No. We do not allow curriculum overlap.
No. ECO 2023 is a specific curricular requirement for the Environmental Studies Core and also serves as the pre-requisite to ECP 3302 Economics and the Environment in the Environmental Studies Fundamentals section.
No. We do not allow curriculum overlap.
Previously, we only allowed overlap of General Education courses with the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and the Bachelor of General Studies in Integrative General Studies. For our other programs, we have allowed overlap in the areas of study to the extent that it does not hinder completion of program exit requirements.
No. IDS 3933 Cornerstone must be completed with a grade of “C” or better before taking IDS 4934 Capstone. A number of work products generated through completion of Cornerstone will be needed when completing Capstone so it is neither allowed nor feasible to try to complete both courses together in a single semester.
An overwhelming majority of the courses that students take with our degrees, minors, and certificates are housed in other departments and colleges. Therefore, the IDS program cannot grant overrides to students for courses that are not taught through Interdisciplinary Studies/College of Undergraduate Studies.
Students are required to satisfy the prerequisite(s) for courses they wish to enroll in. Some courses are restricted to students within a particular major, minor, or certificate. If a student receives a prerequisite error during the enrollment process, contact the Department that offers the course and ask about their override policies and procedures. Some colleges and departments may give preference to students in their programs and may decline your override request.
This varies for each student. At minimum, it will take two semesters for students to graduate due to our two required classes, IDS 3933 and IDS 4934. Under no circumstances can these courses be taken in the same semester. However, it may take longer depending on the minor and areas of study you select. At minimum, students must earn 30 credit hours at UCF in order to be awarded a degree. Students must also meet university graduation requirements:
- 120 credit hours
- 48 upper level credit hours (3000/4000 level)
- 2.00 UCF GPA (some minors require more than the minimum)
Multiple sections of these courses are taught in Summer, Fall, and Spring in a variety of modalities (face-to-face, mixed-mode, and online).
There are three main reasons why you may see a hold from Interdisciplinary Studies.
- You have been admitted or readmitted to UCF and have not completed the major declaration progress. IDS Pending is not an academic program. Students are required to complete a hardcopy declaration with our office that lists their degree program and IDS Areas of Study/Minor.
- You are on academic probation (your UCF GPA is below a 2.00). If you are on academic probation, you will receive an email at your UCF email account informing you that you have a hold placed on your record and explaining what you must do to have the hold lifted. Please respond to us as soon as possible after receiving this email so that you may proceed with course registration and schedule changes and any other processes you need to complete. The reason for these holds is to mandate advising appointments in order for students to fix problems in their course of study and be aware of issues that may be detrimental to their success at UCF.
- IDS 3933 Hold. Cornerstone Experience in Interdisciplinary Studies, IDS 3933, is a required core course that must be completed in a student’s first semester declared in the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies and in the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies – TransGRaSS track. Failure to enroll and successfully complete this course with a “C” or better in your first semester in the major will result in a hold.
If you have one of these holds on your myUCF registration, please schedule an appointment to meet with a professional academic success coach in IDS to resolve the hold.