Location: Steely Library 410
Telephone: 859-572-1450
Fax: 859-572-6185
Email Address: ist@nku.edu
Web Address: http://ist.nku.edu
Program Director: Rudy Garns (interim)
Other Key Personnel:
Undergraduate Advisors: Samantha Dutle, Robin Theobald
Thinking about the program: The integrative studies program provides an opportunity for students to pursue an individualized education with both depth of knowledge and breadth of understanding and application. With the help of advisors, students design their own course of study from across the curriculum and integrate what they learn in a capstone project to find coherence, meaning and value in a personal area of interest. The program is intended for:
- Students who prefer a broader and more flexible approach to their college education than traditional disciplinary or professional majors offer.
- Students who want to enter the job market as recognized problem solvers, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and productive collaborators who can work with a variety of perspectives.
- Adult learners who have interrupted their studies for a prolonged period and return with a different academic focus and career goal.
- Undergraduate transfer students whose prior work does not mesh well with existing programs of study at NKU.
- Part-time students whose work schedules and other responsibilities preclude them from completing more structured majors.
- Undergraduate students abandoning highly structured disciplinary or professional majors during their undergraduate career.
The associate and bachelor’s programs for integrative studies are available as traditional daytime classes and in an evening, nontraditional format for adult learners through PACE. Students can learn more about this option by visiting the website (ist.nku.edu). The associate program for integrative studies can also be completed through the NKU Grant County Center (http://adultlearner.nku.edu/grantcounty.html) in Williamstown.
This program requires students to complete minors or focus areas in three different academic programs. The requirements for a minor in any discipline are listed in the relevant department’s pages in this catalog. A focus is defined as 12 credit hours at the 300/400/500 level, in any disciplinary or interdisciplinary program. The three areas of study must include at least one area from the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition the program requires the introductory experience, IST 185 , and the capstone experience, IST 497 , or an approved substitute. The program is available in both traditional and fully-online formats.
Special graduation requirements:
- This program does not require a secondary major/minor/focus beyond the three used to complete the degree requirements.
- No course can count in more than one area of focus or minor.
- No grade of lower than C- will be accepted for any course in an area of focus or minor.
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