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Engineering & Entrepreneurship

The Interdisciplinary Studies program is an individualized program designed by the student with the advice of a faculty committee. It allows the student to design a program of study that combines disciplines or areas not available in any existing degree program. The student must present a written proposal outlining the purpose and program courses. The program requires the approval of the faculty committee and the Dean of the College of Business, Humanities and Sciences.

The Interdisciplinary Studies Program leads to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. The requirements are:

  1. General studies: 41 hours listed in the present core is required.
  2. For a B.A., a minimum of 12 hours of languages is required. For a B.S., 3 hours of mathematics and 3 hours of computer literacy are required.
  3. A concentration of 60 (beyond core) hours from two or more disciplines (no more than three disciplines may be selected), half of which must be 300-400 level courses. Each concentration must include at least 18 credit hours. The number of hours taken in the first discipline must equal or exceed the number of hours taken in either of the other chosen disciplines. The first discipline must be within the College of Business, Humanities and Sciences.
  4. A senior project of 3-4 hours credit, interdisciplinary in nature. If two disciplines are chosen, 2 hours credit will be assigned to the first discipline and 1 hour credit to each of the other disciplines.

The student shall select at least two but no more than three disciplines listing them in priority order and shall nominate a faculty member from each of the chosen disciplines, subject to the approval of the dean. The faculty committee will be made up of one faculty member from each of the chosen disciplines, subject to the approval of the dean. In addition, the dean or his designee (preferably not from one of the chosen disciplines) will complete the committee. The faculty member from the first discipline shall serve as committee chair and shall be responsible for monitoring the senior project.

The student and faculty committee shall develop a program and submit it to the dean for approval. After approval by the dean, the program shall be filed with the registrar and shall become the official program of study for the student. It is subject to the same minimum requirements as all other degrees including a 2.0 overall GPA, 2.0 GPA program requirements, and minimum of 128 hours.

To be a candidate for acceptance into the program, the student must have completed minimum of 15 hours of college credit at WVU Tech and a maximum of 64 hours of total college credit. An exception to the 64 hour maximum may be made for those who have earned an associate degree requiring more than 64 hours. While numerous options are available, Engineering & Entrepreneurship (E2) and Graphic Design are two prominent areas of emphasis in the Interdisciplinary Studies program. Applications may be obtained from the Office of the Dean, College of Business, Humanities, and Sciences.