2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Individualized Study B.S. with major in Independent Scholars
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Program Requirements
Individualized curricula using existing courses across participating JMU units will be constructed with faculty oversight to help students pursue their own inquiry goals. Each student’s curriculum will include:
- a cross-disciplinary exploration course (IND 200 )
- at least 36 credit hours of course work beyond General Education requirements
- at least four credits of skill-enhancing workshops (IND 300 )
- a six-credit hour senior project (IND 499A )
- the plans for relevant field experiences, internships and/or study abroad programs.
For students in the honors program, the IS senior project will fulfill the senior honors project requirement.
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Required courses
- General Education 41 Credit Hours 1
- Quantitative requirement 3 Credit Hours 2
- Scientific Literacy requirement 3-4 Credit Hours 2
- Major requirements 49 Credit Hours
- Electives 23-24 Credit Hours
Footnotes
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 In addition to course work taken to fulfill General Education requirement.
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