2024-2025 Catalog

CAS Self-Designed Major, BA, BS

Degree Requirements - 126 credits

Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree or a Bachelor of Science degree with this major

A CAS Self-Designed Major must satisfy the following criteria:

  1. The major must meet the requirements of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree

  2. The major must be at least 40 credits

  3. The major must draw upon courses from at least two departments or distinct programs (as defined by the double major policy)

  4. The major must be sufficiently unique at Suffolk: it should not duplicate or approximate an experience that may be created through a double major and/or addition of one or more minors

  5. The major must demonstrate sufficient coursework at the foundational level

  6. The major must demonstrate sufficient coursework at the advanced level

  7. The major must include coursework that imparts methodological and theoretical underpinning appropriate to the major

  8. The major may include up to 4 credits of an internship course

  9. The major may include up to 8 credits of independent study

  10. The major must include completion of an interdisciplinary senior capstone project

Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

About the CAS Self-Designed Major

Learn more about the experiences and opportunities available within this major.

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CAS Self-Designed Courses

CAS-510College of Arts and Sciences Self-Design Major Independent Study

4

CAS-H510Honors College of Arts and Sciences Self-Designed Major Independent Study

4

CAS-513College of Arts and Sciences Self-Designed Major Internship

4

CAS-555College of Arts and Sciences Self-Designed Major Interdisciplinary Capstone

4

CAS-H555Honors College of Arts and Sciences Self-Designed Major Interdisciplinary Capstone

4