In addition to fulfilling the general curriculum requirements,
every degree candidate must select a special field of knowledge for
intensive study. Students may declare a major beginning with the first
term of their sophomore year; they must do so by the end of their
sophomore year. The general advisers, the deans, and the staff members
in the Career Development Center all can provide assistance to students
who are undecided about an appropriate program to pursue. Specific
information about the requirements for the various majors offered at
the college is found in the chapter on program requirements.
As a general rule, a major consists of 30 to 70 credits of course work
in a discipline, but specific requirements are set by each academic
department. No course in which a grade of D or F has been earned may be
counted toward completion of a major. Most majors require a minimum
cumulative grade-point average of 2.0; some, such as accounting,
finance, management, and marketing, require a minimum 2.5 cumulative
grade-point average. Transfer students must complete at least one-half
of the credits required for their major at the college.
Students interested in a particular major should consult with the
appropriate department chairperson or program director concerning
current requirements for the major, necessary prerequisites, and the
acceptability of any transfer credits. Once a decision has been
made to pursue a major, it is the student`s responsibility to file a
Declaration of Major form in the department that offers that major.
The following majors are offered at Newark College of Arts and
Sciences. Requirements in each major are described in the Academic
Programs and Courses chapter of this catalog. A bachelor of arts degree
is conferred for all majors except accounting, allied health
technologies, clinical laboratory sciences, criminal justice,
environmental science, finance, geoscience engineering, management, and
marketing, for which a bachelor of science degree is awarded. Either a
bachelor of arts degree or a bachelor of science degree is available in
the following subjects: biology and geology.
The Federated Department of Biological Sciences confers both a bachelor
of arts degree and a bachelor of science degree. A B.F.A. in visual
arts is available for students interested in pursuing a professional
degree in the arts. This degree program requires students to submit a
portfolio.
010 Accounting
014 African-American and African Studies
045 Allied Health Technologies
050 American Studies
060 Ancient and Medieval Civilizations
070 Anthropology
080 Art *
081 Visual Arts *
120 Biology *
130 Botany
149 Central and Eastern European Studies
160 Chemistry *
191 Clinical Laboratory Sciences
198 Computer Science
202 Criminal Justice
220 Economics *
350 English *
375 Environmental Sciences
390 Finance
420 French *
460 Geology *
465 Geoscience Engineering
470 German *
510 History *
531 Human Computer Interaction
548 Information Systems
558 Interdisciplinary
570 Journalism and Media Studies
620 Management
630 Marketing
640 Mathematics *
642 Mathematics, Applied
700 Music *
730 Philosophy
750 Physics *
755 Physics, Applied
790 Political Science *
810 Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies
830 Psychology
836 Puerto Rican Studies
880 Science, Technology, and Society
910 Social Work
920 Sociology
940 Spanish *
965 Theater Arts and Television
988 Women`s Studies
990 Zoology
