Bachelor of Integrative Studies at Ferris State University

Bachelor of Integrative Studies at Ferris State University This page is for students in the BIS program, for graduates of the program, and for anyone interested

The BIS is a degree program that allows students of all ages to design a course of study that reflects the mission of Ferris while providing a pathway for students to meet their personal career goals. The 21st century workforce calls for individuals who have multiple talents who must be flexible and have the ability to contract their skills in a variety of contexts. The BIS asks students to focus

on multiple capacities that they wish to develop and combine for individualized career paths. While each self-styled program is different, the orientation/capstone experiences and general education core provide commonality. Regardless of concentrations, minors, associates that are combined to create the individual’s program of study, the culminating experience requires students to demonstrate exceptional communication skills, presentation skills, as well as a self-assessment skills in order to market themselves in their chosen career path. In recognition of the changing demands of this new workforce and the need for life-long learning, students are additionally required to plan for ongoing professional development. The BIS is the degree to meet the needs of today’s workforce and its emphasis on demonstration of skills and competencies is consistent with the University goal of becoming learner-centered. BIS graduates will not be trained for a particular job but rather will be developing themselves, learning in a variety of discipline areas in order to demonstrate their adaptability for multiple career opportunities and life-long learning.

07/16/2023

See our Ferris State University Admissions’ orientation leaders in action.

06/22/2021

Our Advisory Board met yesterday. We are lucky to have such a great group of creative, engaging, and forward thinking people on our board guiding the future of the program.

04/22/2021

Great news about a recent graduate.I have some good news to share about one of our recent graduates, Joshua Brady, who earned a degree in Integrative Studies with an emphasis in Art History last year. Josh has been accepted and plans to enter the Master of Arts in Art History program at the University of Iowa this coming Fall.

Josh has also been offered a Teaching Assistant position teaching Rhetoric, which comes with full tuition and a generous stipend. Josh tells me that he was nominated for the teaching position because of his writing skills. I wanted to share the good news with all of you. You can go in so many different directions with our degree.

02/06/2020

Kimn is always interesting as well as entertaining. Be sure to join us.

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10/25/2019

Donations and Sponsorships are needed to keep the festival free to the public. Make donations to FOTA : mail to Festival of the ARTS 226 N. Michigan Big Rapids, MI 49307. For sponsorship information contact Roxanne Cullen at [email protected]

It appears the Fall is upon us! But it is never too early to start thinking about the Festival of the Arts! The planning committee is putting together some spectacular events for the 2020 festival. But we couldn't do it without the generous support of our local sponsors!
Want to support this year's festival? Consider a gift of a sponsorship towards our upcoming event! Any amount will help us to continue the incredible programming we love to bring to the community. Contact a board member for more information, or email [email protected] to set up your gift.
The Festival of the Arts thanks you!

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07/02/2019

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04/16/2019

Congratulations to Aaron Willmore who was just notified that he has been accepted for an internship in Washington DC where he will also take a class at George Mason University.

Kurtis is one of our Spring 2019 grads! Congratulations!
03/27/2019

Kurtis is one of our Spring 2019 grads! Congratulations!

Congratulations to senior Kurtis Zolman! Kurtis just accepted a language instructor position with Nova, a language institute that has a series of schools throughout Japan. Starting this summer, Kurtis will be teaching Japanese English language learners from 3 to 80 years old. In addition, he will have the opportunity to learn Japanese as a part of his job!

03/01/2019

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