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ACCT xxx
One (1) upper level course in Accounting
CHEM 413
Aquatic Toxicology
DSIM xxx
One (1) upper level course in Decision Science Information Management
FIN xxx
One (1) upper level course in Finance
INB xxx
One (1) upper level course in International Business
ACCT xxx
Additional six credit hours of accounting courses six chosen with the written approval of the accounting program coordinator
ACCT xxx
Elective third course chosen from any of the accounting courses available as part of the Accounting and Finance concentration
A minimum of 12 credit hours of concentration courses
Choose from Table A
A minimum of 15 credit hours of concentration courses
Choose from Table B
A minimum of 15 credit hours of concentration courses
Choose from Table C
And
ARH xxx
Art History Elective
ART 476
Special Topics in Art Studio
ART xxx
Any four credit hour ART elective
AVM 610
Risk Management Commrcl Aviation
AVM 620
Airport Management
AVM 630
Airline Management
BIOL 170
Introduction to Ecology and Evolution
BIOL 170L
Intro to Ecol and Evol Lab
BIOL 302
Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 303
Vertebrate Biology
BIOL 305
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOL 309
Animal Physiology
BIOL 330
Marine Mammal Biology
BIOL 380
Herpetology
BIOL 382
Entomology
BIOL 402WR
Cell Biology
BIOL 404
Ecology
BIOL xxx
300- or 400-level BIOL courses
BIOL xxx
300 or 400 level BIOL credit hours
BIOL xxx
One 300 or 400 level 3 or 4 credit BIOL course
BIOL xxx
One 300 or 400 level 4 credit BIOL lab course
BIOL xxx
Three 300- or 400-level 4-credit hour BIOL lab courses*
BIOL xxx
Two 300 or 400 level 4-credit BIOL lab courses*
BIOL xxx
BIOL (300 & above) courses
CHEM 222
Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 321WI
Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 351
Advanced Experimental Chemistry
CHEM 401
Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 402
Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 404
Physical Chemistry of Biological Systems
CHEM 405
Special Topics in Chemistry
CHEM xxx
Two CHEM courses numbered above 300 for a minimum of 20 credit hours
COMM 207WI
Newswriting
COMM 301
Effective Communication Strategies
COMM 307WI
Advanced Reporting//Literary Journalism
COMM 310
Online Journalism
COMM 315WI
Public Relations & Advertising Writing/
COMM 322
Argumentation
COMM 325
Social Media Management
COMM 410
Health Communications
COMM 416
Strategic Communication Case Studies
COMM 417
Advanced Broadcast Journalism
COMM 450
Nonverbal Communication
COMM 465
Principles of Communication Research
COMM xxx
Any COMM speech-intensive course
COMM xxx
Any non-required upper level COMM course outside of chosen specialization
CS 365SI
System Analysis & Logical Design
CSD 326
Health Literacy
CSD 402
Audiologic Rehabilitation
CSD 504
Assmnt Rehabilitation in SLP
CSD 505
Grand Rounds 1
CS xxx
Additional six credit hours of CS course electives
CS xxx
Choose three Computing Science (CS) courses numbered 300 or above (except CS-365)
CS xxx
Choose two CS elective courses from CS 345, CS 362, CS 414 and/or CS 427
CS xxx
Other approved programming language course
DANC xxx
Additional four credit hours of continued study in any of the above techniques
DANC xxx
Ballet Technique
DANC xxx
Dance Elective
DANC xxx
Jazz
DANC xxx
Jazz Dance Technique
DANC xxx
Modern Dance
DANC xxx
Modern Dance Technique
DSIM 420
Visual Analytics, Capstone
DSIM 435
Marketing Analysis
DSIM 607
Management of Analytical Projects
DSIM 755
Advanced Research Methods I
ECON 335
Sustainability
ECON xxx
Additional five ECON courses numbered 300 or above for 15 additional credit hours
ECON xxx
Additional nine credit hours of economics courses chosen with the written approval of an economics faculty member
ECON xxx
Additional six credit hours of economics courses numbered 300 or above that are not otherwise required for the major
ECON xxx
Economics core requirement
ECON xxx
One upper level course in Economics
EDL 538
Adult Learning
EDL 547
Grant Writing & Resource Development
EDL 548
Organizational Behavior and Change Mana
EDL 549
Data-driven Decision-making Module
EDL 553
Educational Ldrshp Practicum
EDL 554
Ethical Decision-making Module
EDL 557
Leading Instruction Module
EDL 560
Instruction & Evaluation
EDU 317
Methods of Teaching STEM
EDU 420
Waterfront Program Development
EDU 446 1-6
EDU 446-4
EDU 485
Methods Teaching Foreign Language: K-12
EDU 502
Special Topics in Education
EDU 529
Fundamentals of Reading Instruction
EDU 536
Applications of Cross-Cultural Communic
EDU 554
Applications of Methods in Teaching TE
EDU 555
Design and Application of TESOL Curricu
EDU 556
Demonstration of Applied Linguistics i
EDU 558
Applications in Testing and Evaluation
EDU 559
Applications in Clinical TESOL Settings
EDU xxx
Methods of Teaching Middle & Secondary 6-12 Content
EE 202
Electronics
EE 301
Introduction to Solid State Devices/Sem
EE 302
Signal and System
EE 303
Introduction to Power System
EE 304
Electrical Machines
EE 330
Introduction to Engineering Management
EE xxx
Any one of 300 level or above EE courses
EE xxx
Any one of 300 level or above ME or EE courses
ELE 403
Music & Art Mthds Elem Tchrs
ELE 423
Clinial Apps Demos Reading Ed
Electives xxx
21 additional credit hours of elective social science courses at the 300-400 level SEE NOTES BELOW
Elective xxx
MBA Elective course
ENGL 304WI
Writing: Argumentation
ENGL 310
Studies in Film
ENGL 316
Studies in Drama
ENGL 400
Lingiustics
ENGL 406WI
Advanced Creative Writing
ENGL 411
Medical Autobiography
ENGL 414WI
Special Topics
ENGL 495
Certificate in Editing Practicum
ENGL xxx
English literature core requirement
ENGL xxx
Six ENGL elective courses, which must include: One Historical Period course before 1800; one Literary Topic or Film course; and one Literary Form or major author course
ENGL xxxWI
Second ENGL Writing-intensive course required for major at the 300 level or above
ENT 483
Venture Finance
ENT 487
I/S: Small or Mid-size Busns
ENT 490
FA XXX
Fine Arts Core
FIN 483
Venture Finance
FIN 660
Enterprise Risk Management
FIN xxx
Any two three-credit hour FIN electives, selected from 300 or 400 level FIN courses, except FIN 300
FIN xxx
One upper level course in Finance
FREN 302
Composition
FREN xxx
Additional 21-39 credit hours in French courses numbered above 200
FVA 301
Advanced Screenwriting
FVA 364
Character Modeling and Animation
FVA 366
Intermediate Computer Animation
FVA 472
Directing
GEOG 301
Geography of Asia
GEOG 311
Cultural Geography
GEOG 312
Political Geography
GEOG 314
Population Geography
GEOG 317
Natural Hazards
GEOG 390
Internship
GEOG 400
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 411
Dynamic Meterology
GEOG 425
Public Opinion & Survey Research Methods
GEOG 431
Environmental Issues of Florida
GEOG 460
Climate Change
GEOG 487
I/S:Variable Fla Unemployment
GEOG xxx
Additional 12 credit hours of geography courses
GER 502
HIST xxx
15 credit hours of history courses at least nine credit hours at the 300-400 level
HIST xxx
Nine credit hours of history courses at the 100-200 level
HIST xxx
Additional 21 credit hours of history courses at the 300-400 level
HIST xxx
Choose one three-credit hour course in HIST at the 100 or 200 level
HIST xxx
History core requirement
HUM 385
Culture, Science & Technology
HUM 410
The Humanities in Medicine
HUM xxx
Any Humanities course
HUM xxx
Humanities Core
HUM xxx
Humanities-JU Core
IS 300
Russia
IS 301
Africa
IS 302
East Asia
IS 304
The Caribbean
IS 320
Modern China
IS 325
Southeast Asia
IS 326
Vietnam
IS 327
The Philippines
IS 334
Australia
IS 336
Canada
IS 355
Argentina
IS 358
Peru
IS 362
Ecuador
IS xxx
Any International Studies course
IS xxx
Any three credit hour International Studies course
IS xxx
International Studies
IS xxx
International Studies - JU Core
JU 268
Special Topics in Women's Studies
JU 399
Seminar in Conflict Management and Nego
KIN 100-190
KIN-100 - KIN-190
KIN 326
Health Literacy
KIN 333
Theory & Practice of Coaching
KIN 345
History & Philosophy of Human Movement
KIN 350
Sport Sociology
KIN 380
Functional Anatomy & Kinesiology
KIN 391
Care and Prevention of Movement Injurie
KIN 428
Nutrition for Optimal Athletic Performa
KIN 440WS
Reading, Writing & Presenting Research
KIN 475
Adaptive Human Movement Strategies
KIN 486
Neuromechanics of Human Movement
KIN 503
Sensorimotor Control
KIN 513
Force Plate & Electromyography
KIN 521
Statistical Literacy
KIN 531
Rehabilitation Research Design Procedur
KIN 541
Behavioral Medicine
KIN 570
Advanced Physiology of Human Movement
KIN 580
Mechanical Modeling of Human Motion
KIN 585
Advanced Biomechanical Analysis of Huma
KIN 586
Advanced Neuromechanics of Sport Perfor
MATH 316
Applied Statistics
MATH 400SI
History of Mathematics
MATH 501
Introduction to Analysis
MATH 502
Survey of Geometries
MATH 503
Probability & Statistics
MATH 507
Number Theory
MATH 510
Seminar in the History of Mathematics
MATH 515
Combinatorics
MATH 520
Linear Algebra
MATH 531
Theory Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 591
I/S:Statistics Software Anlys
MATH 600
Thesis Seminar
MATH xxx
Additional five credit hours in mathematics courses
MATH xxx
At least six additional credit hours in mathematics courses numbered above 300
MATH xxx
At least three additional credit hours in mathematics courses numbered above 300
MATH xxx
Choose five (5) additional credit hours* in MATH courses numbered above 300
MATH xxx
Choose two (2) courses* from MATH 307, 411, 412, 423
MATH xxx
Choose two (2) courses from MATH 316, 351, 354, 420
MATH 423
Algebraic Structures
ME 102
Engineering Graphics
ME xxx
Any one of 300 level or above ME courses
ME xxx
Any one of 300 level or above ME or EE courses
MGT 322
Business Law II
MGT 553
Global Corporate Strategy I
MGT 554
Global Corporate Strategy II
MGT 720
Advanced Negotiations Executive Communi
MGT 735
Contemporary Business Ethics
MHC 602
Family Therapy: Counseling Ch
MHUM 189
Core Seminar in Medical Humanities
MHUM 375
Special Topics in Medical Humanities
MHUM 401
Illness, Health & Narrative
MHUM 472
Special Topics in Medical Humanities
MKG xxx
Two-additional-MKG-courses-selected-from-any-remaining-MKG-courses
MSC xxx MSC
Elective course
MSC xxx
One 300 or 400 level MSC lab course
MSC xxx
Upper division MSC courses
MUS 2xx
Any Music Appreciation course (MUS 233: Music for the Dance is preferred)
MUS 202/208
Principal Applied/Applied Lab
MUS 205/208
Secondary Applied/Applied Lab
MUS 2xx
Four (4) credit hours in Music Ensembles
MUS 402/408
Principal Applied/Applied Lab
MUS 405/408
Secondary Applied/Applied Lab
MUS 3xx/4xx
Twelve (12) credit hours of any upper-level Music electives
MUS 3xx/4xx
Ensembles
MUS 3xx/4xx
Six (6) credit hours of upper division electives
MUS ACCT DSIM ECON FIN INB MGT MKG SPO 3XX
300-level Music or Business Elective
MUS 4xx
Music Ensembles (major)
MUS 4xx
Four (4) credit hours in Music Ensembles
MUS xxx
Chamber ensembles by permission of instructor
One (1) outside concentration course
Choose from Table A or B
One (1) outside concentration course
Choose from Table A or C
One (1) outside concentration course
Choose from Table B or C
Or
OTD 622
Level I Fieldwork in OT (C)
OTD 702
Case-Based Learning II and Occupational
OTD 750
Leadership and Management in Healthcare
OTD 751
Interprofessional Seminar
OTD 752
Program Development and Evaluation
OTD 753
Principles of Teaching and Transformati
OTD 760
Level II Fieldwork in OT (A)
OTD 761
Level II Fieldwork in OT (B)
OTD 770
Elective - Advanced and Emerging Practi
OTD 771
Professional Seminar I in Occupational
OTD 772
Professional Seminar II in Occupational
OTD 780
Comprehensive Exam for the Occupational
OTD 790
Doctoral Residency
OTD 791
Professional Development Seminar for th
other approved programming language course
PHIL 214
Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 221
Philosophy of Art
PHIL 301
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 303
Modern Philosophy
PHIL 305
Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 311
Political Philosophy
PHIL 331
Existentialism
PHIL 410
Phenomenology and Embodiment
PHIL xxx
Philosophy core requirement
PHYS 208
Optics
PHYS 250RI
Research Methods in Physics
PHYS 310
Electromagnetic Theory I
PHYS 413
Quantum Mechanics
PHYS xxx
Additional six credit hours of physics courses numbered 200 or higher for a minimum of 17 credit hours
POL 303
Political Parties & Politics
POL 306
Political Modernization
POL 312
Public Administration
POL 314
National Security Policy
POL 401
Political Theory
POL 425
Public Opinion & Survey Research Methods
POL xxx
Additional 12 credit hours of political science courses; at least 9 credit hours at the 300-400 level
POL xxx
Additional 18 credit hours of 300 400 level political science courses
PPOL 531
Quantitative Methods and Analysis
PPOL/MGT xxx
Choose one (1) management course from the following cross listed courses: PPOL 610/MGT 610, PPOL 611/MGT 620 or PPOL 612/MGT 630
xxx
PPOL xxx One, 3-credit hour, 500/600 level Public Policy Elective courses (3 credits)
PPOL xxx
Three to Four, 3-credit hour, 500/600 level Public Policy Elective courses (9-12 credits)
PSYC 351
Physiological Psychology
PSYC 401
Environmental Psychology
PSYC 413
Psychology of Religion
PSYC 420
Medical Psychology
PSYC xxx
Additional 12 credit hours of psychology courses
PSYC xxx
Any PSYC upper division courses not used above
READ 501
Foundations of Elementary Reading Instr
READ 505
Methods of Teaching Elementary Language
READ 510
Administration and Interpretation of R
READ 515
Techniques of Corrective or Remedial Re
READ 520
Supervised Reading Practicum I
READ 525
Educational Reading Research
READ 530
Diagnosis of Rdg Disabilities
READ 535
Literature for Children and Adolescents
READ 540
Foundatns of Secondary Reading Instruct
READ 545
Educational Measurement
READ 550
Supervised Rdg Practicum II
READ 555
Designing Reading Programs
RELG 101
World Religions
RELG 210
Biblical History and Literature
RELG 305
Philosophy of Religion
RELG 350
Special Topics in Religion
RELG/PHIL xxx
Any religion or philosophy course numbered above 200
SOC 304
Social Problems
SOC 311
Cultural Geography
SOC 325
Public Opinion & Survey Research Methods
SOC 440
Personality and Culture
SOC 445
Conflict and Nonviolence
SOC xxx
Additional 12 credit hours of sociology courses
SOC xxx
Additional 18 credit hours of sociology courses
SPAN xxx
Additional 21-39 credit hours in Spanish courses numbered above 200
SPAN xxx
Additional nine (9) credit hours in Spanish courses numbered above 200
THEA xxx
One 3-credit hour THEA elective course
THEA xxx
Theatre Elective
WGS 220
Social Science
WGS 221
Humanities
WGS 222
Science and Mathematics
WGS 223
Health Sciences
WGS 224
Business
WGS 225
Fine Arts
WGS 226
Education
WGS 227
Interdisciplinary
WGS 322
Science and Mathematics
WGS 323
Health Sciences
WGS 324
Business
WGS 327
Interdisciplinary
WGS 420
Social Sciences
WGS 421
Humanities
WGS 422
Science and Mathematics
WGS 423
Health Sciences
WGS 424
Business
WGS 425
Fine Arts
WGS 427
Interdisciplinary
XXX 775
Advanced Research Methods II
XXX 785
Dissertation I Applied Research I
XXX 795
Dissertation Extension
XX xxx
Any ENGL literature or film course numbered 200 or above in addition to the course taken to fulfill the English/literature core requirement, OR a literature or film course numbered above 302 in French or Spanish
XX xxx
Any four (4) additional geography courses
XX xxx
Any one (1) WS course OR any one (1) WI Course AND any one (1) SI course
XX xxx
Any speech-intensive (SI) course
XX xxx
Any three (3) credit hour course in the College of Fine Arts
XX xxx
Any writing-intensive (WI) course
XX xxx
Fine Arts course
XX xxx
One (1) 3-credit hour business elective course numbered 300 or above from outside the Davis College of Business core and major requirements
XX xxx
One (1) 3-credit hour business elective course numbered 300 or above from outside the Davis College of Business core and outside major requirements.
XX xxx
One Aviation Elective
XX xxx
Plus one (1) Aviation Elective
XX xxx
Plus two (2) Aviation Electives
XX xxx
Proficiency in any foreign language at a minimum college level (i.e. 102 college level) or standard tests
XX xxx
Six (6) additional credit hours from any combination of French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish language courses
XX xxx
Two (2) additional business elective courses chosen from: SPO 303, SPO 490, MKG 333, MKG 336, MGT 360, or courses approved by faculty advisor
XX xxxWI
writing-intensive course from another discipline
XXX xxx
Additional Elective: Choose one (1) three credit course from any of the concentration courses, electives or special topics offerings
XXX xxx
Additional Elective: Choose one (1) three credit hour course from any of the concentration courses, electives or special topics offering
XXX xxx
An approved Research Intensive, experiential learning or Entrepreneurship course selected from the student’s chosen discipline, if available.
XXX xxx
Any COMM, ENGL, FREN, HUM, PHIL, RELG, or SPAN course
XXX xxx
Any Speech Intensive (SI) course
XXX xxx
Any upper-level GEOG, HIST, POL, PSYC, or SOC course
XXX xxx
Any WI course (discipline of student's choosing) numbered 300 or above
XXX xxx
Any Writing Intensive (WI) course
XXX xxx
Business Elective
XXX xxx
Choice of International Component chosen from: IS xxx, INB xxx, MKG 341, or POL 208
XXX xxx
Choose one (1) sequence from the following: CHEM-204/204L and CHEM-205/205L, PHYS-151-152
XXX xxx
Elective
XXX xxx
Fine Arts course
XXX xxx
Fine Arts - JU Core
XXX xxx
JU Elective course
XXX xxx
Nine 9 additional credit hours in any Service Learning Classes across campus
XXX xxx
Nine 9 additional credit hours in waterfront activities Instructor certifications
XXX xxx
Nine 9 additional elective credit hours chosen from the courses listed directly below
XXX xxx
One (1) 3-credit hour business elective course chosen from ACCT/FIN 305, DSIM/MKG 435, DSIM 480, or DSIM 490
XXX xxx
One Aviation Elective
XXX xxxRI
An approved Research Intensive (RI) course selected from student's chosen discipline, if available
XXX xxx
Twelve-12-additional-credit-hours-in-STEM-courses-at-the-200-level-or-above