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The following pre-approved multi-departmental study programs (MDSPs) are currently available:

Communication Management, Administrative Communication, and Liberal Arts Program Emphases:
(Also available through on-line PLAN program).

Students enrolled in any one of these three emphases complete the following core course-work:

12 Hours of upper division Communication courses:
CN300 Organizational Communication (3*)
CN301 Advanced Organizational Communication (3*)
CN330 Conflict and Negotiation (3*)
CN350 Persuasion (3*)
* Prerequisite for these courses is CN101 - Principles & Practices of Human Communication

12 Hours of upper division Psychology courses to be chosen from the following:
PY306 Cognition (3*)
PY309 Theories of Personality (3*)
PY310 Social Psychology (3*)
PY326 Health Psychology (3*)
PY395 Psychology of Everyday Life (3*)
* Prerequisite for these courses is PY100 or PY101.

3 Hours of upper division Integrated Studies course-work to complete the required Capstone Project:

IS389 Capstone Project Development (1)
IS390 Capstone Project (3)

In addition to the required course-work, students must complete 12 additional hours in one of the three options.

The Communication Management option requires the completion of the following 12 hours of upper division Business courses:

BU342 Organization and Management (3*)
BU345 Human Resources Management (3*)
BU360 Marketing (3*)
BU 381 Finance (3*)
* Prerequisite for these courses include EC200, EC201, and AC224.

The Administrative Communication option requires the completion of the following 12 hours of Political Science/Sociology courses:

PO310 Politics & Strategies of Community Development (3)
PO391 Public Personnel Administration (3)
PO393 Public Budgeting
PO401 Program Evaluation
OR
SO314 Organizations (3)

The Liberal Arts option requires completion of 12 Hours of upper division course-work chosen from the College of Arts and Sciences (Note: MS310 and MS340 from the School of Applied Studies may also be used to partially satisfy this requirement).

Students interested in obtaining more information about the Bachelor of Integrated Studies should contract the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s office.

Each candidate for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree is required to complete the following:
*ISAC approval of Individualized Study Program (ISP) at least one year before intended graduation or completion of the requirements of a pre-approved multi-departmental study program (MDSP);
*Grade of “C” or better required for designated courses I ISP or MDSP;
* ISP/MDSP consists of at least graded 36 graded hours, including 12 hours 300-400 level courses and a capstone project (IS389 & IS390 or substitute approved by ISAC);
*The first 36 hours of the ISP/MDSP may not be applied to the 84 hour "non-major" requirement;
*Courses applied to the General Education distribution requirements may not also be
utilized to meet ISP/MDSP requirements; and
*All requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree must be met with the following exceptions:

No major requirements
No foreign language requirement.

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