Student Constructed Major

Coordinator - Robert Bunting
Email: BUNTING_R@fortlewis.edu

The Student Constructed Major (SCM) allows a student to design a major to meet specific needs and purposes that cannot be met in any other way. The SCM is interdisciplinary in nature and differs substantially from established curriculum course combinations and emphases already available through major, minors, and electives. The major may include course offerings from any of the schools (Behavioral and Natural Sciences; Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; or Business Administration) and courses from the Teacher Education Department.

The Student Constructed Major is designed in consultation with the SCM Coordinator, who will guide the student to the appropriate faculty advisor depending on subject and/or course content of the major. Formal Applications for the Student Constructed Major must be submitted on or before a student reaches 90 earned credits (senior status). On the final transcript, the major will appear as “Student Constructed Major -“ followed by the title of the Student Constructed Major.

The SCM contract must be approved by the student’s faculty sponsor, the SCM coordinator, the Registrar (or designee) and the Vice President for Academic Affairs (or designee). Students pursuing a student constructed major with a focus in French or German must get permission from the Interrim Dean of Arts and Humanities.

Student Constructed majors are comprised of a minimum of 44 credits of course work. The coursework must include at least two credits of an appropriate departmental senior seminar (496) or a senior year independent study (499). Forty percent of courses must be numbered 300 or above. EGC courses (Education for Global Citizenship) may not be used to satisfy any major requirements.

Students interested in a Student Constructed major must begin the process through the Registrar’s Office, 160 Miller Student Services, 970-247-7350. The applications are available on the Registrar’s Office webpage, www.fortlewis.edu/registrar/Forms.aspx

Student Constructed Major