Undergraduate Academic Programs

Undergraduate academic programs at Tarleton State University integrate the two necessary components of a liberal education: the broad base of knowledge essential to the education of a citizen in a democracy, and the particular knowledge and skills needed in fields of major and minor concentration essential to our modern technological society. To accomplish these goals for each student, University programs provide four choices:

1. Four-year degree programs in most academic areas, with courses necessary for certification in public teaching offered in education;
2. Pre-professional two- and three-year programs in most professional fields; and
3. Degree Completion programs that focus on maximizing students' existing Credit through recognition of prior learning and workforce credits. 
4. Special programs designed to meet unusual requirements of an individual, usually consisting of a rearrangement of university-level subject matter courses for cogent reasons.

The general approach in any case is to require during the first two years an arrangement of courses presenting basic ideas and ideals of civilization and perfecting tools of the learning process. The foundations curricula for the first two years are essentially the same, except for a slight emphasis on mathematics and science for science and business majors and on language and communication skills for liberal arts majors.

Special emphasis on major and minor subjects comes in the third and fourth years. Here the choice is made by each student, normally at the end of the second year, but certainly by the end of the third year. A degree plan is developed in consultation with an academic advisor in the chosen field; thereafter, any changes in this plan must be approved by the academic advisor, department head, and the dean of the appropriate college.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Tarleton State University offers the following degree programs:

Associate of Applied Science

• Histotechnology
• Medical Laboratory Technology

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences

• Business
• Child Development and Family Studies
• Criminal Justice Administration
• Geographic Information Systems
• Information Technology
• Kinesiology
• Manufacturing and Industrial Management
• Public Administration

Bachelor of Applied Science

• Construction Science and Management
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Applied Technology

• Health Professions Technology

Bachelor of Arts

• Communication Studies
• English
• History
• Legal Studies
• Music
• Political Science
• Spanish

Bachelor of Business Administration

• Accounting
• Computer Information Systems
• General Business
• Finance
• Human Resources Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing

Bachelor of Fine Arts

• Art
• Theatre

Bachelor of Music

• Music
• Performance

Bachelor of Science

• Agribusiness
• Agricultural Communication
• Agricultural Education
• Agricultural Services & Development
• Animal Science
• Applied Science
• Applied Sociology
• Biology
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Child Development and Family Studies
• Civil Engineering
• Communication Science and Disorders
• Communication Studies
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Construction Science and Management
• Criminal Justice
• Cybersecurity
• Digital Media Studies
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Elementary Teacher Education
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Sciences
• General Studies
• Geographic Information Systems
• Geoscience
• Horticultural and Plant Sciences
• Industrial Technology
• Kinesiology
• Legal Studies
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Medical Laboratory Science
• Nutrition Science
• Physics
• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Public Health
• Psychology
• Secondary Teacher Education
• Sport Management
• Statistics
• Wildlife, Sustainability and Ecosystem Sciences
• Zoo Animal Care and Management

Bachelor of Science Nursing

• Nursing

Bachelor of Social Work

• Social Work

Undecided as to Major

Student Success advises all students who have not yet decided on their majors. Such students should schedule appointments with a member of this department prior to their first semester of enrollment at Tarleton. Advisors in this department refer students to campus services that help them select a major and provide academic advisement until such a selection has been made.

No secondary education degree program is available, per se.  However, secondary education certification courses may be a part of the curriculum leading to most Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs for the purpose of secondary teacher certification. Students should consult both the College of Education for information concerning certification requirements and the specific academic department for their recommended degree program.

Please refer to the College of Graduate Studies in this catalog for information about graduate degree programs.

Undergraduate Minors

Tarleton State University offers the following minors. No more than two minors may be declared in baccalaureate degree programs. Minors require a minimum of 18 hours within the minor discipline, of which 6 hours must consist of upper-level coursework completed at Tarleton State University.

Minors

Minor	Prefix
Aerospace Engineering	AERO
Agricultural Communication	ACOM
Agricultural Economics	AGEC
Agricultural Mechanics	AGME
Agroecology	AGRO
Animal Science	ANSC
Art	ARTS
Art History	ARTH
Automoyive Engineering	AUTO
Behavioral Neuroscience	NEUR
Business	BUS
Child Development and Family Studies	CHFS
Civil Engineering	CVEN
Coaching	CHNG
Computer Science	COSC
Conservation Law Enforcement	CLEO
Construction Science and Management	CNST
Counseling	CNSL
Criminal Justice	CRIJ
Criminal Law	CLAW
Crop Sciences	CRSC
Dance	DANC
Digital Media Studies	DIGM
Earth Science	EASC
Ecological Restoration	PCON
Electrical Engineering	ELEN
English	ENGL
Entomology	ENTO
Environmental Engineering	ENVE
Environmental Science	ENVS
Ethnic and Cultural Studies	ECS
Film Production	FILM
Finance	FINC
Financial Planning	FINP
Fisheries Management	FISH
Fitness	FITN
Food and Nutrition	FONU
Fraud Examination	FREX
Gender and Sexuality Studies	GSS
Geography	GEOG
Gerontology	GERS
Hispanic Studies	HSPS
History	HIST
Homeland Security	HLSE
Horticulture Management	HRTM
Horticulture Science	HRTM
International Business	INBS
International Natural Resource Conservation	INRC
Kinesiology	KINE
Leadership Studies	LDRS
Legal Studies	LEGL
Mathematics	MATH
Mechanical Engineering	MEEN
Military Science	MS
Music	MUSC
Music Business	MBUS
Natural Resource Ecology	NRE
Philosophy	PHIL
Political Science	POLS
Psychology	PSYC
Public Health	PH
Public Policy	PBPL
Range & Ranch Management	RNRM
Real Estate	REST
Social Equity and Criminal Justice	SECJ
Social Work	SOCW
Sociology	SOCI
Soil Science	SOIL
Spanish	SPAN
Substance Abuse	SAMH
Technical Writing	TWRT
Theatre	THEA
Veterinary Science	VTSC
Wildlife Management	WLDM