Advising/Majors and Minors

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ADVISING

Academic advisors are assigned to each entering student by the Admission Committee. Upper-division students may choose advisors from their major departments. Through periodic formal and informal meetings, advisors assist students in planning programs and in maintaining progress toward graduation.

MAJORS

At present, the College offers majors in the following fields:

Anthropology/Sociology Art Biology Business Administration Business, Language & Culture Business/International Political Economy Chemistry Computer Science/Mathematics Creative Writing English Exercise Science History International Political Economy Mathematics

Music Philosophy Physical Education (teaching & non-teaching) Physics Politics and Economics Pre-engineering Option Psychology Religion Spanish Sports & Fitness Center Management Teacher Certification (5 year program) Theatre

Concentrations within majors are also offered:

Concentration		Department
Human Services		Anthropology/Sociology
Graphic Design Art History		Art
Accounting Finance Management Management Info Systems Marketing		Business
Secondary Vocal Ed Secondary Instrumental Ed Applied Voice Applied Piano Applied Violin, Viola, Cello Composition/Theory Music History General Music		Music

Not later than the beginning of the junior year, and preferably at the beginning of the sophomore year, each student must, with the approval of the department concerned, file with the registrar a statement indicating a major field of study and the name of a major faculty advisor. The advisor must approve the selection of courses by which the student proposes to meet any requirements in the major. A student may change majors at any time by completing an application obtained from the registrar.

Although it is possible for a student to graduate with a double major, both the student and the student’s advisor must be circumspect in making such a decision. A double major requires concentration in two discrete fields of study. While it is impractical to identify all fields possible for such concentration, some fields exclude themselves from consideration.

Departments may require transfer students to complete an approved amount of course work (ordinarily at least one-fourth of the requirements) at Albertson before majors can be certified. (See department information for requirements in the various majors.)

MINORS

Upon application to the registrar and with the approval of the department concerned, a student who has met the requirements specified by the department and the grade point average required, may enter this field as a minor. Departments may require transfer students complete an approved amount of course work (ordinarily at least one-fourth of the requirements) at Albertson before minors can be certified.

Departmental Minors
Anthropology/Sociology Chemistry Art Graphic Design (Art) Art History (Art) Biology Human Biology (Biology) Business Reading Education Bilingual Education (Education) Education Studies Teaching English as a Second Language (Education) English Creative Writing (English) Journalistic Writing (English)	History Classics (History) Mathematics Computer Science (Mathematics) French (Modern Foreign Languages) Spanish (Modern Foreign Languages) German (Modern Foreign Languages) Music Philosophy (Philosophy & Religion) Religion (Philosophy & Religion) Coaching (Physical Education) Physics Politics & Economics International Political Economy (Politics & Economics) Psychology Theatre
Interdisciplinary Minors
Latin American Studies Asian Studies	Environmental Studies Leadership Studies