SECOND ACADEMIC CONCENTRATIONS (18 HOURS MUST BE COMPLETED FOR EACH CONCENTRATION)
Please select one of the following:
1. ANTHROPOLOGY (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: ANTH 260.
Additional courses: Select 15 additional hours from upper level anthropology courses.
2. ART (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: ART 131, Intro. Drawing; ART 137, Art History Survey II.
Students must choose either a 2D or 3D concentration. 2D Concentration includes ART 132: 2D Design, plus an additional 9 hours chosen from painting, drawing, printmaking, photography or book arts courses. 3D Concentration includes ART 142: 3D Design, plus an additional 9 hours chosen from ceramics or sculpture courses.
3. BIOLOGY (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: BIOL 140, 141, 304, 305, 333, 496.
4. COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: CMCR 150, 250.
Additional courses: Select 12 hours from CMHC 314, 411, 414, 415, CMTD 315, 316, 412, 413, 493, CMCR 350, 465.
5. ENGLISH (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: ENGL 251, 252; ENGL 261, 262; ENGL 312; ENGL 414.
6. HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: HEAL 305, HEAL 312, ND 330, and COUN 325.
Additional courses: Select 6 hours from ENVH 230, HEAL 250 (for non-PE majors), PE 255 (for non-PE majors), HSCC 150, PSY 331, PSY 426, SM 213, SOC 365. Note: Selecting HEAL 250 and or PE 255 will result in 19 hours in the SAC.
7. HISTORY (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: HIST 231, 232.
Additional courses: Select 12 hours of junior-senior level history courses.
8. MATHEMATICS (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: MATH 146, MATH 170 or 270, MATH 311, MATH 140 or 153.
(Students majoring in middle grades education must also complete MATH 231.) Elective courses: MATH 250, 255, 300, 301, 400, or other courses approved by the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science to complete a minimum of 18 hours.
9. NATURAL SCIENCE (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: BIOL 140, GEOL 150, PHYS 130, CHEM 132.
Additional courses: Select 2 hours from any AST, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS course not counted for Liberal Studies.
10. PHILOSOPHY (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: PHIL 102, 230.
Additional courses: Select 12 hours of philosophy or religion courses at the junior-senior level.
11. POLITICAL SCIENCE (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: PSC 150.
Additional courses: Select 15 hours from any 200 level and above Political Science courses.
12. PSYCHOLOGY (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: PSY 150.
Additional courses: Select 3 hours from PSY 210, 313, 331, 333, 360; 3 hours from PSY 440, 444, 448, 455; 3 hours from PSY 363, 430, 441, 470, 474; 6 hours of psychology electives (excluding PSY 320 and PSY 321).
13. SOCIAL SCIENCES (Total hours: 18)
Available only to Middle Grade majors. Select 6 hours in each of the following three categories. One of the choices must be a geography course, and all courses must be exclusive of liberal studies. Recommended courses are marked with an asterisk.*
I. HIST 222 and one of the following: GEOG 350*, HIST 327*, PSC 215*, HIST 311, 313, 317, 322, 323, 330, 361, 362, 412, 413, 414, 416, 425, 493 (if European or South American topic), PSC 219, 345, 346, 415, GEOG 440 (if European or South American topic).II. Two of the following: HIST 107*, HIST 373*, HIST 375*, ANTH 477*, HIST 411, 493 (if Asian or African topic), PSC 216, 317, 333, 335, 436, 493 (If Asian or African topic), SOC 434, GEOG 440 (if Asian or African topic).
III. HIST 341 and one of the following: HIST 443*, HIST 446*, PSC 408*, HIST 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 442, 445, 448, 451, 454, 455, GEOG 440 (if North Carolina topic), PSC 347.
14. SOCIOLOGY (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: SOC 103.
Additional courses: Select 15 hours from any 200-level and above sociology course.
15 . SPANISH (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: SPAN 102 or equivalent; SPAN 231 & 232 or SPAN 240, or equivalent; SPAN 301 and 302.
Additional courses: Select 3 additional hours from upper level Spanish courses.
16. THEATRE (Total hours: 18)
Required courses: CMTA 131, 140, 231, 300 or 301, 350, 400 or 401.
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