For more information on the IDS program, contact the College of Arts and Humanities at (304)766-3126 or arts.humanities@wvstateu.edu, or contact the Office of Student Retention and Success at (304) 766-3022.

WVSU’s Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) Program gives students the flexibility to craft their own academic programs according to their unique interests and career goals. Students will work with an IDS Program advisor to select three academic minors from within any of the University’s four colleges whose competencies will help them achieve their aspirations. Having gained specialized knowledge, diverse perspectives, and analytical skills from their chosen fields of study, students will be equipped to meet innovative challenges across disciplines in an ever changing multicultural marketplace of ideas and opportunities.

In addition to their General Education and minor field of study courses, all IDS students will take an IDS capstone course in which they will complete a project demonstrating the connections between their specific disciplines.

IDS Curriculum
120 Hours for Graduation

Major Core Courses
● IDS 160 Foundations of Inquiry
● IDS 477 Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone course
● Four additional courses from Tier II Gen Ed requirements
● Encouraged to take at least (1) foreign language class.

Select ANY 3 Minors
● Declare and complete three (3) separate minors as described in the University catalog;
● An earned Associate degree counts as one of the minors.

● Minimum of 30 hours in upper-level courses, including IDS 477.