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2017-2018 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Individualized Studies Program


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Coordinator: K. Lavoie

Individualized Studies is designed for students whose educational interests transcend traditional disciplines or department lines, or whose career or professional goals cannot be met by existing programs at SUNY Plattsburgh. This degree allows students to create their own major program with the help of a faculty advisor. A Bachelor of Arts degree must include a minimum of 90 credit hours in liberal arts courses; a Bachelor of Science degree must include a minimum of 60 credit hours in liberal arts courses. Both options require completion of SUNY Plattsburgh’s General Education Program, 42 credits of courses at the 300-400 level, and 120 total credits. Both options require from one to three credits of intensive writing through the INT 402  course, in addition to completion of an Advanced Writing course in a minor or concentration (or ENG 301  or other approved AWR course).

Approval Process

  1. Students requesting this major will meet with the Individualized Studies Program Coordinator to determine if option 1 or 2 would best meet their needs and to obtain proposal forms.
  2. Option 1: Contractual Studies. The student will work with a faculty advisor to develop a program including a capstone experience. The Individualized Studies Committee must approve the program. The student should enroll in the major before the end of the junior year.
  3. Option 2: General Studies. The student will work with a faculty advisor to develop a program. The dean of the division overseeing the majority of the courses must approve the program. The student can enroll in General Studies at any point in their studies.

For more information, contact the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Ward 101, 518-564-3150.

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