Integrative Studies, B.A.

Location: Founders Hall 365D (Program Director), Landrum Hall 330 (Advising)

Telephone: 859-572-1433 (Program Director), 859-572-5494 (Advising)

Fax: 859-572-6185

Email Address: ist@nku.edu

Web Address: http://ist.nku.edu

Program Director: Rhonda Davis

Other Key Personnel:

Undergraduate Advisors: Megan Larkin, Kyle Dorriere

Thinking about the program: The integrative studies program provides an opportunity for students to pursue an individualized education with both depth of knowledge and breadth of understanding and application. With the help of advisors, students design their own course of study from across the curriculum and integrate what they learn in a capstone project to find coherence, meaning and value in a personal area of interest.

The B.A. in Integrative Studies requires students to complete and integrate areas of specialty from three different academic programs. An area of specialty must include at least 12 credit hours at the 300/400/500 level drawn from an approved major or minor program as described in the Catalog. At least one area of specialty must be drawn from a program in the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition the program requires the introductory experience, IST 185  , and the two capstone experiences, IST 397  and IST 497  . The program is available in both traditional and fully-online formats.

Special graduation requirements:

• This program does not require a secondary major/minor/focus.
• No course can count in more than one area of specialty.
• No grade of lower than C- will be accepted for any course in an area of specialty, or in the Integrative Studies core.
• Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in each area of specialty.
• Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in the Integrative Studies core