Bachelor in Multi-Disciplinary Studies (BMDS)

Program Description

The Bachelor of Multi-Disciplinary Studies (B.M.D.S.) degree program offers students the opportunity to build a custom degree that serves their unique career, graduate, or personal goals. The degree is composed of a three-part structure: the university's general education core curriculum, three minors of the student's choice, and a wide selection of general elective courses.

Admission Policies

Students applying for admission to the B.M.D.S. degree will have met the same requirements as those for general admission to the University and will have completed a supplemental application to the degree program.

Total Hours Required

At least 120 semester hours with passing grades must be completed for the Bachelor of Multi-Disciplinary Studies degree.

Degree Requirements

The total number of credits required to complete the Bachelor of Multi- Disciplinary Studies degree is 120 semester credit hours composed of the following:

• General Education Core Curriculum - 30 credit hours ( Undergraduate Academic Regulations | University of Mississippi Academic Catalog | Ole Miss )
• Three minors - 45 to 63 credit hours
• MDST 1010 Intro to Multi-Disciplinary Studies - 1 credit hour
• MDST 4996A Multi-Disciplinary Studies Capstone - 3 credit hours
• Electives - 23 to 41 credit hours

Students select their three minors from any of the variety of minors offered by the College of Liberal Arts and the professional schools serving undergraduates at the University of Mississippi.

General elective credits may be taken from courses offered across the university. Of the elective credits, a maximum of 6 hours of Exercise and Leisure (EXER) may be counted toward the degree.

Optional Emphasis - Accelerated Law (3+3)

Other Academic Requirements

• A minimum of 30 credit hours of the 120 required for the degree must be taken at the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level.
•  Students are required to earn a minimum resident and overall GPA of 2.0 in each minor and to earn a minimum of 6 credit hours in residence for each minor. 
•  If a specific minor requires a higher minimum GPA or a higher grade per course, students must meet that higher requirement.
• The same course cannot count toward more than one minor and that, when there is a conflict between two minors, an appropriate substitution would need to be approved by the Director of Multi-Disciplinary Studies. 
• A minimum grade of C is required in MDST 1010 Intro to Multi-Disciplinary Studies and MDST 4996A Multi-Disciplinary Studies Capstone.
• General education courses may also satisfy minor requirements.
• A student pursuing the Bachelor of Multi-Disciplinary Studies degree cannot select a minor that is also being used as a major or minor (or equivalent) area of study toward another degree. For example, a student majoring in history and minoring in English cannot use either history or English as minors toward a B.M.D.S. degree.