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BLAS (Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences) Plan of Study – Multidisciplinary Studies Emphasis
Graduation Requirements
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Earn a minimum of 120 s.h.; at least 60 must be from a 4-year institution; at least 42 must be earned at 300 lvl or above
from a 4-yr institution; at least 30 must be from WIU
I. University and College of Arts and Sciences BLAS General Education requirements (57 s.h.)
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See Undergraduate Catalog pp.
for a list of courses that count in the Gen Ed categories below.
No more than 2 courses can count in both the major and Gen Ed.
I.A. Communication Skills
I.F. Human Well-Being (3)
ENG 180 (3)
ENG 280 (3)
COMM 241 OR 242 (3)
MATH 100 Competency
I.G. Foreign Language/Global Issues **
I.B. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12-15 s.h.)*
UNIV 100?
FYE?
* Must take 15 s.h. in two of these three categories.
** See Undergraduate Catalog pp.
ways to fulfill the FLGI requirement.
I.C. Social Sciences (12-15 s.h.)*
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for a list of
II. BLAS Core Courses
LAS 195 (3)
LAS 495(3)†
† Writing Instruction in the Disciplines (WID) course.
IV. Minor (16-24 s.h.):
I.D. Humanities and Fine Arts (12-15 s.h.)*
V. Open Electives (0-8 s.h.)
I.E. Multicultural Studies (3)
III. Emphasis of Study – Multidisciplinary Studies Emphasis
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(at least 33 s.h.)
At least 18 s.h. in the major must be at the 300 or 400 level.
No more than 6 s.h. of independent study, directed readings, or internship can count toward the major without LAS director
approval.
Select courses from at least three different prefixes with no more than 12 s.h. from any one prefix.
No more than 2 courses can count in both the major and Gen Ed.
III.1. Select at least 6 s.h. at the 100 or 200 level from any of the following prefixes: AAS, ANTH, BIOL, BOT, CHEM, CHIN, ENVR,
ECON, ENG, FL, FR, GEOG, GEOL, GER, GERO, HIST, JPN, LAS, MATH, MICR, PHIL, POS, PHYS, PSY, REL, SOC, SPAN, STAT, WS, ZOOL
III.2. Select at least 18 s.h. from a combination of at least two of the following categories: a) Humanities, b) Natural
Sciences/Mathematics, c) Social Sciences.
III.2.a. Humanities – select at least 6 s.h. at the 300 or 400 lvl from any of the following prefixes: ENG, FL, FR, GER, HIST, PHIL, REL,
SPAN
AND/OR
III.2.b. Natural Sciences/Mathematics – select at least 6 s.h. at the 300 or 400 lvl from any of the following prefixes: BIOL, BOT,
CHEM, ENVR, GEOL, MATH, MICR, PHYS, STAT, ZOOL
AND/OR
III.2.c. Social Sciences – select at least 6 s.h. at the 300 or 400 lvl from any of the following prefixes: AAS, ANTH, ECON, GEOG,
GERO, POLS, PSY, SOC, WS
III.3. Methods Course (select from one of the following): AAS 451, ANTH 305, ANTH 310, BIOL 451, BIOL 452, BOT 410, ENG 299,
ENG 380, ENG 381, F L 350, GEOG 301, GEOG 308, GEOL 310, POLS 284, POLS 306, POLS/SOC 432, PSY 223, PSY 323, SOC 323, SOC
324, STAT 376, STAT 476
III.4. Additional Writing Instruction in the Discipline (WID) course (select from one of the following): AAS 451, ENG 380, ENG 381,
FR 326, GER 326, PHIL 312#, PSY 323, REL 312#, SOC 323, SPAN 326, WS 455, or other appropriate WID course in consultation with
advisor. # requires a corequisite.
(coreq if PHIL OR REL 312)
18 s.h. at the 300 or 400 level from above