Degree Requirements

General degree requirements

  • Semester hours required: 120
  • Hours earned at Murray State: 32
  • Upper-division hours: 40
  • Overall GPA: 2.0
  • Field of Study GPA: 2.5
  • Murray State courses GPA: 2.0

Residency Requirements

Courses that apply to the residency requirement of 32 credit hours are:
  • MSU classes
  • MSU-sponsored KET College Courses
  • MSU correspondence courses
  • MSU credits earned by departmental challenge exams
  • MSU credits earned by independent learning contracts and/or educational portfolios

Curriculum

Orientation:

BIS 399- Seminar in Integrated Studies (3)
   

General Education:

ENG 101- Composition (3)

ENG 102- Composition and Research (3)

Communication and Basic Skills University Studies course (3)

6 semester hours of approved University Studies humanities/fine arts electives.

7-8 semester hours of approved University Studies science and mathematics electives.

9 semester hours of approved University Studies social science electives.

9-12 additional semester hours of University Studies electives.
   

Field of Study:

Subject courses (18 hours)

Research methods (6 hours)

BIS 437- Field of study project (6 hours)
   

Electives:

47-52 semester hours, enough to equal 120 total hours