This page serves as an undergraduate Academic Program Guide for academic year 2018–2019. It includes nearly every undergraduate degree program and many of the variations possible within those degree programs, and it provides links to minor programs as well.
Browse through the Major Programs or Minor Programs table (select a tab below), or filter a table by searching to find the information you seek (use the Search box at top right of the table).
Major Programs
UCA Undergraduate Majors
The undergraduate majors table lists more than 140 programs of study in 86 degree programs. For information about non-degree pre-professional programs, see links in the Undergraduate Bulletin’s Academic Programs directory.
The Academic Maps (AMAPs) linked in the AMAP column of the table constitute a record of the official, approved programs of study for undergraduate degrees for students beginning at UCA in fall 2018. The AMAPs are in PDF format. Note that a very few AMAPs may not yet be ready to post: these are noted by a placeholder PDF that indicates the expected posting date. An omnibus collection of this year’s AMAPs is available from this link: 2018 AMAP Omnibus Collection (updated 2018-12-03).
Link Abbreviations: MAP8 = Eight-Semester Guaranteed AMAP; MAP2 = Two-Year AMAP (AA degree and degree completion plans only, not guaranteed); AMAPO = other AMAP type (four-year, not guaranteed); BLTN = link to the Undergraduate Bulletin; DEPT = link to an academic department.
| PROGRAM/OPTION TITLE | DEGREE | AMAP | UBULLETIN | DEPARTMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Addiction Studies, Prevention | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Addiction Studies, Treatment | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| African/African American Studies | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Anthropology | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Anthropology | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Art, Art Education | BA | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Art, Art History | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Art, Fine Art | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Art, Studio Art | BFA | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Biology | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Business Administration (General) | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Chemistry | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Chemistry, ACS Certified: Standard | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Chemistry, ACS Certified: Biochemistry | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Communication | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Communication | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Computer Engineering | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Computer Science | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Computer Science, Data Science | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Creative Writing | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Criminology | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Criminology | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Cybersecurity, Cyberphysical Security | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | |
| Cybersecurity, Management of Cybersecurity | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | |
| Cybersecurity, Strategic Policy | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | |
| Economics | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Economics, International Trade | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Economics, International Trade | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Elementary Education (K-6) | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| English | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| English, with Teaching Licensure | BA | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Environmental Science, Biology | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Environmental Science, Chemistry | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Environmental Science, Planning and Administration | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Exercise Science | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Exercise Science, Clinical Exercise Science | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Exercise Science, Pre-Athletic Training | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Family and Consumer Sciences | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Education | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Film | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Film | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Finance | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| General Education | AA | MAP2 | BLTN | DEPT |
| General Science, Option A | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| General Science, Option B | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| General Studies | BGS | NO MAP | BLTN | DEPT |
| Geography | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Geography, Geospatial Technology Concentration | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Geography | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Geography, Geospatial Technology Concentration | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Health Education | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Health Sciences, Health Services Administration | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Health Sciences, Physical Therapy | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| History | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| History | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Information Systems | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Insurance and Risk Management | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Insurance and Risk Management, Personal Financial Planning | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies | BA | MAPO | BLTN | |
| Interior Design | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Interior Design | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| International Studies | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Journalism, Broadcast Journalism | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Journalism, Broadcast Journalism | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Journalism, Online Journalism | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Journalism, Online Journalism | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Journalism, Print Journalism | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Journalism, Print Journalism | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Linguistics, Track 1: Spanish, French, German, or Chinese | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Linguistics, Track 2: TESOL | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Linguistics, Track 3: Computer Science | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Linguistics, Track 4: General Linguistics | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Logistics and Supply Chain Management | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Management | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Marketing | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Mathematics, Applied Math | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Mathematics, Applied Math - STEMteach | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Mathematics, Data Science | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Mathematics, Math Education - STEMteach | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Mathematics, Pure | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Mathematics, Pure Math | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Mathematics, Pure Math - STEMteach | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Medical Laboratory Science | BS | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Middle Level Education, Language Arts + Mathematics | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Middle Level Education, Language Arts + Science | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Middle Level Education, Language Arts + Social Studies | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Middle Level Education, Mathematics + Science | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Middle Level Education, Mathematics + Social Studies | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Middle Level Education, Science + Social Studies | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| MIS, Application Development - E-Commerce | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| MIS, Application Development - GIS | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| MIS, Application Development - Programmer/Analyst | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| MIS, Business Analyst | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| MIS, Telecommunications | BBA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, Chinese | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, Chinese - Business | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, Chinese - K–12 | BA | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, French | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, French - Business | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, French - K–12 | BA | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, Spanish | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, Spanish - Business | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Modern Languages, Spanish - K–12 | BA | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music (non-performance) | BA | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music, Composition | BM | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music, Education, K-12 - Instrumental | BM | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music, Education, K-12 - Piano / Instrumental | BM | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music, Education, K-12 - Piano / Vocal | BM | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music, Education, K-12 - Vocal | BM | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music, Performance - Instrumental | BM | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music, Performance - Piano | BM | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music, Performance - Vocal | BM | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Nuclear Medicine Technology | BS | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Nursing | BSN | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Nutrition | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Philosophy | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Philosophy | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physical Education Teacher Education | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physics | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physics, Biological Physics | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physics, Chemical Physics | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physics, Engineering Physics | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physics, Mathematical Physics | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physics, Physical Science | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Political Science | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Political Science | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Professional Studies, Health and Safety | BPS | MAP2 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Psychology | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Public Administration | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Public Administration | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Public Relations | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Public Relations | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Radiography - Baptist | BS | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Radiography - St. Vincent | BS | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Religious Studies | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Religious Studies | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Social Studies, History | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Sociology | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Sociology | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Special Education | BSE | MAPO | BLTN | DEPT |
| Theatre | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Theatre | BS | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Writing, Professional Writing | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
| Writing, Writing Studies | BA | MAP8 | BLTN | DEPT |
Minor Programs
UCA Undergraduate Minors
The undergraduate minors table lists UCA’s 63 minor programs.
Link Abbreviations: BLTN = link to the Undergraduate Bulletin; DEPT = link to an academic department.
| MINOR PROGRAM TITLE | UBULLETIN | DEPARTMENT |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | BLTN | DEPT |
| Actuarial Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Addiction Studies, Treatment | BLTN | DEPT |
| African/African-American Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Anthropology | BLTN | DEPT |
| Art | BLTN | DEPT |
| Art History | BLTN | DEPT |
| Asian Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Biology | BLTN | DEPT |
| Business Administration | BLTN | DEPT |
| Chemistry | BLTN | DEPT |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | BLTN | DEPT |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | BLTN | DEPT |
| Communication | BLTN | DEPT |
| Computer Science | BLTN | DEPT |
| Creative Writing | BLTN | DEPT |
| Criminology | BLTN | DEPT |
| Data Analytics | BLTN | DEPT |
| Economics | BLTN | DEPT |
| English | BLTN | DEPT |
| Family and Consumer Sciences | BLTN | DEPT |
| Film | BLTN | DEPT |
| French | BLTN | DEPT |
| Gender Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Geographic Information Science | BLTN | DEPT |
| Geography | BLTN | DEPT |
| German | BLTN | DEPT |
| Health Education | BLTN | DEPT |
| Health Psychology | BLTN | DEPT |
| History | BLTN | DEPT |
| Honors Interdisciplinary Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | BLTN | DEPT |
| International Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Journalism | BLTN | DEPT |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Linguistics | BLTN | DEPT |
| Logistics and Supply Chain Management | BLTN | DEPT |
| Management | BLTN | DEPT |
| Management Information Systems | BLTN | DEPT |
| Marketing | BLTN | DEPT |
| Mathematics | BLTN | DEPT |
| Military Science | BLTN | DEPT |
| Music | BLTN | DEPT |
| Philosophy | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physical Science | BLTN | DEPT |
| Physics | BLTN | DEPT |
| Political Science | BLTN | DEPT |
| Psychology | BLTN | DEPT |
| Public Administration | BLTN | DEPT |
| Public Relations | BLTN | DEPT |
| Public Scholarship & Community Engagement | BLTN | N/A |
| Religious Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Sociology | BLTN | DEPT |
| Southern and Arkansas Studies | BLTN | DEPT |
| Spanish | BLTN | DEPT |
| Special Education (non-licensure) | BLTN | DEPT |
| Sports Psychology | BLTN | DEPT |
| Statistics | BLTN | DEPT |
| STEM Education (STEMteach) | BLTN | DEPT |
| Teaching and Learning | BLTN | DEPT |
| TESOL | BLTN | DEPT |
| Theatre | BLTN | DEPT |
| Writing (Professional Writing) | BLTN | DEPT |
| Writing (Writing Studies) | BLTN | DEPT |
Page updated: December 3, 2018