Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Plan Rules |
ALL students are responsible for reading the current catalog. Some of the rules about which students most frequently inquire are explained below. If there is any ambiguity in the explanation below, the catalog is the authoritative version. The last date for withdrawing from classes every semester is published in the catalog and class schedule. Prior to census day (12th class day):
Through the fourth week of class students must have their drop form signed by both their academic advisor and the course instructor.
During the fifth through the ninth week, in addition to the advisor and instructor signature, the Drop form will indicate the instructor's determination of "WP" (withdrawn passing) or "WF" (withdrawn failing). After the ninth week of class students may only drop a class for NON-ACADEMIC reasons. Students are advised to be aware of the last date for drops each semester and to make their decisions about dropping by the date. Failure to attend a class and not drop will result in a grade of F. * See Current Undergraduate or Graduate Catalogs for more details. Electives and Credit/No Credit Grading The four degrees in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies include from 24 to 30 hours of unrestricted electives. You may choose these from among any of the undergraduate courses. You may, of course, take electives for grade credit, but they are the only courses that may be taken on a credit/non-credit basis in the program. (An exception to this rule is a course that is offered only on a credit/no credit basis. Such a course may be put into the appropriate Foundations, Concentrations and/or Option Areas.) To take an elective on a credit/no credit basis, you must file a form in the Record's Office by Census Day of the semester in which you take the course. You must file a graduation application and complete a total of 120 hours - 51 hours of which must be upper division to graduate from UTD. These hours may include transfer hours approved by the Records Office. Up to twelve semester hours of graduate courses may be taken as part of the hours needed to graduate. This course work will not be counted toward graduate credit. 24 of your last 30 hours must be taken at UTD. To graduate, you must have an overall average of 2.00 and a 2.00 GPA in the major and related courses. Only courses taken for grades at UTD are calculated into the GPA; neither transfer courses nor credit/no credit courses are used in the calculation of your GPA. For IS students, the major and related courses are BIS 3320, a three hour IS course, 18 hours in the Concentration, and 12 hours from the Foundation considered by your Advisor most relevant to the topic of your Concentration. Similarly for AMS students, the major and related courses consist of BIS 3320, AMS 3302, a Core III and a Core IV course, 18 hours in Option area 1 and 6 hours in Option area II. For Gender Studies the major and related courses consist of 12 hours of Gender Studies Core Courses, 3 hours of Disciplinary Methods, and 27 hours of Major-related courses. The requirements for graduation with honors of cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude are explained in the catalog. You may also ask in the Interdisciplinary Studies office for more information on the requirements for Senior Honors Projects/Papers. The completion of a minimum of 45 hours at UTD are necessary for any level of high honors. In order to graduate magna or summa cum laude, see the Associate Dean in the semester prior to the semester in which you intend to graduate for advice on registering for an honors project. The Associate Dean may also be able to suggest a faculty member who would be an appropriate Senior Honors supervisor. See the undergraduate catalog. In summary, this designation is only appropriate for students who have completed at least 70% of their course work and are unable to complete the course because of some unexpected and unavoidable situation that arises at the end of the term. Incompletes are good for a single long semester to give the student a chance to complete the work. If the work is not completed by the end of the semester, then the X is changed to a grade of F in the course. An undergraduate student is limited to three grade-bearing enrollment attempts for any specific class. An enrollment is considered grade bearing if a student receives a distributed grade (i.e., A through F) or a mark of ‘W’, ‘WP’, ‘WF’, ‘NC’ or ‘CR’. Non-academic withdrawals are not considered enrollment attempts. A student attempting the same class for the third time may be charged a penalty fee equivalent to the out-of-state tuition for the same number of semester credit hours. Courses cross-listed under more than one course prefix are considered the same course. The grade from the first attempt will not be used in computing a student’s grade point average. All further repeats will be used in computing the student’s cumulative grade point average. (See also “Grade Point Average” at www.utdallas.edu/student/catalog/undergrad10/policies/grades.html and “Transfer Credit” at www.utdallas.edu/student/catalog/undergrad10/policies/transfercredit.html. Regardless of the number of times a course is repeated, any single course can contribute only once to the number of hours required for graduation. A limited number of courses, such as independent study courses, may be repeated for credit. Students should contact their academic advisor to determine the application of such course credit toward graduation. When a student repeats a course at UT Dallas, the student is responsible for submitting a completed ‘Repeated Course Adjustment Form’ to The Office of the Registrar in order to initiate the grade change on the student’s permanent record. With the permission of the instructor, a student may audit a course which has previously been taken for credit. All grades will appear on the student’s transcript. A notation beside the first grade will indicate that the course has been repeated. Courses that were originally taken for a letter grade may not be repeated for Credit/No Credit in lieu of a letter grade. NOTE: Students who are Texas residents should be aware that state law limits the number of semester credit hours an undergraduate Texas resident may attempt while paying tuition at the rate provided for Texas residents. See “Excessive Undergraduate Hours” at www.utdallas.edu/student/catalog/undergrad10/tuition/excessive.html Courses transferred for credit to UT Dallas from another accredited college or university may not be repeated for additional credit. Students who fail a course in residence at UT Dallas may repeat the course at another accredited college or university. A student may not transfer an equivalent course if that course was taken at UT Dallas with a passing grade (D’s included). Upon completion of the course with a grade of at least ‘C’ (2.00 on a 4.00 scale), the course may be transferred to UT Dallas where it will meet the content requirements of the course failed in residence and contribute hours toward graduation. However, the grade of ‘F’ earned at UT Dallas will remain a part of the student’s academic record and will be computed as a part of the cumulative grade point average (GPA). All students who show an overall cumulative grade point deficiency, defined as a cumulative UT Dallas grade point average (GPA) below a 'C' or 2.00 on a 4.00 scale, are placed on scholastic probation automatically by notation of such status on their academic record. Associate Deans of Undergraduate Education may also place students within their academic units on academic probation for failing to maintain at least a 2.00 GPA in the major and related courses, independent of the overall GPA. |
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