{"id":2207,"date":"2023-11-09T12:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/humanities-behavioral-sciences\/?page_id=2207"},"modified":"2023-11-09T12:31:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:31:55","slug":"individualized-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/humanities-behavioral-sciences\/individualized-major\/","title":{"rendered":"INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-container\">\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-content wysiwyg-frame\">\n<h2>Individualized Major Programs<\/h2>\n<p>The Individualized Major Program allows selected students to plan an individualized\u00a0educational program\u00a0that stands apart from the established majors currently available. Undergraduate students may propose a program and offer appropriate and proper documentation to the Committee on Individualized Majors, which will determine acceptance on the the submitted program\u2019s merits. If accepted, the student will be assigned an advisor and assisted in working out a contracted individualized major. Any major program for which a proper pattern of studies exists at High Point University will be considered.<\/p>\n<p>The individualized major must: (a) fulfill the General Education Requirements; (b) be a coherent and integrated\u00a0program of study; (c) be limited to those studies that can be supported by the educational resources of the programs of High Point University, including SCIP, independent studies, study abroad programs, and work within the Greater Greensboro Consortium; and (d) be academic and experiential work fulfilled predominately under the guidance of the Committee on Individualized Majors.<\/p>\n<p>Students wishing to pursue this major option should consult the Director of Individualized Majors,\u00a0<strong>Dr. Frederick Schneid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Please contact Dr. Frederick Schneid via the\u00a0<a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/preprofessionalprograms\/contact-us\">Contact Us\u00a0<\/a> form.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Individualized Major Programs The Individualized Major Program allows selected students to plan an individualized\u00a0educational program\u00a0that stands apart from the established majors currently available. 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