Interdepartmental Majors

Students desiring to plan an interdepartmental major must complete the following requirements as early in their college career as possible:

• Form a three-member faculty team by October1 of the junior year, each of whose area of specialization is relevant to the student’s academic focus, to approve and oversee the implementation of the proposed interdepartmental major, ensuring that it meets the academic standards required of any Wittenberg major. One of the three faculty members must be (or become) the student’s academic advisor.
• Once the faculty team is in place, students must prepare a formal proposal containing the following:
• A complete list of all proposed coursework toward the completion of a major
• A rationale for the proposed selection of courses and the student’s objectives in creating a particular interdepartmental major
• A plan for formal end-point assessment activities devised in conjunction with the faculty team
• Approval of the proposal by the faculty team
• Students must submit the formal proposal to the Assistant Provost for Academic Services by February 1 of the junior year.

A typical interdepartmental major should consist of at least 36 credits; required coursework should typically include at least 8 credits at the 300 level or higher and no more than 12 credits at the 100 level. Additionally, the interdepartmental major must accomplish the general education goals required in any major and must include courses that allow the student to address the component of the writing goal within the major, the speaking goal, the research goal, the computing goal and the diversity of human experience goal.