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Majors and Minors
Majors
A major is a group of courses clustered in an
area of intellectual inquiry. Students in a  major study
a particular field of knowledge in depth so that they can
read and interpret the literature of that field and perform
the
work of that field in an effective manner.
UVa's College at Wise offers baccalaureate degrees
in 23 majors, and the College Major for students who wish to
pursue interdisciplinary studies.
For the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science,
or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, students will earn
a minimum of 120 semester hours in courses that include the general
education requirements, all requirements of the chosen major,
and electives.
Electives should be chosen in consultation with
the student's academic advisor and may be taken at any time appropriate
for the student's program of study.
Courses taken for general education purposes may
be applied as well to satisfaction of major requirements; however,
no courses applied to the major may be used to complete a minor.
Minors
A minor is a field of study in which a student
concentrates effort, though without the depth  characterizing
the major.
Frequently, the minor complements the major;
it is also a vehicle to permit the individual to develop an
interest not necessarily related to the major field of endeavor.
A minor includes at least 18 semester hours in
the chosen discipline, 12 hours of which must be in courses
at the 300-level or above.
A course applied to requirements for the major
may not be applied to requirements for the minor.
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Requirements