Individualized Study, B.S.

Offered by Individualized Study .

University Requirements

Completion of Minimum University Requirements for an Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree .

Minimum 120 credits and minimum GPA of 2.0
Completion of 45 upper-level credits, residence requirement, Writing Intensive requirement, and General Education requirement

Major Requirements

Minimum 42 credits, including a minimum of 15 upper-level credits in mathematics, science, engineering, or technology
Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the major

Course Requirements

The coursework for the individualized degree:

differs substantially from other majors offered at UMBC
contains a maximum of 21 credits from any one discipline
contains a maximum of 4 courses of transfer credit
contains a maximum of 3 courses that are also counted as degree requirements towards another major
30 credits in math, science, engineering, or technology on the transcript; 15 of these 30 must be in the proposal and at the 300- and 400-level
includes all courses in the core curriculum

Core Curriculum (12 credits)

Individualized Studies Track (30 credits)

Integrative Studies Track

Complete the following:

INDS 335 - Interdisciplinary Degree Plan Writing Seminar (3)
Minimum 27 additional credits at the 200 level or above organized into explicit learning objectives and with an explicit statement of the nature and purpose of the scholarly integration involved.
Minimum GPA of 2.5 at the time of degree submission.
One of two degree mentors must be from math, science, engineering or technology.

Multidisciplinary Studies Track

Minimum 30 additional credits at the 200 level or above, including a minimum of 15 credits at the 300 level or above, selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.

Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs

Qualified students may apply to an accelerated program, which allows them to share courses between a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. Students take graduate courses as undergraduate students and later apply those courses to master’s degrees. An undergraduate may apply to participate in an accelerated program even if the desired graduate program is in a department other than the one in which the student is majoring. More information is available from the Accelerated Program page of the Graduate School website.