Undergraduate Majors, Certificates, Minors, Pre-Professional Study

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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

See Degree Planning for university-wide requirements for the bachelor's degree.

Major - Subject area of study that results in a named baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree upon completion of a set of requirements. A major appears on the academic transcript.

Secondary major - A major that can only be earned in conjunction with a primary major. A secondary major appears on the academic transcript.

Option - Credits within an undergraduate major in which students choose coursework focused on a subset of the subject area of study. The remainder of the degree requirements are common to all students in the major. Options have also been called specializations, tracks, emphasis areas, focus areas, etc. An option does not appear on the academic transcript.