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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is a fully accredited degree program using nontraditional course delivery methods to accommodate the needs of the returning adult student whose lifestyle or circumstance prevents attendance at traditional on-campus courses. Employment, family, or community obligations need not keep adults from completing their university degrees.

Interdisciplinary Studies students fulfill all academic requirements and meet the standards of educational quality characteristic of the University of Wisconsin system. Courses are delivered either entirely on-line or through monthly Saturday classes that are often Internet-enhanced or "blended."

Interdisciplinary Studies students gain the liberal arts skills which enable them to manage people, information, and products. Students may acquire transferable skills such as information management, design and planning, research and investigation, communication, human relations and interpersonal skills, critical thinking and problem-solving, management, and administration.

Because students are dispersed geographically, most interaction among students is limited to classes, email, internet, and teleconferences. Some students, however, have set up and maintained support groups in their areas.

The Adult Degree method provides an effective balance of flexibility and structure for adult students.

Flexibility and Structure

Students have opportunities to bring their own interests into their program of study. The combination of elective courses, area of emphasis courses, and required courses in the Interdisciplinary Studies major adds up to a substantial concentration of knowledge tailored to individual needs.

The Adult Degree method places great importance on the individual student. Classes are small and the Saturday meetings are generally three hours long. Professors make a special effort to compensate for distance; students often receive study guides to supplement learning activities.

Flexibility

• You can work full-time and participate
• You can live anywhere in the state and participate
• You can arrange study time to fit your schedule
• You choose Saturday classes to fit your personal schedule
• You design a personalized area of emphasis

Structure

• Personalized academic advising for each student
• Degree requirements supply a specific framework for study
• Study is guided by support materials
• Faculty members are available to provide assistance
• Special library services and media materials supplement some courses
• Meet your professors and classmates at Saturday class sessions held on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus