Individually Planned Major
(IPM)
Thomas Rowe, Coordinator
Room B337, Science Building
Phone: 715-346-3959
E-mail:
trowe@uwsp.edu
The
individually planned major is for you if you are one of the few students who
cannot meet your educational objectives through an existing academic program.
It gives you an opportunity to design your own major using unique combinations
of existing offerings that will be coherent and challenging. You must plan
your program by the end of your sophomore year to be sure the courses you need
are available and can be integrated into your major. The individually planned
major is not intended to permit you to package courses that you have already
completed.
For the individually planned
major, you must:
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Have a minimum grade point
average of 2.75 before you enter the program.
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Meet
the requirements for the bachelor’s degree you choose. You will graduate
in the college within which you earned the greatest number of credits in
your major.
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Have a minimum
grade point average of 3.00 to graduate, regardless of academic bankruptcy, in all
courses in your individually planned major.
You
must decide to begin an individually planned major no later than the second
semester of your sophomore year, or by the time you complete no more than 64
credits, excluding the wellness requirement. This requirement can be waived in
some cases.
You will have to develop a
proposal for your major by consulting with advisors from the departments where
you will be doing the work. The proposal must include a title, a
statement of the objectives of the program, and a list of specific courses.
The program must be approved by your advisors, the IPM coordinator, and the
IPM committee.
Individually Planned
Major
Consists of:
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A minimum of 36 approved
credits taken from no fewer than two curricular areas, with a minimum of 9
credits in each.
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At least 20 credits must be
in courses numbered 300 or above.
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You may NOT repeat courses
in which you originally earned a grade of D or better.
Contact
the IPM Coordinator for full details.
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