Schools
School of Arts and Letters
Individualized Major Program (Bachelor of Arts)
The Individualized Major Program (IMP) enables students to pursue a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree through a course of study that meets IU Southeast’s Arts and Letters requirements, conforms to general university standards of breadth and rigor, and is tailored to individual interests and goals. IMP students, working closely with their faculty sponsors, pursue interests that often, but not always, cut across the usual departmental and disciplinary boundaries.
The possible majors that students might pursue under the auspices of the IMP are limited only by the courses available at IU Southeast and the creativity of students and their faculty advisors.
Student Learning Goals
To be determined individually for each student/program.
Degree Program Admission Requirements
Students may not use the IMP program as a device for avoiding requirements of existing majors and concentrations, or when an existing major or concentration substantially meets the intended academic goals of the student.
Basics of the IMP admission and advising process include identification of an IMP advisor, an admissions interview with the Arts and Letters Coordinating Committee, curriculum planning with semester-by-semester review, a degree culmination project, a senior review dossier, and a senior review interview with the Arts and Letters Coordinating Committee.
Students generally apply for admission to the program as sophomores or juniors. Students should have taken at least 15 credit hours before proposing an IMP, and students should have taken fewer than half of the major courses of the proposed IMP before proposing it. A copy of the IMP Admission and Advising/Counseling Procedures can be obtained at the offices of the School of Arts and Letters, Knobview Hall 110, (812) 941-2343.
