Offered in: Chicago

The ACE BA program in Interdisciplinary Studies is an interdisciplinary degree program designed for adult students (age 25 or over) returning to Roosevelt University to complete a BA degree. The program provides a solid foundation in interdisciplinary studies and allows students to select their own area of concentration, in consultation with an advisor. As part of this concentration, students will take between 15-18 credits in a discipline (e.g., business, criminal justice, health care administration, psychology).

Students will take a portfolio development class that will propose credit for prior learning, potentially granting them general education credit for prior training and professional experience. Students may earn up to 25% of their degree through credit for prior learning, as long as their final 30 credit hours are completed at Roosevelt University. In the portfolio, students explain their prior experiences and describe how these match the expected student outcomes of an existing college course. The portfolio will then be assessed for corresponding credit by an advisor or faculty member in the academic discipline corresponding to the course(s) for which students are proposing prior learning credit.

Students may also demonstrate prior learning credit via standardized tests administered by an academically-recognized entity (i.e. – CLEP, AP, IB, DSST), workforce training that is recognized by the American Council on Education, or through Roosevelt recognition of non-credit workshops or trainings in consultation with an advisor.

Graduates of the ACE program will have a BA degree that renders them eligible for career advancement and/or graduate work in their chosen field of study.

Students in the ACE program complete four required courses along with any general education courses for which they have not earned college-level credit, plus 15-18 credit hours in one of four areas of concentration: Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Criminal Justice, or Health Science Administration. Given the highly individualized nature of the program of study that the ACE program allows students to design, regular consultation with an academic advisor will be necessary to establish the best path to degree.

Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA overall, and must earn a C- or better in all ACE courses and meet discipline-specific grade minimums in their chosen area of concentration.

ACE REQUIREMENTS

Area 4: Psychology REQUIREMENTS

• Six courses in Psychology, including a course in Introductory Psychology (PSYC 103 INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY).
• At least two courses must be at the 300 level.
• Students must select courses from at least two different core areas (see list below); the remainder are electives.
• Those interested in future graduate study in clinical/counseling psychology should take PSYC 285 (Research Methods) as an elective and PSYC 201 (Abnormal) as an Area class.
• At least two courses must be taken at Roosevelt University, one at the 300 level.
• All courses in the minor must be completed with grades of C- or higher. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses in the minor.

CORE Requirements (General Education)

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Higher level of Math may be required by major

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Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline

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A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

• Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
• Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
• Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
• Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
• Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
• Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
• Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
• Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your specific degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

The Degree Map below assumes a part-time student who begins at Roosevelt with 72 credit hours completed pursuing a Criminal Justice concentration; students with more/fewer credits or different general education courses completed will have different specific requirements. Your individual Degree Plan in RU Access, developed in consultation with your academic advisor, will offer the best guidance.

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your specific degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

The Degree Map below assumes a full-time student who begins at Roosevelt with 30 credit hours completed pursuing a concentration in Criminal Justice Studies; students with more/fewer credits or different general education requirements completed will have different specific requirements. Your individual Degree Plan in RU Access, developed in consultation with your academic advisor, will offer the best guidance.

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Or course towards an optional Minor.

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Experiential Learning class must be 200/300 level. Satisfies CORE Experiential Learning requirement. EXL courses can satisfy major requirements/electives or CORE requirement.

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Any course at the 300 level within the discipline.

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One Natural Science course must have a lab.