Under usual circumstances, students are advised to follow the formal educational programs offered by departments. In rare instances, for students with special interests that cannot be satisfied in a regular major, double major, or a combined major and minor, the Educational Policy Committee will approve an interdisciplinary Independent Major. Students who wish to apply for an Independent Major must normally have achieved a minimum 3.5 GPA. The student must plan, with the aid of a faculty advisor, a program of 36 credits (ordinarily twelve courses), thirty of which must be in upper-division courses. These will extend over no more than three departments and will be selected in accordance with a clearly defined unifying principle. This program should be equal in depth and coherence to a typical departmental major and should include a plan for a final project or paper that demonstrates the intellectual coherence of the Independent Major and for ongoing assessment of the program by the student and the advisor. Each proposed major should be submitted to the Dean's Office before March 1 of the student's sophomore year. The Dean will then present it to the Educational Policy Committee for approval. An Independent Major will ordinarily be the student's only major. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships
Duration: 8 Semester(s)Fees: Not available
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Spring (January), 2024 | Chestnut Hill |
Fall (August), 2024 | Chestnut Hill |
Spring (January), 2025 | Chestnut Hill |
Fall (August), 2025 | Chestnut Hill |
Spring (January), 2026 | Chestnut Hill |
All students must submit either the SAT or ACT.
Minimum scores of 100 on the iBT and 7.5 on the IELTS are recommended.
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TOEFL Internet based overall score: 100.0
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