Bachelor of Arts in
Interdisciplinary Studies
A Bachelor's Degree
Designed By You, For You
You can earn or complete a bachelor's degree with the Interdisciplinary Studies online program. Combine aspects of related fields and craft a custom program tailored to your career. This online bachelor's degree program combines the university's core course requirements with related minors, certificates and microcertificates that correspond to your educational goals.
Start building your degree plan by selecting a minor offered by the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Work with your academic adviser to build an academic plan that's right for you. This program prepares you for employment or to enroll in graduate or professional studies.
You will need to complete:
- The university's core course requirements (consult your academic adviser) and
- The requirements for the thematically linked minors, certificates or microcertificates you select from the list below.
100%
Online
120
Credit Hours
4 YRS
Estimated Time
to Complete
Minors From Fulbright College
Must choose at least one minor
- African and African American Studies
- Child Advocacy Studies Training
- Communication
- Criminal Justice
- English
- Geography
- History
- Journalism and Strategic Media
- Latin American and Latino Studies
- Legal Studies
- Political Science
- Rhetoric and Writing Studies
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish for Second Language Learners
- Substance Use Disorders
Minors From Other Colleges and
U of A Certificates and Microcertificates
Available Minors
- Accounting
- Agricultural Business
- Child Services
- Event Management
- General Business
- Hospitality Management
- Human Development and Family Sciences
- Human Resource Development
- Supply Chain Management
Available Certificates / Microcertificates
- Certificate of Proficiency in Geospatial Technologies
- Certificate of Proficiency in Music Industry Studies
- Microcertificate in Equine Management
- Microcertificate in Professional Agility and Career Essentials
- Microcertificate in Strategic Media Skills
- Microcertificate in Writing for Modern Mass Media
Program Plan for Your Degree
Consult with your adviser in the Fulbright Advising Center during your first semester of enrollment to develop an individualized course plan of study for your interdisciplinary studies degree.
The online course plan contains a minimum of 45 credit hours with a maximum number of hours dependent on which minors, certificates or microcertificates are selected.
Students must complete:
- IDST 20003 - Introduction to Disciplinary Studies
- IDST 40103 - Senior Capstone
See the Catalog of Studies for additional information on program options and requirements.
Some prospective students can qualify for an application fee waiver.
| Tuition / credit hour | $263.18 |
| Fee / credit hour | |
|---|---|
| Library | $4.68 |
| Network & Data Systems | $13.10 |
| Off-campus | $30 |
| Online Facilities | $2 |
Tuition and fees per credit hour reflect fall 2024 rates for students studying completely online. Students in online programs who take an on-campus course will pay on-campus fees, mandatory and college fees, for only the on-campus course.
Transfer Your Credits
Learn how credits can transfer into our online programs.
Take your time and be sure you know that this is something you want to do. Don't go in there and think that it's going to be very easy, and you're going to breeze through it. Be sure you're dedicated to this program, and you will do wonderful."
Jennifer MillerDeWitt, AR
My degree is a three-part degree—sociology, rural families and communities, and history. What I've learned so far is helping me communicate with people from diverse backgrounds. If you don't have the same demographic, you can sometimes be ignorant of a situation."
Audrey BriggsFayetteville, AR
The interdisciplinary degree allows us to look at problems from a multidisciplinary angle. Instead of just looking at problems head on, we can pull from different areas. In the job I'm doing now, I've been where the people that I'm helping have been. I work with the prosecutor in my county, and I work with the public defender. We're able to pool our ideas together to get the best possible help for the person."
Jennifer MillerDeWitt, AR
