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- ACCT - Accounting
- ARH - Art History
- ART - Art
- AVM - Aviation Management
- AVO - Aviation Operations
- AVS - Aviation Science
- BIOL - Biology
- CHEM - Chemistry
- COMM - Communications
- CS - Computing Sciences
- CSD - Communication Sciences Disord
- DANC - Dance
- DSIM - Decision Sci Information Mgt
- ECON - Economics
- EDL - Educational Leadership
- EDU - Education
- EE - Electrical Engineering
- ELE - Elementary Education
- ELP - English Language Program
- ENGL - English
- ENT - Entrepreneurship
- ENV - Environmental Studies
- FA - Fine Arts
- FIN - Finance
- FREN - French
- FVA - Film
- GEOG - Geography
- HIST - History
- HUM - Humanities
- INB - International Business
- IS - International Studies
- JU - JU - University Experience
- KIN - Kinesiology
- MATH - Mathematics
- ME - Mechanical Engineering
- MGT - Management
- MHC - Mental Health Counseling
- MKG - Marketing
- MSC - Marine Science
- MSHI - Health Informatics
- MSL - Military Science Leadership
- MUS - Music
- Narrative Courses
  - ACCT 660
  - ACCT 670
  - ACCT xxx Additional 6 credit hours of accounting courses 6 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 (3)
  - 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 306
  - ARH xxx Art History Elective (3)
  - ART 305
  - ART 306
  - ART 312
  - ART 318
  - ART 334
  - ART 391
  - ART 417
  - ART 431
  - ART 476
  - ART 491
  - ART xxx Any four 4 credit hour ART elective
  - AVM 610
  - AVM 620
  - AVM 630
  - BIOL 170
  - BIOL 170L
  - BIOL 302
  - BIOL 303
  - BIOL 305
  - BIOL 309
  - BIOL 320 WI
  - BIOL 330
  - BIOL 380
  - BIOL 382
  - BIOL 402WR
  - BIOL 404
  - 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 Upper division MSC or BIOL (300 & above) courses
  - CHEM 222
  - CHEM 321WI
  - CHEM 351
  - CHEM 401
  - CHEM 402
  - CHEM 404
  - CHEM 405
  - CHEM xxx Two (2) CHEM courses numbered above 300 for a minimum of 20 credit hours
  - COMM 207WI
  - COMM 301
  - COMM 307WI
  - COMM 310
  - COMM 315WI
  - COMM 322
  - COMM 325
  - COMM 410
  - COMM 416
  - COMM 417
  - COMM 450
  - COMM 465
  - COMM xxx Any COMM speech-intensive course
  - COMM xxx Any non-required upper level COMM course outside of chosen specialization
  - CON 510
  - CS 365SI
  - CSD 326
  - CSD 397
  - CSD 398
  - CSD 402
  - CSD 497
  - CSD 498
  - CSD 504
  - CSD 505
  - CS xxx Additional six (6) credit hours of CS course electives
  - CS xxx Choose three (3) Computing Science (CS) courses numbered 300 or above (except CS 365). (May include one (1) internship and one (1) independent study.)
  - Choose two CS elective courses from CS 345, CS 362, CS 414 and/or CS 427
  - CS xxx Other approved programming language course
  - DANC 107
  - DANC 108
  - DANC 109
  - DANC 20x
  - DANC 211
  - DANC 21x
  - DANC 220
  - DANC xxx Additional four (4) credit hours of continued study in any of the above techniques (4)
  - DANC xxx Ballet Technique (4)
  - DANC xxx Dance Elective (2)
  - DANC xxx Jazz, (2)
  - DANC xxx Jazz Dance Technique (2)
  - DANC xxx Modern Dance, (2)
  - DANC xxx Modern Dance Technique (2)
  - DSIM 420
  - DSIM 435
  - DSIM 607
  - DSIM 755
  - ECON 335
  - ECON xxx Additional five (5) ECON courses numbered 300 or above for 15 additional credit hours (15)
  - ECON xxx Additional nine (9) credit hours of economics courses chosen with the written approval of an economics faculty member. (9)
  - ECON xxx Additional six (6) credit hours of economics courses numbered 300 or above that are not otherwise required for the major (6)
  - ECON xxx Economics core requirement (3)
  - ECON xxx One (1) upper level course in Economics (3)
  - EDL 538
  - EDL 547
  - EDL 548
  - EDL 549
  - EDL 553
  - EDL 554
  - EDL 557
  - EDL 560
  - EDU 317
  - EDU 420
  - EDU 446 1-6
  - EDU 446-2
  - EDU 446-4
  - EDU 485
  - EDU 502
  - EDU 529
  - EDU 536
  - EDU 554
  - EDU 555
  - EDU 556
  - EDU 558
  - EDU 559
  - EDU xxx Methods of Teaching Middle & Secondary 6-12 Content
  - EE 202
  - EE 301
  - EE 302
  - EE 303
  - EE 304
  - EE 330
  - EE xxx Any one (1) of 300 level or above EE courses
  - EE xxx Any one (1) of 300 level or above ME or EE courses
  - ELE 403
  - ELE 423
  - ELE 455
  - Electives xxx Twenty-one (21) additional credit hours of elective social science courses at the 300-400 level.
  - Elective xxx MBA Elective course (3)
  - ENGL 304WI
  - ENGL 310
  - ENGL 316
  - ENGL 400
  - ENGL 406WI
  - ENGL 411
  - ENGL 414WI
  - ENGL 495
  - ENGL xxx English/literature core requirement (3)
  - ENGL xxx Six (6) ENGL elective courses, which must include: One (1) Historical Period course before 1800; one (1) Literary Topic or Film course; and one (1) Literary Form or major author course
  - ENGL xxxWI 2nd ENGL Writing-intensive course required for major at the 300 level or above
  - ENT 480
  - ENT 483
  - ENT 487
  - ENT 490
  - FA XXX Fine Arts Core (3)
  - FIN 483
  - FIN 660
  - FIN xxx Any two 3-credit hour FIN electives, selected from 300 or 400 level FIN courses, except FIN 300 (6)
  - FIN xxx One (1) upper level course in Finance (3)
  - FREN 302
  - FREN xxx Additional 21-39 credit hours in French courses numbered above 200
  - FVA 301
  - FVA 364
  - FVA 366
  - FVA 472
  - GEOG 301
  - GEOG 311
  - GEOG 312
  - GEOG 314
  - GEOG 317
  - GEOG 390
  - GEOG 400
  - GEOG 411
  - GEOG 425
  - GEOG 431
  - GEOG 460
  - GEOG 487
  - GEOG xxx Additional 12 credit hours of geography courses
  - GER 501
  - GER 502
  - GER 503
  - GER 504
  - GER 600
  - HIST xxx 15 credit hours of history courses; at least 9 credit hours at the 300-400 level
  - HIST xxx Additional 21 credit hours of history courses at the 300-400 level
  - HIST xxx Choose one (1) three-credit hour course in HIST at the 100 or 200 level
  - HIST xxx History core requirement (3)
  - HUM 385
  - HUM 410
  - HUM xxx Any Humanities course (3)
  - HUM xxx Humanities Core (3)
  - HUM xxx Humanities-JU Core
  - IS 300
  - IS 301
  - IS 302
  - IS 304
  - IS 320
  - IS 325
  - IS 326
  - IS 327
  - IS 334
  - IS 336
  - IS 355
  - IS 358
  - IS 362
  - IS xxx Any International Studies course (3)
  - IS xxx Any three (3) credit hour International Studies course
  - IS xxx International Studies (3)
  - IS xxx International Studies - JU Core
  - JU 268
  - JU 399
  - KIN 326
  - KIN 333
  - KIN 345
  - KIN 350
  - KIN 380
  - KIN 391
  - KIN 428
  - KIN 440WS
  - KIN 475
  - KIN 486
  - KIN 503
  - KIN 513
  - KIN 521
  - KIN 531
  - KIN 541
  - KIN 570
  - KIN 580
  - KIN 585
  - KIN 586
  - MATH 316
  - MATH 400SI
  - MATH 501
  - MATH 502
  - MATH 503
  - MATH 507
  - MATH 510
  - MATH 515
  - MATH 520
  - MATH 531
  - MATH 591
  - MATH 600
  - MATH xxx Additional five (5) credit hours in mathematics courses
  - MATH xxx At least six (6) additional credit hours in mathematics courses numbered above 300
  - MATH xxx At least three (3) additional credit hours in mathematics courses numbered above 300
  - MATH xxx Choose one (1) course from MATH 316, 351, 354, 420
  - MATH xxx Choose six (6) additional credit hours in MATH courses numbered above 300
  - MATH xxx Choose two (2) courses from MATH 307, 411, 412, 423
  - MATH xxx One (1) MATH elective course chosen from: MATH 315, 3 MATH 316, MATH 320, MATH 351, MATH 354, MATH 411, MATH 412, or MATH 423
  - ME 102
  - ME xxx Any one (1) of 300 level or above ME courses
  - ME xxx Any one (1) of 300 level or above ME or EE courses
  - MGT 322
  - MGT 553
  - MGT 554
  - MGT 720
  - MGT 735
  - MHC 602
  - MHUM 189
  - MHUM 375
  - MHUM 401
  - MHUM 472
  - MKG 435
  - MKG xxx Two (2) additional MKG courses selected from any remaining MKG courses (6)
  - MSC 302
  - MSC 330
  - MSC 422
  - MSC 431
  - MSC xxx MSC Elective course
  - MSC xxx One 300 or 400 level MSC lab course
  - MSC xxx Upper division MSC or BIOL (300 & above) courses
  - MSHI 507
  - MSHI 508
  - MSHI 509
  - MSHI 510
  - MSL 100L
  - MSL 200L
  - MSL 300L
  - MSL 400L
  - MUS 120
  - MUS 220
  - MUS 226
  - MUS 233
  - MUS 235
  - MUS 240
  - MUS 2xx
  - MUS 2xx (3)
  - MUS 306
  - MUS 318
  - MUS 320
  - MUS 320L
  - MUS 332SI
  - MUS 353
  - MUS 361
  - MUS 363WI
  - MUS 371
  - MUS 375
  - MUS 376
  - MUS 379
  - MUS 386
  - MUS 3xx
  - MUS 420
  - MUS 444
  - MUS 450
  - MUS 452
  - MUS 456
  - MUS 461
  - MUS 482
  - MUS 484
  - MUS 4xx
  - MUS xxx Chamber ensembles by permission of instructor (2)
  - NUR 402
  - NUR 403
  - NUR 406
  - NUR 433
  - NUR 442
  - NUR 575
  - NUR 577
  - NUR 604
  - NUR 607
  - 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
  - OTD 702
  - OTD 750
  - OTD 751
  - OTD 752
  - OTD 753
  - OTD 760
  - OTD 761
  - OTD 770
  - OTD 771
  - OTD 772
  - OTD 780
  - OTD 790
  - OTD 791
  - other approved programming language course
  - PHIL 214
  - PHIL 221
  - PHIL 301
  - PHIL 303
  - PHIL 305
  - PHIL 311
  - PHIL 331
  - PHIL 410
  - PHIL xxx Philosophy core requirement (3)
  - PHYS 208
  - PHYS 250RI
  - PHYS 310
  - PHYS 413
  - PHYS xxx Additional six (6) credit hours of physics courses numbered 200 or higher for a minimum of 17 credit hours
  - POL 303
  - POL 306
  - POL 312
  - POL 314
  - POL 401
  - POL 425
  - 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
  - PPOL LAWB
  - PPOL LAWE
  - PPOL LAWP
  - 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
  - PPOL xxx Three, 3-credit hour, 500/600 level Public Policy Elective courses (9)
  - PSYC 351
  - PSYC 401
  - PSYC 413
  - PSYC 420
  - PSYC xxx Additional 12 credit hours of psychology courses
  - PSYC xxx Any PSYC courses not used above
  - READ 501
  - READ 505
  - READ 510
  - READ 515
  - READ 520
  - READ 525
  - READ 530
  - READ 535
  - READ 540
  - READ 545
  - READ 550
  - READ 555
  - RELG 101
  - RELG 210
  - RELG 305
  - RELG 350
  - RELG/PHIL xxx Any religion or philosophy course numbered above 200
  - SOC 304
  - SOC 311
  - SOC 325
  - SOC 440
  - SOC 445
  - SOC xxx Additional 12 credit hours of sociology courses
  - SOC xxx Additional 18 credit hours of sociology courses
  - SPACE
  - 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 206
  - THEA 313
  - THEA 320
  - THEA 325
  - THEA 360
  - THEA 411WI
  - THEA 476
  - THEA xxx One 3-credit hour THEA elective course (3)
  - THEA xxx Theatre Elective (3)
  - WGS 220
  - WGS 221
  - WGS 222
  - WGS 223
  - WGS 224
  - WGS 225
  - WGS 226
  - WGS 227
  - WGS 322
  - WGS 323
  - WGS 324
  - WGS 327
  - WGS 420
  - WGS 421
  - WGS 422
  - WGS 423
  - WGS 424
  - WGS 425
  - WGS 427
  - XXX 711 Methodology and Behavioral Models (3)
  - XXX 775 Advanced Research Methods II (6)
  - XXX 785 Dissertation I/Applied Research I (6)
  - XXX 790 Dissertation II/Applied Research II (6)
  - 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 (3)
  - XX xxx Any three (3) credit hour course in the College of Fine Arts
  - XX xxx Any writing intensive (WI) course (3)
  - XX xxx Fine Arts course (3)
  - 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. (3)
  - 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. (3)
  - XX xxx One Aviation Elective (3)
  - XX xxx Plus one (1) Aviation Elective (3)
  - XX xxx Plus two (2) Aviation Electives (6)
  - 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 (6)
  - 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 (6)
  - 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 (3)
  - XXX xxx Additional Elective: Choose one (1) three credit hour course from any of the concentration courses, electives or special topics offering (3)
  - 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 (3)
  - 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 (3)
  - XXX xxx Business Elective (3)
  - 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 103-104, PHYS 151-152
  - XXX xxx Elective (3)
  - XXX xxx Fine Arts course (3)
  - XXX xxx Fine Arts - JU Core
  - XXX xxx JU Elective course (3)
  - 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 (3)
  - XXX xxx One Aviation Elective (3)
  - 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
- NS - Naval Science
- NUR - Nursing
- ORTH - Orthodontics
- OTD - Occupational Therapy
- PHIL - Philosophy
- PHYS - Physics
- POL - Political Science
- PPOL - Public Policy
- PSYC - Psychology
- RELG - Religion
- SOC - Sociology
- SPAN - Spanish
- SPO - Sport Business
- SPT - Sport Management
- SUST - Sustainability
- THEA - Theatre Arts
- WGS - Women's & Gender Studies
- WL - World Languages
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