Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Have you dreamed of earning a bachelor’s degree, but life got in the way? Georgia Southern University provides the opportunity to achieve your goal of earning your college degree with its fully online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree. The program is perfect for transfer students, full-time professionals, stay-at-home parents who want to go back to school, or others who just want the convenience that a fully online degree program offers.

Do you need a bachelor’s degree to advance at your job? If you want a college degree that will prepare you to take the next step in your career, the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies is a perfect choice. This unique degree program will provide you with a range of knowledge and will prepare you for career advancement.

The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) program at Georgia Southern University delivers a core curriculum with the freedom to choose from a variety of concentration areas from across the University. The BIS will give you a well-rounded education that will prepare you for a variety of new careers, job advancement opportunities, or graduate programs. The program was created with transfer students, full-time professionals, and caregivers in mind.

Areas of Study
The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies is a flexible program that allows you to structure your degree to meet your individual interests and professional goals by building a degree program that includes 21 hours of upper-division courses from the following options.

• Business
• Comparative Literature
• Culture and Society
• Human Life Sciences   
• Humanities 
• Individual Emphasis   
• Instructional Technology and Design
• Irish Studies    
• Latin American    
• Non-profit management
• Public Admin    
• Public Policy
• Social and Behavioral Studies
• Teaching Content Area    Available online
• Teaching Content Area-ABM
• Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies

Other courses can be applied to electives, allowing this program to be very flexible and a great choice for students with a significant amount of transfer credit.

Admissions Information

Admission requirements for students just completing high school are hosted on the University Admissions Page

Transfer Student information is hosted on the Transfer Student Admission page

Non-traditional students are those who have been out of high school for at least five years or whose high school class graduated at least five years ago. Their information is detailed here.

Be sure to read all of the Academic Renewal Policy if you were previously enrolled in a University System of Georgia school and are returning to finish your degree.

For questions, please contact the

Online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Office

(912) 478–2316

Not all programs are available to residents in all states. Please check the institution's State Authorization and Professional Licensure website(s) to ensure you reside in an authorized state.