Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (BAIS) of the Northeastern Illinois University students design a unique curriculum based on personal interests, career, or academic goals. These options include:

a second academic major
an academic minor
Program Benefits

In addition to taking courses at Northeastern Illinois University and other universities/colleges, students may:

earn credit through standardized college level proficiency examinations such as CLEP and DSST.
apply for academic credit through the assessment of a prior learning portfolio, which describes and documents college equivalent learning acquired outside of the traditional college classroom.

Career Options

Career choices vary widely for Interdisciplinary Studies majors at Northeastern Illinois University. Career preparation can be tailored to each student according to individual needs and goals. Some of the top professional fields that our NEIU Interdisciplinary Studies graduates enter into include the following:

Administration

Business

Education

Law Enforcement

Health and Social Services

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Putting It All Together: Projects For Academic And Career Goals

Library Research And Information Fluency

Writing Intensive Program: Diversity In The Workplace

Environmental Justice

Time And Project Management Skills

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission Application

Official ACT/SAT scores (required if you have earned fewer than 24 semester hours of college credit)

Official transcript from high school (required if you have earned fewer than 24 semester hours of college credit)

Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended (Courses taken at colleges or universities outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by Educational Credentials Evaluators, Inc. or World Education Services, Inc.)

Application fee

Notarized Undergraduate Financial Statement or Undergraduate Financial Statement for Second Bachelor's Degree

Notarized bank letter(s) from each sponsor’s financial institution

TOEFL or IELTS official score report

Copy of passport photo page

Copy of Form I-94 and Form I-20 (if applying from within the U.S.)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

20181 USD / year

≈ 20181 USD / year
Out-of-State

20181 USD / year

≈ 20181 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10343 USD / year

≈ 10343 USD / year

Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Career Options

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Chicago

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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