Online Bachelor of Science in

Integrated Studies

Chart your own path with an online Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies from Abilene Christian University. You’ve just started your educational journey and aren’t ready to commit to a major — or you have an idea about your long-term career and plan to take a more targeted, personalized approach. You might also have tried college before and are thinking about returning to school on your terms. However, you don’t want to start from the beginning to get closer to your goal.

Wherever you stand right now and whatever your dreams, ACU’s dynamic, interdisciplinary program values your strengths and drive, helps you connect your passions with your faith, and nourishes your curiosity with a flexible, fully online format.

Chart your own path with an online Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies from Abilene Christian University. You’ve just started your educational journey and aren’t ready to commit to a major — or you have an idea about your long-term career and plan to take a more targeted, personalized approach. You might also have tried college before and are thinking about returning to school on your terms. However, you don’t want to start from the beginning to get closer to your goal.

Wherever you stand right now and whatever your dreams, ACU’s dynamic, interdisciplinary program values your strengths and drive, helps you connect your passions with your faith, and nourishes your curiosity with a flexible, fully online format.

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Create Your Own Degree Program

You’re unique, from your background to your goals. ACU welcomes your individuality with our online BS in Integrated Studies program, while our vibrant, virtual Christian community helps foster your success as you start or complete your undergraduate degree.

Locked-In Tuition

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Our Locked-In Tuition program guarantees you’ll pay the same price for your entire undergraduate degree.

About the Program

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Customize your degree plan to best fit your career aspirations and needs. The online Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies lets you focus on two fields over 64 credit hours and takes an interdisciplinary approach to practical and professional problems.

This program culminates in a capstone project. You’ll tie together your studies through integrative thinking while reflecting on and articulating your vocational priorities and life goals.

Program Structure

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Develop a sense of self that integrates your personal strengths with vocational and social priorities. Additionally, you can utilize your previous academic work to build a reputable and respected bachelor’s degree. Learn more about the structure for the online BS in Integrated Studies, including select fields and courses.

Required Hours

Total: 120 hours
University Requirements: 56 hours (including 9-15 hours in Bible)
Major: 64 hours (up to 25 hours in electives)

Example Coursework

Introduction to Critical Thinking
Integrated Studies Capstone

Upcoming Start Dates

April 30, 2024
June 25, 2024

What to Expect

You have dreams, but sometimes, you’re unsure of your purpose or how your interests translate to a career. ACU gears the online Bachelor’s in Integrated Studies to determined, adventurous individuals seeking to build off their existing knowledge and professional experience to reach their full potential. You’re motivated, strive to uncover your vocation, and seek challenges that allow you to grow intellectually and spiritually.

In the online Bachelor’s in Integrated Studies, you direct the scope and trajectory of your degree with certain parameters in mind. ACU encourages you to customize your coursework to your aspirations, needs, and current or future career:

  • You’ll complete the majority of your major by blending two subject areas: These range from the liberal arts and social sciences to business and technology and are based on ACU’s existing undergraduate degree offerings.
  • You’ll earn a minimum of 15 credit hours in each subject area: These can be completed through fully online courses and/or transferring credits from your previous studies. The program’s core portion involves 36 credit hours.
  • You can explore further with electives: 25 credit hours of electives build off the program’s core areas. 
  • You’ll broaden your skills with general education and university requirements: These courses — whether taken through ACU or from your transferred credits — emphasize in-demand job skills, no matter where you see yourself. Refine your critical thinking, written, and oral communications through subjects covering Christian theories, composition and rhetoric, literature and writing, and the natural sciences. 

Why embark on a more customized educational endeavor with an online Bachelor’s in Integrated Studies?

  • Develop an individualized, streamlined, and non-traditional plan of study that maximizes your experience to get you closer to receiving a bachelor’s degree.
  • Devise a degree specifically suited to who you are — your interests, your professional experience, your educational and career objectives, and your vocation.
  • Gain the competencies employers in all industries seek, including strong communication, research, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Cultivate your interests from a multifaceted liberal arts foundation while challenging yourself, finding answers to complex questions, and deepening your faith in a supportive environment.
  • Utilize your previously earned college credits to fulfill general education and major requirements to reach your goal at your pace.

Meet the Program Director

Brandy Chalmers, Program Director, Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies

Brandy Chalmers is an assistant professor and the program director for the online Bachelor of Integrated Studies and Bachelor of Science in Child & Family Services at ACU. Brandy received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Hardin-Simmons University. She additionally has a master’s degree in Human Services from Liberty University. Brandy is currently a student at Liberty University in their doctoral program in Counseling Community Care.

Brandy is an independently Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist and maintains a part-time private practice where she works with individuals, couples, and families through their mental wellness journey. Brandy loves the accessibility that teaching online provides students and she is continually looking to improve the experience for the online student.

Read more about Brandy’s story here!

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Employers increasingly expect workers to have a bachelor’s degree to enter an industry or advance to a more specialized role. Supporting this, research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that workers with more education are less likely to be unemployed and earn higher weekly wages.

The online BS in Integrated Studies delivers a three-fold advantage. Your resume now displays this crucial credential, your skills are tailored to your desired field and career path, and you’re equipped to apply to a multitude of graduate and professional programs, should you decide to continue your education. 

Individuals who pursue the Integrated Studies major tend to start careers in:

  • business;
  • marketing;
  • communications;
  • human resources;
  • information technology;
  • government;
  • sales.
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To be considered for admission, students must:

  • Submit official high school and/or college transcripts.
  • Complete the online program application accompanied by a non-refundable processing fee.

Students are not required to submit ACT or SAT test scores.

Graduation Requirements: Students must earn a 2.0 GPA or higher to meet graduation requirements and complete at least 33 advanced hours.

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Abilene Christian University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga. 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of ACU.

Abilene Christian University enjoys a strong national reputation as one of the leading private Christian universities in the west and southwest, indicated by various ratings (such as U.S. News and World Report and other reports).