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Interdisciplinary Studies Students who have academic interests for which no major is offered or which combine several major areas within the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences may wish to pursue an Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) major. Students in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program plan a program of study and write a Senior Thesis under the supervision of a faculty advisor and an advisory committee. The student and the IDS Coordinator work together in creating the committee and selecting the major advisor. The Interdisciplinary Studies major consists of a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework in addition to the Senior Thesis (3 hours), which is written on a topic of special interest to the student. The courses counting toward the major must be drawn from two or more departments within the Franklin College. Some programs may also be approved to include courses in other schools and colleges within the University, but students desiring to use more than nine semester hours outside the Franklin College must obtain special permission in advance from the Interdisciplinary Studies Program. A student may propose his/her own program of study or may choose from any of the Interdisciplinary Studies Programs already in place, such as Archaelogical Sciences, Geophysics, Neurobiology, Marine Sciences or Scientific Illustration. Applicants for the program must have completed between 27 and 60 semester hours of credit with a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average. They must also maintain a 3.00 average to remain in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program. The program requires careful advance planning and rigorous study. It is designed for students who have a plan for a course of study that will meet certain requirements that they have set for themselves. It is not for students who have taken a number of courses in various areas, can't settle on a major course of study and try to "pull something together" when they are seniors. Students who are interested in finding out more about the Interdisciplinary
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