Available on the Athens, Chillicothe, Lancaster, and Zanesville campuses. If you wish to pursue a two year program of study in a field other than those available through one year of the other associate’s degree options, you may design your own program of study to meet particular goals through the selfdesigned Associate in Individualized Studies degree program.

To be admitted to the program, you must complete an application, available in the University College office or at one of the regional campuses, and schedule an interview with a University College or regional campus advisor. Final admission to the program is granted only upon review of the application by the A.I.S. review committee.*

Although there are no specific course or academic area requirements (other than freshman Tier I English and quantitative skills), the application must outline your intended course of study, and it must include a proposed area of concentration.

You must consult with two faculty members on the preparation of your program, one of whom must be from a department in your area of concentration.

To submit an application for admission to the program, you must currently be enrolled as a regular student and have a 2.0 grade point average. To graduate with an Associate in Individualized Studies degree, you must:

1. Earn 96 quarter hours.
2. Earn at least 30 quarter hours after admission to the A.I.S. program (degree residency requirement).
3. Complete university Tier I freshman-level requirements in English composition and quantitative skills.
4. Complete and approved area of concentration, consisting of at least 30 credit hours, which has coherence and educational purpose equivalent to an established major.

To have current credit hours included as part of the residency requirement, applications must be submitted by the end of the fifth week of fall, winter, or spring quarter, or the middle of the third week of either summer session.

A maximum of 24 credits earned through the Experiential Learning Program may be applied to the A.I.S. degree.

* If you have previously earned an associate’s degree, you are not permitted to earn the A.I.S. degree.