This policy shall apply to any student matriculated as of September 1, 1985. Students in elementary education may elect a Bachelor of Science curriculum and take a teaching concentration in place of a major. Students in secondary education, in addition to a major, may choose certain teaching concentrations in special education. Many majors present the student with an opportunity for greater depth of study through concentrations within the major. The Bachelor of General Studies degree requires students to select a group of advanced courses from at least four academic departments, instead of requiring a major.
Most majors require students to take cognates.
The balance of semester hours, if any, needed for graduation is made up of electives, which permit students to choose courses with a minimum of restrictions. Instead of electives, students may choose a minor or an elective program if they wish to gain a secondary specialization. One restriction on elective choices is that no student may receive more than 60 semester hours of credit from a combination of proficiency credit and prior learning credit. Exceptions to this policy must be approved in advance by the vice president for academic affairs. All education curricula require a sequence of professional courses.