{"id":157,"date":"2025-07-11T06:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.dev.www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/oigp\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:55:01","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/oigp\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"OIGP Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Resources<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p>Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-50e6b312-2188-4f1b-b523-1c83d9cb8578\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-50e6b312-2188-4f1b-b523-1c83d9cb8578\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What is the organization of your IGP?<\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-50e6b312-2188-4f1b-b523-1c83d9cb8578\">\n                    \n\n<p>The admit-and-confer structure functions like a department by admitting students and conferring degrees, but it operates without a departmental structure. The following programs participate in this model:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cla.purdue.edu\/american-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>American Studies<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cla.purdue.edu\/complit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Comparative Literature<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cla.purdue.edu\/linguistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Linguistics<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The second model are concentrations that admit students to the program directly, but the students eventually graduate from the associated graduate department of the major professor.\u202f Degrees at Purdue are awarded only by programs which are approved by the Indiana Commission on Higher Education, which does not include these concentrations.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/ibsc\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Biomedical Sciences<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/ese\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ecological Sciences &amp; Engineering<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/insc\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Information Security<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/pulse\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Life Science<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The third structure is administered as a concentration. These programs review and admit students, but students must already be admitted by a degree granting department. Students have a concentration added to their transcript upon completing the program requirements. Requirements may or may not need to be completed in addition to those of your home department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/academic\/sis\/p\/african-american\/?_ga=2.147495223.1255998010.1572020024-1268402550.1572020024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>African American Studies\u202f<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/gradschool\/cigp\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Computational Interdisciplinary Graduate Program<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/foodsci\/graduate-program.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Food Science<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/academic\/philosophy\/students\/human-rights\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Human Rights<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dp\/ibrc\/opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ingestive Behavior<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hhs\/nutr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nutrition<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Innovation\/InnovationStudies\/students\/concentration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Transformational Innovation and Design<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cla.purdue.edu\/academic\/sis\/p\/wgss\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Women\u2019s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/aging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gerontology<\/a>\u202fand\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/cancer-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cancer Research<\/a>\u202fare our \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/aging\/dualtitle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dual title PhD degree<\/a>\u201d programs in which students complete all degree requirements for the discipline-based PhD program with the dual title.\u202f The Dual Title option requires additional requirements for each of the Programs, often without extending the time to degree. Both the discipline and program appear on the transcript.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who can I contact for additional questions?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact the staff of your program of interest or the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/gradschool\/oigp\/contact\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs<\/strong><\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you have a model or template used in developing IGPs at your institutions&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it is provided in the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.purdue.edu\/content.php?catoid=18&amp;navoid=23285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Policies and Procedures Manual<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-bd209e4b-bcbc-4100-b75a-0ceb43d18930\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-bd209e4b-bcbc-4100-b75a-0ceb43d18930\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How do I apply to an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP)?\u00a0<\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-bd209e4b-bcbc-4100-b75a-0ceb43d18930\">\n                    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-c1e774c4-f4af-423b-b2e7-2a0f73e39338\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-c1e774c4-f4af-423b-b2e7-2a0f73e39338\" aria-expanded=\"false\">When is the application deadline?\u00a0<\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-c1e774c4-f4af-423b-b2e7-2a0f73e39338\">\n                    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-d6ddffca-e447-46a5-88ba-5322044dbd7f\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-d6ddffca-e447-46a5-88ba-5322044dbd7f\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How are interdisciplinary graduate program student offers funded?\u00a0<\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-d6ddffca-e447-46a5-88ba-5322044dbd7f\">\n                    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Campus Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/caps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Counseling &amp; 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