{"id":3647,"date":"2025-03-03T20:47:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T02:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/?page_id=3647"},"modified":"2025-11-04T20:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T02:57:15","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual Major Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"St.Olaf Students_Oldmain\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2024\/11\/St.Olaf-Students_Oldmain.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69d630c1bce8c {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69d630c1bce8c\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAn interdisciplinary, integrative major of your own design\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-gold-light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper u-cc-gold-light\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__pattern u-fc-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-a.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__title--inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"page__title h1\"><\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Individual Major Program, \u201cinterdisciplinary, integrative studies\u201d refers to the intentional combination of diverse subject matters, resources, and methodologies. Individual Majors are often experiential in nature, blending classroom learning with laboratories, studios, internships, and\/or study abroad, and applying knowledge and understanding gained in one context to another. And, they can potentially be civic opportunities, building bridges between academic learning and public conversations, contributing to connections among the college campus and business communities, schools, farms, government bodies, churches, arts programs, and other organizations. <strong>Students who develop individual majors are both intentional and reflective about their learning; they <em>plan<\/em> how they will integrate their diverse educational experiences in pursuit of their educational goals, and they are explicit about the <em>connections<\/em> they have made among those experiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters site-section__bg--gray site-panel__imgtxt-img-right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"2025 Poster Session\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2025\/05\/capstone-1-820x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2025\/05\/capstone-1-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2025\/05\/capstone-1-820x600.jpg 820w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2025\/05\/capstone-1-1120x900.jpg 1120w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>Intended Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Integrative Thinking<\/strong> \u2013 the ability to draw on more than one disciplinary perspective in approach to chosen area of study.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communication Skills<\/strong> \u2013 the ability to express ideas clearly and complexly in one or more chosen media.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Understanding<\/strong> \u2013 the ability to recognize and articulate meaningful questions in the chosen area of study.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-Reflection<\/strong> \u2013 the ability to reflect on individual learning within self-designed independent major.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters site-section__bg--gray site-panel__imgtxt-img-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"StOlaf_Flowers\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2024\/11\/StOlaf_Flowers-1-820x600.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2024\/11\/StOlaf_Flowers-1-520x300.jpeg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2024\/11\/StOlaf_Flowers-1-820x600.jpeg 820w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/files\/2024\/11\/StOlaf_Flowers-1-1120x900.jpeg 1120w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Integrate three or more disciplines.<\/li>\n<li>Include at least 10 courses or experiences, including two 300-level courses.<\/li>\n<li>Complete Senior Capstone Project (IM 392 or the 391\/392 sequence).<\/li>\n<li>Give Public Presentation and create a Web Portfolio.<\/li>\n<li>Work with a committed Faculty Advisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note, individual majors may NOT simply duplicate an existing major or concentration at the college. See more information from the catalog <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/integrative-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-teal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper u-cc-teal\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__pattern u-fc-lime\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-f.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__title--inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"page__title h1\">Typical Timeline<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner\" data-js=\"tabs\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn site-panel__tab-btn--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst-Year on Campus\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPre-Proposal\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPost-Approval\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Year\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students considering an Individual Major typically submit their Proposals as <em>sophomores<\/em>, so during their first year on campus, they should&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work through our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1BtGg_sAAXWIOumselsGL21vH4H3RJFZ8EAtYPUT-Sg8\/edit?usp=sharing\">First-Year Info Sheet.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/faculty-staff\/\">Individual Major Program staff<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Take a look at the Registrar&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/registrar\/registration-guides\/first-year\/#majors-and-concentrations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First-Year Registration Guides<\/a>, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/registrar\/registration-guides\/first-year_archive\/individual-major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide for future Individual Majors<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Have conversations with formal and informal advisors on and off campus in order to c<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">larify interests, identify relevant courses, and articulate potential pathways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ideally, students submit their Individual Major Proposal prior to the Major Declaration Ceremony in Spring, so during Fall of sophomore year, students&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/faculty-staff\/\">Individual Major Program staff<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Work through our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1tU-VcYpxRgqO5s57P8gdEkxBM8Moltr_Y4Re-d5A_r8\/edit?usp=sharing\">Sophomore Info Sheet<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/integrative-studies\/#text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Individual Major Requirements<\/a> in the Academic Catalog<\/li>\n<li>Begin to follow the steps outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/17ICIXo6V6NuKPWs0cLa49ov9SxadKGaNfQrkn3zbTk4\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.hv3deo9mck71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Individual Major Checklist<\/a>, which include&#8230;\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflecting, consulting with experts, and doing the &#8220;research&#8221; necessary to design a major.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Drafting and revising a proposal (see <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1CcvXGMKPdMm1QOahjlmpz5b_Su33564WxecLUz6bR8M\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Proposing&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Individual Major Program <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/faculty-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">staff<\/a> are here to guide you through this process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Meeting with a <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research &amp; Instruction Librarian.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding a Faculty Advisor<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Note: Professors that decide to become Individual Major Advisors are volunteering their time; keep this in mind when you talk to potential advisors.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Consult with Individual Major Program staff, the Faculty Advisor, and other campus partners until the Proposal is ready.<\/li>\n<li>Present the Proposal at a Final Review Consultation meeting. <i>Note: The guidelines for evaluating and approving proposals are <\/i><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1c18SjsL6G-FLR2CI4xEIlNVGlpWMoZddmFfvNvw4owc\/edit?usp=sharing\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><i><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-3\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once their Proposals have been approved, students follow their Degree Path, taking the courses and having the experiences that make up their Individual Majors, checking in with their Advisors as needed. Students also&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attend a series of Cohort Meetings<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order to build community with other Individual Majors and learn about the other requirements of the Individual Major:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"2\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1fDHiwd7oPMID95qjGeYPdQHIrxbv_sirUVRrkBsFavU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Capstone Project<\/a> (IM 391\/392 and the Public Presentation)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"2\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1nRnMDgE2Q3j3sAFzfm5NQ792x-Pnj9fatIc0GJw9Hfs\/edit?usp=sharing\">Web Portfolio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"2\">Work through the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12PUeenGuRcPaLOWWFQ_V4MjChI6zeNivYWo49FKfLHI\/edit?usp=sharing\">Junior Info Sheet<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-4\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior year is when everything comes together for Individual Majors. It is time when students&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue to take the courses and have the experiences that make up their major.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue to attend Cohort Meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Plan and work on the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1fDHiwd7oPMID95qjGeYPdQHIrxbv_sirUVRrkBsFavU\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.6m9zrg89l9hw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capstone Project<\/a> in IM391 and\/or IM392.<\/li>\n<li>Begin building their <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1nRnMDgE2Q3j3sAFzfm5NQ792x-Pnj9fatIc0GJw9Hfs\/edit?usp=sharing\">Web Portfolio<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look ahead to life after graduation by working through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10CJ_tod0OnShej21BxUW-5Sx-GEF13ShX7Fc-dJsUII\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior Info Sheet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Find the complete <strong>Individual Major Checklist <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/17ICIXo6V6NuKPWs0cLa49ov9SxadKGaNfQrkn3zbTk4\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong> \u00a0 More on <strong>vocational discernment <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cis\/design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, 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