Interdisciplinary Studies, M.A./M.S.

Requirements for the M.A. or M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies

Prerequisites to Application

• A grade point average of at least 3.00 for the last 60 units of college work attempted; and
• Submission of completed Application to Interdisciplinary Studies (ITDS) (available from Graduate Studies Office.)

Prerequisite to Acceptance

• Acceptance by the Graduate Studies Subcommittee of Application to Interdisciplinary Studies (ITDS), complete with signatures of at least 2 members of your ITDS graduate advisory committee.
• Admission to the University in classified graduate status; and
• The candidate for this degree must comply with the normal regulations governing graduate study at Sonoma State as described in this catalog.

Course Requirements

General course and unit requirements:

• The master’s in interdisciplinary studies consists of a minimum of 30 units in two or more disciplines.
• At least 20 units must be graded (A-F); the remainder (up to one-third of the total number of units of the major) may be taken in a nontraditional grading mode. (In order to receive a Credit (Cr) grade in a graduate level class, the student must earn the equivalent of B- or better.)
• At least 21 semester units shall be completed in residence.
• At least 60% of the units shall be in graduate (500-level) courses. The remaining units may be in 300- or 400-level courses.

For detailed guidelines and the application form for the master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, please contact the SSU Graduate Studies Office.