BA Individual Major at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The Individual Major in the College of Letters & Science is a method of fulfilling the major requirement for students whose interests bridge departments and disciplines in ways not accommodated by an existing major. The Individual Major must consist of a coherent pattern of courses in more than one department or recognized interdisciplinary program in the College of Letters & Science and must be approved by a committee of appropriate faculty from the College of Letters & Science. Getting approval to pursue an Individual Major is never guaranteed.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science | Duration: 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 120 credits in total.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applies to College of Letters & Science, not specific to this major: Application required. Meeting the requirements listed below does not guarantee admission. Courses required to get in None. Students can use a maximum of two courses completed prior to getting their Individual Major approved as part of their proposed major curriculum. GPA requirements to get in Minimum 2.000 University GPA. Credits required to get in Students must receive committee approval by the first semester of their Junior year. Other To be eligible to apply, students: must be an L&S degree student, may not be declared in another major or degree program, and may not have more than one Individual Major.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring. Transfer entry terms: Fall (Priority and Regular Decision) and Spring.

First-year Fall Early Action: application deadline November 1, materials deadline November 9, decision on or before January 31. Fall Regular Decision: application deadline January 15, materials deadline January 22, decision on or before March 31. Spring Regular Decision: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. First-year fall and spring applications open August 1. Early Action is non-binding.

Transfer Fall Priority: application deadline February 1, materials deadline February 16, decision on or before March 31. Fall Regular: application deadline March 1, materials deadline March 15, decision on or before April 30. Spring Regular: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. Fall transfer applications open December 1; spring transfer applications open August 1.

Apply via the Common Application or the Universities of Wisconsin Application. The application fee is $80 US and is non-refundable; fee waivers are available for applicants with financial hardship. ACT and SAT scores are optional for students applying for admission through the spring 2028 term (application deadline October 1, 2027).

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