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Academic Organization
The academic programs of Anderson University are grouped into six schools:
• Falls School of Business
• School of Humanities, Education, and Behavioral Science: Communication & Design
Arts; English; History& Political Science; Liberal Arts; Modern Languages; Psychology; Social
Work, Criminal Justice, & Family Science; and Teacher Education • School of Music, Theatre, and Dance • School of Nursing and Kinesiology • School of Science and Engineering: Biology; Computer Science; Mathematics; Physical
Sciences & Engineering • School of Theology and Christian Ministry
Each school has its own dean who serves as chief operational officer regarding its programs and personnel.
MAJORS AND MINORS
Majors provide the opportunity to take a grouping of courses, usually concentrated in one department, for purposes of specialization or professional certification. In addition to the major, a minor or cognate of 15-18 hours may be selected but is not required.
Students are responsible for planning and completing the requirements of their majors, minors, and cognates. A GPA of at least 2.0 is required for all courses applied to the major or area of concentration.
Students completing two or more majors (including complementary majors) must earn a minimum of 15 hours that are unique to each major. To be awarded a major, students must complete at least 50% of all coursework in residence at Anderson University.
DECLARATION OF MAJOR AND MINOR
Students should file a declaration of major and minor or cognate with the Office of the University Registrar. For planning the proper sequence of courses, students should declare the major as soon as possible.
This application and the procedures involved in its approval afford students an opportunity for evaluation of their objectives in college and life. Students formally state their proposed majors, minors, and/or professional or pre-professional programs and confer with the major advisor of the department or program regarding requirements. This procedure constitutes students’ official declarations of majors or minors.
To change majors or minors, students must file the appropriate form in the Office of the University Registrar at the earliest possible date.
ADMISSION TO A PARTICULAR MAJOR
Admission to Anderson University does not automatically include admission to specialized programs within the university, such as athletic training, business, education, music, nursing, and social work. The criteria for admission and acceptance to specialized programs are determined by the faculty of those programs. Information regarding application deadlines and admissions criteria may be obtained from the departments offering the programs to which students wish to apply.
MAJORS
Majors are defined as a concentration of at least 30 hours of related courses, designed to provide individual depth within a discipline or a recognized field of study. Unless otherwise noted, all majors lead to the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Majors include the following: • Accounting • Global Business • Physical Science • Athletic Training • History • Physics (BA) • Bible & Religion • Instrumental Performance • Political Science • Biochemistry (BA or BS) • International Relations • Political Science/Philosophy/Economics • Biology (BA or BS) • Journalism • Professional Development • Business & Integrative Leadership • Literary Studies • Psychology • Chemistry (BA or BS) • Management • Public Health (BA or BS) • Christian Ministries • Marketing • Public History • Cinema and Media Arts • Mathematics (BA or BS) • Public Relations • Computer Engineering (BS) • Mathematics-Decision Science • Social Work • Computer Science (BA or BS) • Mathematics-Economics • Songwriting • Criminal Justice • Mathematics-Finance • Spanish • Cybersecurity • Mechanical Engineering (BS) • Sport & Recreational Leadership • Dance • Mechatronics Engineering (BS) • Sport Marketing • Data Science (BA or BS) • Ministry Studies • Teaching Majors (listed below) • Electrical Engineering (BS) • Music • Theatre • Engineering Management • Music Business • Visual Communication Design • Engineering Physics (BS) • Music & Entertainment Business • Voice Performance • Exercise Science • Musical Theatre (BA or BMus) • Worship Arts • Family Science • National Security • Writing • Finance • Nursing (BSN) • Youth Ministries
TEACHING MAJORS
A teaching major is a grouping of 36-83 hours, sometimes in more than one department, for purposes of specialization and teacher certification. Unless otherwise noted, all teaching majors lead to the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Teaching majors include:
• Elementary Education • Mathematics • Social Studies
• Language Arts • Music Education (BMus) • Spanish Education: P-12
THREE-YEAR MAJORS
The following majors can be completed in three years of full-time, year-round work: • Accounting • Exercise Science • Mathematics-Finance • Bible & Religion • Family Science • Music Business
• Biology • Chemistry • Christian Ministries • Finance • Global Business • History • Political Science • Psychology • Public Relations
• Computer Science (BA) • Literary Studies • Criminal Justice • Cybersecurity • Management • Marketing
• Data Science (BA) • Mathematics (BA or BS) • Spanish • Sport Marketing • Writing • Youth Ministries
COMPLEMENTARY MAJORS
A complementary major is a group of related courses (26-54 hours) that must be taken with one of the majors listed in the preceding section. A complementary major is intended to enhance a primary major and may not stand alone to fulfill graduation requirements. Complementary majors may not be coupled with other complementary majors to fulfill graduation requirements. Complementary Majors include the following: • Business Administration • Dance • Music • Business-Information Systems • Data Science • Psychology • Christian Ministries • Financial Planning • Spanish • Christian Spiritual Formation • Humanitarian Engineering • Youth Leadership-Development • Computer Science • Journalism
NON-CATALOG MAJORS
A student may construct and pursue a major course of study not listed in the catalog to achieve a goal of personal significance. Such a major must be strong enough to justify inclusion in the catalog if student demand is sufficient and the institutional resources adequate, and may only be taken as a complement to a primary major. If such a major is interdepartmental or interdisciplinary, it must have the approval of all departments involved as well as the dean of the school.
MINORS
A minor is defined as a clustering of related courses intended to provide individual depth in an area other than a student’s major. It is a grouping of 15-18 hours in a single discipline or recognized field of study and must include 12 hours which do not overlap with any other requirement (i.e. another major or minor requirement). A GPA of at least 2.0 is required for all courses applied to the minor. To be awarded a minor, students must complete at least 50% of all coursework in residence at Anderson University. In some cases, a student may wish to complete a second major in lieu of a minor. A student may present a major and a minor in a department offering more than one major. This minor must be in a different field and must include a minimum of 12 hours not applicable to one or more majors. Minors include the following: • Accounting • Family Science • Philosophy • Athletic Coaching • Finance • Physical Education • Biblical Studies • French • Physics • Biology • Global Business • Political Science • Chemistry • Health Education • Psychology • Christian Ministries • History • Public Health • Christian Spiritual Formation • History of Christianity • Public History • Cinema & Media Arts • Humanitarian Engineering • Public Relations • Communication • Information Systems • Religion • Computer Science • International Relations • Social Media • Criminal Justice • Journalism • Social Work • Cybersecurity • Legal Studies • Sociology • Dance • Literary Studies • Spanish • Data Science • Management • Special Education • Economics • Education • Marketing • Mathematics • Sport Marketing • Sport & Recreational Leadership
• English Studies
• Music • Entertainment & Music Business • Music Performance • Statistics • Theatre
• Entrepreneurship • Nonprofit Leadership
• Visual Communication Design • Ethics • Nutrition • Women’s Studies • Event Planning & Management • Peace & Conflict Transformation • Writing
