Overview

Key features

Your unique Individualized Studies bachelor’s degree can be customized to build on what you have already learned and accomplished in school, work and in life. The College of Individualized Studies offers you a chance to:

Incorporate courses from a variety of different subjects
Design a degree that reflects your educational, personal, and career interests
Transfer credits from other schools and apply them toward a BA degree
Use creative learning strategies, including prior learning to complete your degree in less time

The Individualized Studies bachelor’s degree program from Metropolitan State University gives you the opportunity to:

Focus your degree on your individual learning and career
Combine multiple subjects from across the university curriculum
Earn credit for learning outside the classroom
Apply up to 80 Technical Program credits to your four-year degree

To navigate the limitless possibilities of the individually designed academic experience, students are assigned academic advisors who assist them in their progress toward completion of the degree.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Perspectives: Educational Philosophy and Planning
Reinventing Your Career: Theory and Practice
Human Rights and the Educated Citizen
Reimagining and Sustaining Sense of Place
Adult Learning and Social Change

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

National fall priority deadline: March 3

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saint Paul, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Contact the appropriate College of Management department chair to obtain the name of a faculty evaluator in your topic area
Meet with the designated faculty evaluator to discuss your competence
Complete a Prior Learning Evaluation Proposal form
Register for the Prior Experiential Learning
Submit work for assessment to the faculty evaluator

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

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year
Out-of-State

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year

Living costs

Saint Paul

United States

1040 - 1755 USD / month

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Individualized Studies.

Available Scholarships

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Key features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Saint Paul

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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