Sometimes the department is identical with a discipline category such as English or Mathematics. Departments such as Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences represent an association of faculty members of related disciplines. Those course selections by the candidate which are not predetermined by graduation, major, or minor requirements. Liberal Arts and Sciences Befitting the Baccalaureate tradition and current practice, the Fitchburg State College candidate is required to complete a minimum of 60 credits in a college. Major That structured experience in an academic field which constitutes the candidate's specialization.
All degree programs require a major.
Minors are defined by the Academic Department offering them. Prerequisite Those courses which must be satisfactorily completed before admission to certain other courses. Prerequisite courses are listed in the course description of the course requiring them. That subdivision of academic programs which constitutes a unit of professional competence. Suggestive of the complexity of identifications involved in only one department, consider the example of Business Administration.