientation session.
- Sign an Advising Agreement document.
- Have completed a minimum 30 credits prior to declaring this major.
- Students may not pursue this major as Dual Major / Dual Degree or Second Baccalaureate degree.
- Only one minor can be declared with this major.
- The Interdisciplinary Studies Minor cannot be declared with this major.
- The same course cannot be used for this major and any other minor that the student might declare.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Complete of the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.