Arts and sciences offers both a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts option and requires a general liberal arts foundation. A student can enter the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences after being eligible to take English 110, Math 102, and completing 12 hours of University credit. Engineering requires a strong math, physics, engineering graphics, and mechanics background. Students can enter the College of Engineering after completing Math 152 and Physics 132 with a 2.00 point-hour ratio or better. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
If entering the College of Business, the student would have additional finance, management, marketing, economics, and administration courses. In the Colleges of Engineering and the Arts and Sciences, the student must choose a major area of concentration. The aircraft systems concentration requires students to obtain the Private Pilot License and Instrument and Commercial Ratings. This area also requires a competitive selection interview and has the additional cost of airplane and usage fees. The management concentration prepares students to work in the industry in management, marketing, finance, sales, personnel, public relations, and other related areas.