The College of  Theology, Arts & Humanities has created this major for motivated students who are interested in pursuing a major that is not housed in a single department or defined by a traditional discipline. The Interdisciplinary major allows a student and a willing faculty advisor to construct a major that gathers appropriate courses around a significant theme or research question.

• The important parameters of the major include:
  • Half of the proposed major must be courses from a single academic discipline as listed in the Undergraduate Catalog under which you matriculated.
  • The major may have courses from no more than four academic disciplines.
  • Half the credit hours of the major must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
  • The major must include a three-hour senior capstone project as an Independent Study course or an existing senior seminar from an academic discipline listed in your Undergraduate Catalog.
• Interested students should contact the Interdisciplinary Major and Minor Director, Dr. David Bates, David.bates@cuchicago.edu   for more information, planning materials and an application.

General Undergraduate Admission Requirements

All applicants must meet the general admission requirements for Concordia University Chicago undergraduate programs as published in the Concordia University Chicago academic catalog.

New students are accepted into undergraduate degree-seeking programs for online (ADP) and on-campus (Traditional) study in the fall and spring semesters.  If you have any questions please work with your admissions advisors.  

BA Interdisciplinary Studies Major Requirements 

The College of Theology, Arts & Humanities has created this major for motivated students who are interested in pursuing a major that is not housed in a single department or defined by a traditional discipline. The Interdisciplinary major allows a student and a willing faculty advisor to construct a major that gathers appropriate courses around a significant theme or research question.

• The important parameters of the major include:
  • Half of the proposed major must be courses from a single academic discipline as listed in the Undergraduate Catalog under which you matriculated.
  • The major may have courses from no more than four academic disciplines.
  • Half the credit hours of the major must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
  • The major must include a three-hour senior capstone project as an Independent Study course or an existing senior seminar from an academic discipline listed in your Undergraduate Catalog.
• Interested students should contact the Interdisciplinary Major and Minor Director Dr. David Bates at,   David.bates@cuchicago.edu  for more information, planning materials and an application.

The total hours for the program is 120 credits. This includes general education, electives and major requirements above.   

Graduation Requirements

Students in the College of Health, Science and Technology or The College of Theology, Arts and Humanities must meet all University requirements found in the Academic Information section of this catalog. Specific requirements for these Colleges include the following:

• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for all coursework completed at CUC
• A minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses taken in the major at CUC
• A minimum grade of C for all courses taken in a major at CUC
• All administrative obligations to CUC must be cleared in order to prompt the release of CUC transcripts and diploma(s).
• The Division of Natural Sciences requires a minimum grade of D- for courses within the major that are not pre-requisites for other courses. For courses that are pre-requisites, the C minimum remains unless superseded by admission grade requirements for specific programs, e.g., medicine/dentistry/pharmacy at LECOM, etc.).