Degrees Offered
Mount Saint Mary College offers courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS).
Students may choose from 21 majors: accounting; biology; business management and administration (and within this major three concentrations: finance, marketing, and sports management); chemistry; Cybersecurity; English; Healthcare Management (pending New York State Board of Education approval); Hispanic studies; history; history/political science; human services; information technology (and within this major one concentration: cybersecurity); interdisciplinary studies (and within this major four concentrations: liberal studies, general science, technology and digital media, and self-designed); mathematics (with a concentration in actuarial science); media studies (and within this major two concentrations: production and journalism); nursing; psychology; public relations; social science (and within this major four concentrations: history, history/ political science, psychology, and sociology); criminology and sociology.
In conjunction with an academic major in a liberal arts and sciences content area, the Division of Education offers courses that will permit students to complete academic requirements for initial New York state certification in the following areas: Childhood Education (1-6); Childhood Education with middle school extension (grades 7-9); dual certification in Childhood Education and special education (grades 1-6) with emphasis on inclusion and pupils with mild disabilities (mild/moderate emotional disturbance, learning disabilities and mental retardation); Adolescent Certification (grades 7-12) ; Adolescence Education with middle school extension (grades 5-6); and Adolescence Education and special education (grades 7-12).
Students interested in obtaining an educational background for careers in environmental studies may select a major in social sciences with electives in the natural sciences; or a major in biology and chemistry with electives in the social sciences.
Time to Degree
Mount Saint Mary College has established specific timeframes within which students are expected to complete program requirements toward their individual degrees. Students are expected to complete all graduation requirements for a degree within six years. Time to complete degree is automatically extended when students are approved for a leave of absence. All other students requesting an extension are required to submit their requests to the Academic Standards Committee.