Available Majors and Minors in the College of Arts and Sciences

Organized alphabetically by department/unit

Degree Types

• BS - Bachelor of Science
• AB - Bachelor of Art. To qualify, student must complete 12 hours of a foreign language.
• BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts
• BME - Bachelor of Music Education
• BM - Bachelor of Music

Department of Art

Majors:

• Art

  • Available concentrations:

  • Art History

  • 2-Dimensional Arts

  • 3-Dimensional Arts

  • Graphic Design

• Fine Art (must declare BFA degree type)

  • Available concentrations:

  • 2-Dimensional Arts

  • 3-Dimensional Arts

  • Graphic Design

• Art Education All Grade

Minors:

• Art

• Art History

Department of Biology

Majors:

• Biology

• Biology w/Spec in Med Lab Sci

Minors:

• Biology

• Conservation (Bio)

Department of Chemistry & Physics

Majors:

• Chemistry

  • Available concentrations:

  • American Chemical Society Cert

  • Biochemistry

  • Preprofessional

  • Business

• Physics

  • Available concentrations:

  • Engineering Physics

  • Chemical Physics

  • Professional Physics

Minors:

• Chemistry

• Physics

Department of Communication

Major:

• Communication

  • Available concentrations:

  • Public Relations

  • Human Communication

  • Electronic Media

  • Journalism

Minor:

• Communication

Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice

Major:

• Criminology & Criminal Justice

Minor:

• Criminology & Criminal Justice

Department of Earth & Environmental Systems

Majors:

• Human & Environ. Systems

  • Available concentrations:

  • Anthropology

  • Geography

  • GIScience

• Earth & Environ. Sciences

  • Available concentrations:

  • Atmosphere & Surfaces

  • Geoscience

Minors:

• Geographic Info Science

• Geography

• Earth Science

• Anthropology

• Climatology

• Conservation for Non-Bio Maj

• Geochemistry

• Environmental Services

Department of Economics

Major:

• Economics

Minor:

• Economics

Department of English

Majors:

• English

• English Teaching

Minors:

• English

• Creative Writing

Department of History

Majors:

• African & African Amer Studies

• History

Minors:

• History

• History Writing

• African & African Amer Studies

Interdisciplinary Programs

Major:

• Liberal Studies

Minors:

• Women's Studies

• International Studies

• Latin Amer-Latino Studies

Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Majors:

• Language Studies

• Language Studies (Tchg)

  • Available concentrations:

  • Spanish Teaching

  • World Languages

  • Tchg English as Second Lang

Minors:

• English as a New Language

• Language Studies

Department of Mathematics & Computer Sciences

Majors:

• Mathematics

• Mathematics Education

• Computer Science

  • Available concentrations:

  • Computing Science

  • Information Science

Minors:

• Mathematics

• Computer Science

Department of Music

Majors:

• Music Education (must declare BME degree type)

  • Available concentrations:

  • Choral/General Ed Concen.

  • Instrumental/Gen Ed Concen.

• Music Performance (must declare BM degree type)

  • Available concentrations:

  • Concentration in Piano

  • Concentration in Strings

  • Concentration in Brass

  • Concentration in Percussion

  • Concentration in Winds

  • Concentration in Voice

• Music Liberal Arts

• Music Business

  • Available concentrations:

  • Music Merchandising Concen

  • Business Admin. Concentration

• Music Composition

Minor:

• Music

Department of Philosophy

Major:

• Philosophy

Minor:

• Philosophy

Preprofessional Programs**

Majors:

• Pre-Veterinary

• Pre-Dentistry

• Pre-Dental Hygiene

• Pre-Optometry

• Pre-Pharmacy

• Pre-Law

• Pre-Engineering

• Pre-Medicine

**Please see note below

Department of Political Science

Majors:

• Political Science

  • Available concentrations:

  • American Politics

  • World Politics

• Political Science - Legal Stud

Minors:

• Political Science

• Public Administration

• Legal Studies

• Civic Leadership

Department of Psychology

Major:

• Psychology

Minors:

• Psychology

• Psychology for Social Work

• Sociology

Science Education Center

Major:

• Science Education

  • Available concentrations:

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Earth Space Science

  • Physics

Social Science Education Center

Major:

• Social Studies Education

Department of Theater

Major:

• Theater

  • Available concentrations:

  • Acting

  • Theater Design & Technology

  • Playwriting & Dramaturgy

  • Theatrical Dance

Minor:

• Theater

** Our preprofessional majors are designed to prepare students for professional programs of their choice. If you intend also to graduate from ISU with a bachelor’s degree, you must declare and complete another major prior to your graduation date.