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Minors, Concentrations

Students enrolled in most degree programs may also opt for a minor or concentration to augment study toward specific career goals or for personal enrichment. Some majors also have concentrations, options and varied tracks within the major. Students should consult with an admissions counselor or academic adviser to arrange for a minor.

Available minors and concentrations:

Accounting

Anthropology

Art History

Art Studio

Audiology and Speech Pathology

Biology

Business

Chemistry

Communication Studies

Computer and Information Science

Computer Forensics

Computer Science

Computer Science (Web Design)

Creating Writing

Criminal Justice

Economics

Educational Techology

Electronics

English

Entrepreneurship

Ethnic Studies in the United States

French

Gender and Women's Studies

Geography

Geology

German

History

Information and Technology Management

Latin American Studies

Legal Studies

Management

Marketing

Mathematics

Music

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science

Professional Writing

Psychology

Sociology

Spanish

Statistics

Theatre Arts

Career Concentrations

Chinese Studies

Fraud Examination

Human Resource Management

Information Assurance

International Business

Supply Chain Management

Other Programs

Military Science (Army ROTC)

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Bloomsburg University offers 63 undergraduate degree programs and several health care programs involving clinical study elsewhere. Several programs offer concentrations within the major, such as biology. You can choose an optional minor or career concentration to tailor your college education to specific interests or just for personal enrichment.

Katie Huff, a senior Nursing major from Mechanicsburg and graduate of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School, will join the staff at Hershey Medical Center after graduation to work in pediatric oncology and hematology. She chose Bloomsburg because of the university's reputation in Nursing and, upon visiting the campus immediately felt right at home. Having served as president of the BU Honors Program and chairing its recruiting efforts in her junior year, she also did research on Staphylococcus aureus transmission in heathcare settings and did two externships at Hershey. She also manages the student learning lab in the nursing department to mentor younger students in nursing practice. Huff says nursing is "a lot different and a lot harder" than she expected as a high school student, especially beginning with the first clinical work students do at area hospitals in their sophomore year. Her preference to pediatrics centers around her interest in working with long-term care patients.

All BU students must complete 53 credits of general education requirements as a part of the 120-credit requirement for a bachelor's degree. Bloomsburg's wide range of course selections often means general education courses work well with an overall education plan. Elective courses allow you to supplement your specific plan of study with classes that help prepare you for a career or perhaps just expand your intellectual horizons.

Some majors have specific course sequences that must be taken in an eight-semester path, while others are far more flexible. But even the most rigorous programs at Bloomsburg are reasonable to pursue for a bachelor's degree in four years with an average semester load of five classes.

Your first semester at BU is preplanned to ensure you get into the beginning classes you'll need. After that, you'll work closely with an adviser from your major to keep you on a track toward success and tailor the academic program to your specific needs and interests.