UMass Amherst

Commonwealth College Interdisciplinary Honors
(HN-CCINTD)

Interdisciplinary Honors (HN-CCINTD) is awarded to Commonwealth College students who succesfully complete honors interdisciplinary study through a Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC).  The HN-CCINTD requirements are:


Honors General Education

1. Gen Ed "CW" honors course (College Writing or     equivalent or exemption)

2. Any Gen Ed honors course

3. Any Gen Ed honors course

4. Honors Seminar Series:

a.  Honors 291G or 291S
b.  Honors 391D

Honors Electives

5. BDIC honors course > 300-level

6. BDIC honors course > 300-level

Capstone Experience

7. BDIC Capstone Experience (CE) Part I

8. BDIC Capstone Experience (CE) Part II


Students should meet with a BDIC advisor for guidance in their major, and with the BDIC Departmental Honors Coordinator or a Commonwealth College advisor for guidance with interdisplinary honors coursework.

Note: students already under contract for HN-CCINTD prior to June 1, 2009 will be grandfathered under the previous CC-Interdisciplinary Honors requirements.