International Year One in General (Undergrad)

progression programs:

1. Anthropology-B.A.
2. Anthropology-B.S.
3. Communication Studies – Interpersonal-B.A.
4. Communication Studies – Interpersonal-B.S.
5. Communication Studies – Organizational and Leadership Communcation
6. B.A.Communication Studies – Organizational and Leadership Communcation
7. B.S.Communication Studies – Political Communication-B.A.
8. Communication Studies – Political Communication-B.S.
9. Criminal Justice Sciences-B.A.
10. Criminal Justice Sciences-B.S.
11. Early Childhood Education-B.S.
12. Elementary Education – Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher Education (English-Spanish)-B.S.
13. Elementary Education – Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher Education (English-Spanish)-B.S. in Ed.
14. Elementary Education-B.A.
15. Elementary Education-B.S.
16. English – Creative Writing-B.A.
17. English – Publishing Studies-B.A.
18. English Teacher Education-B.A.
19. English-B.A.
20. Exercise Science – Allied Health Professions-B.S.
21. Exercise Science – Health and Human Performance-B.S.
22. Family & Consumer Sciences – General-B.A.
23. Family & Consumer Sciences – General-B.S.
24. Family & Consumer Sciences – Teacher Education-B.A.
25. Family & Consumer Sciences – Teacher Education-B.S.
26. Fashion Design and Merchandising-B.A.
27. Fashion Design and Merchandising-B.S.
28. Food, Nutrition & Dietetics – Dietetics-B.A.Food, Nutrition & Dietetics – Dietetics-B.S.
29. Food, Nutrition & Dietetics – Food and Beverage Management-B.A.
30. Food, Nutrition & Dietetics – Food and Beverage Management-B.S.
31. French Teacher Education-B.A.
32. French-B.A.
33. Geography Social Science Teacher Education-B.A.
34. Geography Social Science Teacher Education-B.S.
35. Geography-B.A.
36. Geography-B.S.
37. German Teacher Education-B.A.
38. German-B.A.
39. Graphic Communications-B.S.
40. Health Informatics and Management-B.S.
41. Health Promotion and Education – Community Health Promotion-B.S.
42. Health Promotion and Education – Integrative Health and Wellness-B.S.
43. History-B.A.
44. History-B.S.
45. History-Social Sciences Teacher Education-B.S.
46. Human Development and Family Science-B.A.
47. Human Development and Family Science-B.S.
48. Interior Design-B.A.
49. Interior Design-B.S.
50. Journalism-B.A.
51. Journalism-B.S.
52. Legal Studies-B.A.
53. Legal Studies-B.S.
54. Mass Media – Media Arts-B.A.
55. Mass Media – Media Arts-B.S.
56. Mass Media – Media Management, Promotion, and Sales-B.A.
57. Mass Media – Media Management, Promotion, and Sales-B.S.
58. Middle Level Teacher Education-B.S.
59. Middle Level Teacher Education-B.S. in Ed.
60. Philosophy-B.A.
61. Political Science-B.A.
62. Political Science-B.S.
63. Psychology-B.A.Psychology-B.S.
64. Public Relations-B.A.
65. Public Relations-B.S.
66. Recreation & Park Administration – Recreation Management-B.S.
67. Recreation & Park Administration – Therapeutic Recreation-B.S.
68. School Health Education-B.S.
69. Social Work-B.S.W.
70. Sociology-B.A.
71. Sociology-B.S.
72. Spanish Teacher Education-B.A.
73. Spanish-B.A.
74. Special Education – Specialist in Deaf and Hard of Hearing-B.S.
75. Special Education – Specialist in Learning & Behavior-B.S.
76. Special Education – Specialist in Low Vision and Blindness-B.S.

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