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ACCT - Business Accounting
ANGD - 3D Animation and Game Design
ANTH - Anthropology
ARAB - Arabic
ARTH - Art History
ARTS - Art
ATHP - Athletic Training Education
BFIN - Business Finance
BINT - International Business
BIOL - Biology
BLAW - Business Law
BMDS - Business Management Decision Systems
BMGT - Business Management
BMKT - Business Marketing
CHED - Community Health Education
CHEM - Chemistry
CHIN - Chinese
CIS - Computer Information Systems
CLRS - Clinical Research
CLST - Cultural Studies
COMM - Communication Arts
CRJU - Criminal Justice
CSEC - Cyber Security Systems
DANC - Dance
DATA - Data Science
DMTS - Design Media and Technology Studies
DWHP - Dimensions of Wellness
ECON - Business Economics
EDRD - Literacy Education
EDSI - Education Science Instruction
EDUC - Education
ENGL - English
ENGR - Engineering
ENSC - Environmental Science
FADS - Fashion Design
FMGT - Fashion Management
FREN - French
FYES - First-Year Experience
GBUS-General Business
GDSN - Graphic Design
GEOG - Geography
GEOL - Geology
GERM - German
GOVT - Political Science
HCSC - Healthcare Sciences
HEBR - Hebrew
HIND - Hindi
HIST - History
HONP - Honors
INST - International Studies
INTD - Interior Design
IT - Italian
JAPN - Japanese
JUSP - Justice and Peace
KEHP - Kinesiology
KORE - Korean
LATN - Latin
LEAD - Leadership
MATH - Mathematics
MDHM - Medical Humanities
METR - Meteorology
MIS - Business Management Information
Modern - Modern Languages
MS - Military Science
MUAP - Applied Music Private Instruction
MUEN - Music Ensemble
MUSI - Music
MUST - Music Industry Studies
MUTH - Music Therapy
NM - Nuclear Medicine Science
NMED - Nuclear Medicine Science
NURS - Nursing
NUTR - Nutrition
OPT - Optometry
PEHP - Kinesiology
PHAR - Pre-Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician
PHIL - Philosophy
PHYS - Physics
PMIN - Pastoral Ministry
POLS - Political Science
PORT - Portuguese
PSYC - Psychology
PUBH - Public Health
RELS - Religious Studies
RSCH - Research
RSPI - Pastoral Institute
SMHP - Sport Management
SOCI - Sociology
SPAN - Spanish
SPCH - Speech
THAR - Theatre Arts
VISC - Vision Science
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Narrative Courses
RELS
1000 Level Religious Studies Course (3 hours)
ENGL
12 additional hours English courses
SOCI
12 credit hours in Sociology coursework
CRJU
12 credit hours of courses from Criminal Justice
SPAN
12 credit hours of coursework above the SPAN 1000-level
PEHP
1 credit hour Aquatic Activity Course
PEHP
1 credit hour Rhythmic Activity Course
3000 Level Religious Studies or Philosophy Course (3 hours)
ARTH
3 additional upper division hours in Art History
PHIL
3 additional upper-division hours in Philosophy
PHIL/RELS
3 additional upper-level hours from Philosophy or Religious Studies
3 Credit Elective
PSYC
3 credit hours of Psychology electives
PUBH
3 credit hours of Public Health electives
BIOL
3 credit hours of upper level Biology electives
MUSI
3 credit hours upper-level MUSI coursework
3 Credit Hour General Elective based on Mathematics credits earned and advisor approval
3 hours general elective based upon mathematics credits earned and advisors approval
HIST
3 upper division credit hours from the World History courses
ARTS
3 upper-division credit hours in ARTS
4 additional courses from list below
4 Hour Lab Science Course
ARTH
6 elective hours of upper-division Art History
SOCI
6 credit hours from upper division Sociology courses
ENGL
6 semester hours upper division English
9 additional hours in PSYC
PSYC
9 semester hours of Psychology electives
PSYC
9 credit hours of Psychology electives, three of which must be upper division
RELS
9 credit hours of RELS electives
ACCT 3310
Business Communication
NUTR
Additional 2-3-semester hours nutrition elective
THAR
Additional 9 hours in elective THAR courses
Admission into Teacher Education Program (no credit hours given)
Admission to the Teacher Certification Program
CHEM 33xx
Advanced Chemistry Elective--Any 3000 level or higher chemistry course not already required; advisor's approval required
Modern
Advanced courses in the Modern Language
SPAN
Advanced Spanish coursework
MATH
An appropriate higher level math course
and
And
And
And
and
and
and
and
and 3 credit hours from the following
ARTH
6 additional upper-division hours in ARTH
6 upper-division hours in Ceramics or Sculpture
6 upper divisional hours in Drawing, Painting, or Printmaking
BIOL
9 additional upper-division hours in Biology
and any one of the following
Any other course in the department
And CRIJ 3380 (Digital Forensics majors) or CYBR 3320 (Cyber Security majors)
And / Or
ANTH 3232
Cross-Cultural Communication
CHEM/BIOL ADV
Any 3000 level or higher chemistry or biology course not already required
Any one of these courses
CHEM
Any upper division chemistry course not listed above including Teacher Quality courses
ARTH 4361
Twentieth Century Art
BIOL 2122
Anatomy & Physiology II Lab
BIOL 44XX
Advanced Biology Elective
ENSC
BIOL/CHEM/GEOL/METR Advanced Elective
BMGT 4375
Business Policy and Strategy
BMGT 4399
Selected Topics
Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale, Orchestra, or Wind Ensemble (See Ensemble Policies further in this section)
CHEM 4160
Chemistry Research
CHEM 4260
Chemistry Research
CLST 3115
Cultural Stds Colloquium II
CLST 3120
Cultural Stds Colloquium III
COMM Elective
Communication-Arts-elective-approved-by-Advisor
or any other ARTS course
or any other ARTS course
GOVT
Plus nine additional semester hours in other GOVT courses, 6 of which must be upper division
CLST
6 credit hours from Cultural Studies (CLST) courses
Upper Division DMTS Cluster Options
Fine Arts
Course from Art, Art History, Dance, Music or Theatre Arts core selections (3)
CRIJ 3300
Public/Private Security
DWPH
Dimensions of Wellness or DWHP Bridge
EDUC 3307
Essential/Literacy Instruction
EDUC 3327
Developing/Fluent Reader
EDUC 3337
Developing/Strategic Reader
EDUC 3347
Differentiating Lit Instruct
EDUC 3367
Tchg Child/Kinder/EC Settings
DWPH
Either PHYS 3310 or MATH 2314
ENGL 3305
Advanced Composition
ENGL
3 Hours Upper-level Literature Course
ENGL
3 Hours Upper-level Rhetoric Course
ENGR ENGR x 2
Two Upper-Level EN GR electives with different topics
Fine Art From Art, Art History, Dance, Music, Theatre Arts core selections
Fine Arts. Three hours of a performance or history course in Visual Art, Dance, Music, Theatre, or three hours of Creative Writing from ENGL 2375, ENGL 3375, or ENGL 4375. Computer Graphics Arts courses do not satisfy this requirement.
Fine Arts
3 Hours Fine Arts from Selected Disciplines
Fine Arts
3 Hours from Fine or Performing Arts
Fine Arts Course (3 hours)
Fine Arts Course (3 hours from selection)
Select 3 hours from MUSI 1320, MUSI 3350, MUSI 3348, or MUSI 2346 or Fine Arts course approved through transfer to UIW
FMGT 4395
Buying II
Foreign Language
Six hours in one language from Modern Languages core selection (6)
History
From History core selections (3)
Lab Science
From Natural Science core selections (4)
GDSN 3380
Concepting Workshop
General Elective (3 credits) based on Mathematics credits earned and advisor approval
GEOL
core selections
GOVT 2300
Social Science Research Method
HIST 4399
Selected Topics
HIST
History Course (3 hours)
HIST
core selections
HIST XXXX
History
HSCI 2312
Medical Terminology
HSCI 3307
Basic Pharmacology
HSCI 3335
Health Services Org/Delivery
Humanities Course
Humanities Course (3 hours)
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (15 hours)
INTD 3311
Commercial II
Junior or Senior Standing
Major Ensemble
MATH
MATH 1304 or higher-level MATH course
MATH 2302
MATH 2302
MATH
Math Elective
MIS 2330
Programming Languages I
Modern Language (3 hours)
Modern Language beyond the elementary level from the following: Spanish, French, Italian, or German
MUSI 3342
Music History II
NUTR 3410
Food Recovery and Gleaning
BMKT
One BMKT 3 credit hour elective course
One Course from the Minor Selection
One Course from the Minor Selection
One Course from the Minor Selection
or
Or
or
Or
Or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or any course involving or related to Asia from ENGL, RELS, MUSI, COMM, ARTH, or GOVT or approved by the Asian Studies advisor
or any course involving or related to Asia from ENGL, RELS, MUSI, COMM, or CLST or approved by the Asian Studies advisor
or any equivalent computer language course
or any other ARTS course
or instructor approval
PEHP 11XX
Physical Education Activity Course (1 hour)
PEHP 4399
Special Topics
PEHP
from Physical Education Selections
PHAR 2105
Pharmacy Applied Devel Skills
MATH
Plus 12 additional hours in MATH, 9 of which must be upper division MATH courses
PSYC
Plus 12 additional credit hours in PSYC; 6 of which must be upper division
PMIN
Plus 12 hours upper division PMIN courses
COMM
Plus 3 hours of COMM or general electives approved by the advisor
HIST
3 upper division credit hours from United Studies History courses
MATH 3/4xxx
Plus 6 additional upper-division hours in Mathematics
NUTR
Plus 6 credit hours of upper level nutrition
CIS
Plus 6 hours CIS courses from any other specialization
Plus 6 hours of upper division FADS courses
Plus 6 hours of upper division FMGT courses
COMM
Plus 9 additional hours in COMM, 6 of which must be upper division
NUTR
Plus 9 additional hours in NUTR, 6 of which must be upper division NUTR courses
PSYC
Plus 9 additional hours in PSYC
MATH
Plus 9 additional upper-division hours in Mathematics
CRIJ
Plus 9 credit hours of advanced CRIJ 3000 and/or 4000 level courses
GOVT
Plus nine additional semester hours in other GOVT courses, 6 of which must be upper division
CSEC
Plus six hours CSEC elective courses
MUAP
Private Instruction
PSYC 4398
Independent Study
RELS
Religious Studies course from RELS core selections
RELS
From Religious Studies core selections (3)
RELS 1360
Christian Ethics
RELS 1381
RELS 1381
RELS 13XX
Religious Studies
RELS 2330
Religion, Values, and Film
RELS 2335
US Latino/a Spirituality
RELS 3399
Contemporary Issues
RELS/PHIL 33XX/43XX
3 additional upper-division hours from Philosophy or Religious Studies
Science w Lab from BIOL, CHEM, PHYS
Modern Must be two consecutive courses of the same language or equivalent
Second Language
Select one language from Modern Languages core selection
Senior Standing
SOCI 1100H
Introduction to the Honors Program
Social/Behavioral Science
Social or Behavioral Science (3 hours)
Social Science Course (3 hours from selection)
Select 3 hours from ANTH 1311, ANTH 2324, SOCI 1311, PSYC 1301, or ECON/ECN 2301 course approved through transfer to UIW
Social Science from ANTH, ECON, GOVT, PSYC SOCI core selections
SOCI/PSYC/CRJU 3381
SOCI, PSYC, GOVT, Behavioral Science (3)
Specialized Course Options
BMGT
Two BMGT 3 credit hour elective courses
Two different languages from the following: Spanish, French, or Italian, Portuguese, German
Upper Division DMTS Cluster Options
Upper Division DMTS Cluster Options
Upper Division DMTS Cluster Options
Upper Division DMTS Cluster Options
MUSI 3XXX
Upper Division Elective
Upper Level Elective approved by advisor
Up one level
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