Integrated Studies, B.S.

Admissions Requirements

• Freshman Admission Requirements: All applicants accepted to the University of Houston as freshman are eligible to declare this major. See UH Freshman admission requirements.
• Transfer Admission Requirements: All applicants accepted to the University of Houston as transfer students are eligible to declare this major. See UH Transfer admission requirements.
• Major Change Requirements: There is no minimum GPA requirement to change to this major, and any UH undergraduate may change to this major at any time.
• Readmission Requirements: All former UH undergraduate students are eligible to reapply to this major. See UH Readmission for Former UH Students requirements.

Completion Requirements

To graduate with a B.S. in Integrated Studies, students must:

• Earn a 2.0 minimum cumulative grade point average
• Complete 120 total credit hours
• Complete all other General Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree.

Major Requirements

The B.S. in Integrated Studies degree consists of four curriculum areas including: Texas Core Curriculum (42 hours), Bachelor of Science Special Requirements (12 hours), Concentration Areas (36 hours), and Electives (30 hours).

• Students complete 36 major hours as either:
  • Option One: Two 18-hour Concentration Areas, or
  • Option Two: Three 12-hour Concentration Areas.
• Concentration Areas  will be selected from the approved list:
  • Arts, Architecture and Design
  • Business and Consumer Sciences
  • Education
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Liberal Arts
  • Science, Health Sciences, and Math
  • Social Sciences
• Students must earn a 2.0 minimum cumulative GPA in the concentration area courses.
• At least 50% (18 credit hours) of the Concentration Area courses must be advanced.
• Students should declare their major Concentration Areas  before the end of the term immediately following the term in which they earned a cumulative total of 30 or more credit hours.
• Students who are admitted, readmitted, or change to this major with more than 30 hours must declare Concentration Areas before the end of the term immediately following the term of first enrollment.
• Courses taken to satisfy one Concentration Area cannot be used to satisfy requirements in another Concentration Area.
• Students may petition to use a completed minor in place of a Concentration Area. In this case, students must complete all requirements for the chosen Minor, including required GPA. If a minor is used in this way, the remaining Concentration Area(s) must include coursework sufficient to meet the 36 major hours and advanced coursework requirements.

Degree Components Credit Hours for Completion (120 credit hours)

• Core: 42 credit hours
• BS Special Degree requirements: 12 credit hours
• Concentration coursework: 36 credit hours
• Electives: 30 credit hours
• Total Degree Hours for Completion: 120 credit hours

*Some courses may satisfy more than one requirement. Students should see their academic advisor to confirm.

First Year (30 credit hours)

Second Year (30 credit hours)

Third Year (30 credit hours)

Fourth Year (30 credit hours)

Degree Total: 120 credit hours

NOTE:

No more than 66 semester hours of lower division transfer hours may be applied toward a bachelor’s degree.