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Major Major: a large concentration of courses that deepen your expertise in a subject.
Minor Minor: a smaller concentration of courses allowing you to deepen any of your interests.
3 year program 3-year: a major that has a 3-year degree path, getting you closer to your degree, faster.
Complementary Major Complementary: study two different majors at once by pursuing one of them as a complementary major to your main major.

Online program Online: a program that is offered fully online, from start to finish.
Pre-professional program Pre-professional: a series of courses and advising that helps you prepare for grad school for a particular profession.
Associate Program Associate: a 2-year degree path that deepens your understanding of liberal arts in a concentration of your choice. Online students may take concentrations in Business, Business Administration and Leadership, History, or Sociology.

Accounting  Major Minor 3 year program

Athletic Coaching Minor

Athletic Training Major

Bible & Religion Major 3 year program

Biblical Studies Minor

Biochemistry Major

Biology Major Minor 3 year program

Business 3+1 Major 3 year program

Business Administration Complementary Major

Business Information Systems Complementary Major

Chemistry Major Minor 3 year program

Christian Ministries Major Minor 3 year program Complementary Major

Christian Spiritual Formation Minor Complementary Major

Cinema & Media Arts Major Minor

Computer Engineering Major

Computer Science Major Minor 3 year program Complementary Major

Criminal Justice Major Minor 3 year program Online program Associate Program

Cybersecurity Major 3 year program

Dance Major Complementary Major

Data Science Major Minor Complementary Major

Economics Minor

Education Minor

Electrical Engineering Major

Elementary Education Major 3 year program

Engineering Major

Engineering Management  Major

Engineering Physics Major

Entertainment & Music Business Minor

Entrepreneurship Minor

Ethics Minor

Event Planning & Management Minor

Exercise Science Major 3 year program

Family Science Major Minor 3 year program

Finance Major Minor 3 year program

French Minor

General Studies  Associate Program

Global Business Major Minor 3 year program

History Major Minor 3 year program Associate Program

History of Christianity Minor

Humanitarian Engineering Complementary Major Minor

Information Systems Minor

Instrumental Performance Major

Integrative Leadership Major Online program Associate Program

International Relations Major Minor

Journalism  Major Minor Complementary Major

Language Arts Teaching Major

Legal Studies Minor

Literary Studies Major Minor 3 year program

Management Major Minor 3 year program

Marketing Major Minor 3 year program

Mathematics Major Minor 3 year program

Mathematics – Decision Science Major 3 year program

Mathematics – Economics Major

Mathematics – Finance Major 3 year program

Mathematics Teaching Major

Mechanical Engineering Major

Mechatronics Engineering Major

Music Major Minor Complementary Major

Music Business Major Minor 3 year program

Music Education Major

Music Performance Minor

Musical Theatre Major Complementary Major

National Security Studies Major

Nonprofit Leadership Minor

Nursing Major

Nutrition Minor

Peace and Conflict Transformation Minor

Philosophy Minor

Physical Science Major 3 year program

Physics Major Minor

Political Science Major Minor

Political Science, Philosophy, & Economics Major

Pre-Chiropractic Pre-professional program

Pre-Dentistry Pre-professional program

Pre-Law Pre-professional program

Pre-Med Pre-professional program

Pre-Medical Technology Pre-professional program

Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-professional program

Pre-Optometry Pre-professional program

Pre-Pharmacy Pre-professional program

Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-professional program

Pre-Physician Assistant Pre-professional program

Pre-Podiatry Pre-professional program

Pre-Seminary Pre-professional program

Pre-Veterinary Pre-professional program

Psychology Major Minor 3 year program Complementary Major

Professional Development Major 

Public Health Major

Public History Major Minor

Public Relations Major Minor 3 year program

Religion Minor

Science Teaching Pre-professional program

Social Media Minor

Social Studies Teaching Major

Social Work Major Minor

Sociology Minor

Songwriting Major

Spanish Major Minor 3 year program Complementary Major

Spanish Teaching Major

Special Education Minor

Sport & Recreational Leadership Major Minor 3 year program

Sport Marketing Major Minor 3 year program

Statistics Minor

Theatre Major Minor

Visual Communication Design Major Minor

Voice Performance Major

Women’s Studies Minor

Worship Arts Major

Writing Major Minor 3 year program

Youth Leadership Development Complementary Major

Youth Ministries Major 3 year program

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