Majors and Minors

Each student intending to graduate from Wilmington College must complete a major field of study approved by the College. A major requires at least 32 hours and no more than 56 hours. The cap of 56 hours is inclusive of prerequisites, cognates, and any major requirements. Majors, when regulations require, can have more than 66 hours. Excluded from the cap of 56 hours are EN101 and any mathematics below MT140 that is a prerequisite for a stated math requirement within a major. At least one-half of the required hours must be taken in courses numbered in the 300s and 400s (e.g., if the major requires 32 hours at least 16 hours must be in courses numbers in the 300s and 400s).

A minor requires at least 20 hours and not more than 28 hours. At least 10 credit hours in each minor must be numbered in the 300s and 400s.

In addition, no more than 66 out of the 124 semester hours required for a degree may be taken from any one academic field unless additional credit hours are mandated by an outside accrediting body to fulfill licensure or certification (i.e. ODHE, CAATE, TEAC, or CAEP as examples). At least 40 hours of the 124 semester hours required for a degree must be upper-division courses, i.e., courses numbered in the 300s and 400s. Majors, when regulations require, can have more than 66 hours. Additional majors may be completed as long as the rules in this paragraph are not violated. Minors may also be completed, although a minor is not required for graduation.

Currently approved majors, minors, and programs are listed below. Students may opt to combine two majors, or a major and a minor, for their final degree. The following pages delineate the requirements for each program and its majors and/or minors. Questions or concerns should be directed to the Office of Academic Records or your advisor.