Do you have diverse interests? Are you having difficulty narrowing your major to one area? A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Integrative Studies from the University of North Texas offers a multidisciplinary approach to 21st century education. It allows students to custom-tailor a degree program to their specific needs and career goals. With an ever-changing global marketplace, many employers desire graduates who have well-rounded educational backgrounds and problem-solving skills.

Graduates of the program have entered diverse career fields such as:

  • Education
  • Business
  • Banking
  • Counseling
  • Administration
  • Law
  • Social Media/Marketing
  • Medicine
  • Various entrepreneurial endeavors

This major can also prepare you to enter a professional school or a graduate program. Finally, Integrative Studies has the potential to be exceedingly transfer-friendly, utilizing as many credits from other institutions as possible.

Marketable skills for this degree include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas, that are valued by employers, and are primary or complementary to the major. The marketable skills goal was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers. UNT's marketable skills were faculty-developed and approved by employers or discipline-specific agencies, e.g., internship providers, chambers of commerce, workforce development boards, and other workforce-related entities. For information on these marketable skills - https://vpaa.unt.edu/thecb.

Degree Structure

Integrative Studies majors complete all the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, including 120 semester hours (at least 30 must be taken at UNT), 42 advanced semester hours (24 advanced must be taken at UNT), all General University Requirements and all University Core and College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences requirements. Instead of the usual major/minor format, Integrative Studies majors choose three self-selected fields of study.

The three self-selected fields are designed to ensure a broad range of academic endeavors consistent with the overall philosophy underlying a major in Integrative Studies.

Bachelor of Science with a Major in Integrative Studies Degree Requirements:

  • University Core
  • College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Requirements
    • 6 advanced hours for BS Other Course Requirements (Cannot go toward the major)- see handout
      or Foreign Language (through 2050/Intermediate II Level) can be subbed for this requirement
  • 42 Advanced hours (3000-4000 level courses)
  • 120 overall hours
  • Major Requirements
    1. 36 hours in 3 fields of study (at least 9 hours in each field must be advanced).
    2. One field must come from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS).
    3. Students cannot complete 2 fields from the same College or School with the exception of CLASS.
    4. Students are responsible for course pre-requisites, but not pre-major courses.
    5. Courses cannot apply toward both an Integrative Studies field and a minor or a double major/degree.
    6. Grade of "C" or better required in all courses used in the 3 fields.

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Integrative Studies Degree Requirements:

  • University Core
  • College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Requirements
  • Major Requirements
    1. 36 hours in 3 fields of study (at least 6 hours in each field must be advanced).
    2. One field must come from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
    3. Students cannot complete 2 fields from the same College or School with the exception of CLASS.
    4. Students are responsible for course pre-requisites not pre-major courses.
    5. Courses cannot apply toward both an Integrative Studies field and a minor or a double major/degree.
    6. C or better in all courses used in the 3 fields.