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 semester of their sophomore year; they must do so by the end of their sophomore year. The Office of the Dean of Student Affairs and the Career Development Center 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 coursework 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 chair 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 the 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. The 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.
Major Programs
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*
548 Information Systems
554 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
The Office of the Dean of Student Affairs and the Career Development Center
can provide assistance to students who are undecided about an appropriate program to pursue.
The requirements for each major are established by the appropriate academic department and are subject to modification. The number of credits needed to complete a major varies. Some programs of study may require more than the minimum 124 credits necessary for graduation. For details about specific majors, see the Academic Programs and Courses chapter.
Students must satisfy the requirements specified by the department of their major at the time they officially declare that major. Students leaving the college for two semesters or more must meet the requirements in place at the time they return.
No course in which a grade of D or F has been earned may be counted toward the completion of a major or minor; in some disciplines the required cumulative grade-point average for the major is higher than the minimum specified by the college for graduation. Transfer students must complete at least one-half of the credits required for their major at the college.
