Interdisciplinary emphases are awarded at the same time the associated degree is awarded and only after the Interdisciplinary Emphasis Director has verified that a student has completed all requirements for the emphasis. A student must first officially add an emphasis before it can be awarded. Interdisciplinary emphases will not appear on the diploma, but will appear on the transcript.
To confirm that a student has fulfilled all emphasis requirements:
Interdisciplinary Emphasis Directors or Emphasis Staff submit to the Graduate Division via email (gradacademics@graddiv.ucsb.edu) a completed and signed General Catalog emphasis check sheet
Indicate any course substitutions
Indicate the date/quarter & year the requirements were met
Must be signed (DocuSign, scanned signatures, email approvals all accepted) by the Interdisciplinary Emphasis Director
Requirement exceptions
If courses are being counted toward more than 1 emphasis, both Emphasis Directors must approve
Graduate Division Academic Services staff will contact both Directors for approval when this is noticed (at the time of the student’s degree audit)
Course substitutions are at the discretion of the Emphasis Director and should be noted on the emphasis check sheet
The Degrees Awarded report will provide a list of students who have completed the emphasis and had their associated degree awarded
The Emphasis Enrollment Summary provides a list of all students currently enrolled in the emphasis (the emphasis cannot be awarded until a student is officially enrolled)