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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-Wise offers
baccalaureate degrees in 26 majors.
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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