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Lehigh’s innovative new Integrated Degree in Engineering, Arts and Sciences (IDEAS) provides students with a unique opportunity to combine the breadth and depth of two programs of study in a four-year college experience. In close collaboration with IDEAS advisors and faculty directors, students admitted to this highly-selective honors program develop an individualized academic plan based upon one curriculum in the College of Arts and Sciences and one in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science.

Key features of the program include:
  • Rigorous honors program: Each year IDEAS accepts 30-40 highly-qualified first-year student candidates who have indicated an interest in the program. Students must maintain a 3.25 grade point average to continue.
  • Team-based and individual projects: Each student builds toward a capstone research project and thesis in their senior year, developed through a combination of team-based and individualized instruction.
  • Communication as key to bridging disciplines: IDEAS courses are writing-intensive and presentation-oriented. Participation in the program substitutes for some first-year courses in both colleges.
IDEAS graduates are awarded a Bachelor of Science degree, conferred by both colleges. Students interested in pursuing a professionally-accredited degree in their selected engineering disciplines may choose to do so in an optional fifth year of study. Some programs of study in the College of Arts and Sciences, mainly in the sciences, may also require further study to complete certification.


For more information please contact:


P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Science
19 Memorial Drive West
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Professor Terry J. Hart
Co-Director
(610) 758-4173
 College of Arts and Sciences
9 West Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Jeffrey R. Milet
Co-Director
(610) 758-3639