An Independent Concentration (IC) is a concentration of a student's own design that covers an area of study not currently offered through a standard concentration at Brown but which can be supported by existing course offerings. An IC requires students to think carefully about the trajectory of their education, considering both how their courses will build on each other over time and the scholarly methods they will use to approach their work. ICs can be either A.B. or Sc.B. degrees. There are different course requirements between these two programs, with 13 courses for A.B. and 20 courses for Sc.B. (Please see this page for more info about the difference between A.B. and Sc.B. ICs.) You are allowed to use as many independent study courses (GISPs, ISPs, DISPs, AIs, research) for your IC as makes sense for concentration credit, pending approval from your advisor(s). You can also double-concentrate with an IC and a standard concentration, just as with two standard concentrations, including through the 5 year combined A.B./Sc.B. program if applicable.