B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Finish the Degree You Started

If you have built real experience in the military, the workforce, or community college but never finished your bachelor's, NLU meets you where you are, accepting up to 75 percent of your required credits from prior coursework, military service, and life experience.

  • Transfer Up to 75% of Required Credits
  • Military (ACE) Credit Accepted
  • Prior Learning Assessment Available
  • Fully Customizable to Your Goals

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Why Choose NLU for Interdisciplinary Studies?

Up to 75%
Of your required credits can transfer in

Community college, military, and prior learning all count toward your degree.

Military Credit
ACE credits from your service apply

NLU recognizes the training you already completed.

Start at 45 Credits
A lower transfer minimum than most completion programs

Even partial community college experience qualifies you.

Your Concentration
Business, communication, marketing, and more

Build the degree around your actual career direction.

A Real Capstone
A research project tied to your professional goals

Graduate with proof of professional-level thinking, not just a diploma.

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Program at a Glance

What transfers?
Up to 75%
Of required credits from prior learning
How to start?
45 QH Min
Minimum transfer credit for admission
What format?
Online or Blended
Flexible scheduling for working adults
What focus?
Your Concentration
Business, communication, marketing, and more

What You'll Learn

  • Evaluate your prior experience and build an aligned degree plan
  • Combine knowledge across multiple disciplines
  • Develop analytical and communication skills in your specialization
  • Solve problems through multiple disciplinary lenses
  • Complete a capstone research project tied to your career
  • Earn the bachelor's credential that unlocks your next step

Full Course List

Foundations
Communication, humanities, math and science, and social sciences.
Communication
Communicating clearly and persuasively in professional settings.
Concentration
300 and 400-level courses in business, communication, or marketing.
Integration
Coursework drawn from multiple fields and connected to your goals.
Critical Thinking
Upper-division thinking, research, and problem-solving.
Prior Learning
Convert work and military experience into academic credit by exam, portfolio, or credentials.
Career Focus
Build your coursework around your professional direction with an advisor.
Capstone
A research project synthesizing your learning across fields into something relevant to your career.

Next start: September 21, 2026 — seats filling fast.

Admissions Requirements

  • A minimum of 45 quarter hours of transfer coursework
  • Online application at nl.edu (no application fee)
  • Transcripts, military (ACE) credit, and prior-learning documentation
  • A free credit evaluation from your advisor
  • Students with fewer than 90 transfer hours complete a concentration or minor
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Up to 75% of Your Credits Transfer

Community college, military ACE credit, and prior learning by exam, portfolio, or credentials all count toward your degree.

Recognized for Your Service

Military ACE credits apply directly, so the training you completed in uniform moves you closer to your bachelor's.

A Degree Built Around You

Combine coursework across business, communication, and marketing, capped by a capstone tied to your professional goals.

Where Will Your Degree Take You?

$99,410
Median salary, management analysts (BLS, May 2024)
Human Resources Specialist
Management Analyst
Operations Coordinator
Business Consultant
Program Coordinator
Team Leader or Supervisor

The B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies completes the bachelor’s credential that unlocks the next level for working adults who already have career direction. For professionals in business, human resources, education, or law-adjacent roles, the degree is shaped around the skills that matter in their field.

Career outcomes span many fields, from management analysis (median $99,410, BLS May 2024) to human resources (median $67,650). The research capstone gives employers a concrete demonstration of professional-level thinking, beyond the diploma itself.

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How to Apply in 3 Simple Steps

  1. Request Information

    Submit the form above. An NLU advisor will reach out within one business day.

  2. Get a Free Credit Evaluation

    Your advisor reviews your transcripts, military credits, and prior-learning documentation to map exactly how many credits you can bring in and what remains.

  3. Apply and Start Classes

    Submit your application at nl.edu with no application fee. Next start: September 21, 2026. Your advisor guides you through transfer and prior-learning assessment.

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No commitment required. An NLU advisor will reach out within one business day with a free evaluation of how many credits you can transfer.

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  • Transfer Up to 75% of Required Credits
  • Military (ACE) Credit Accepted
  • Prior Learning Assessment Available
  • Fully Customizable to Your Goals

*Salary data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Management Analysts (SOC 13-1111) and Human Resources Specialists (SOC 13-1071), May 2024.

**Transfer policy and curriculum: SmartCatalog, National Louis University, Interdisciplinary Studies B.A. (nl.smartcatalogiq.com, current catalog).