Major Programs
A major program of studies is composed of a group of courses, as approved by the faculty that prepares students for careers and vocations. Franciscan University of Steubenville offers academic majors in: Accounting; Anthropology; Biology (BA and BS programs);Catechetics; Chemistry (BA and BS programs); Classics; Communication Arts with concentrations in Multimedia, Digital Broadcasting and Production, and Journalism; Computer Science; Computer Information Science; Theatre with concentrations in Performance and Literature; Economics (BA and BS programs); Education with licensure in Early Childhood, Intervention Specialist, Middle Childhood, and Adolescent Young Adult; English with concentrations in British and American Literature, Western and World Literature, and Writing; Finance; French; German; History; Humanities and Catholic Culture; International Business; Management; Marketing; Mathematical Science; Nursing; Sacred Music with concentrations in Organ and Voice; Philosophy; Political Science; Pre-Engineering; Psychology with concentrations in Clinical and Experimental; Social Work; Sociology; Spanish; and Theology.
Each major program consists of elementary courses and a minimum of 24 credit hours in upper level courses in which a student must earn at least a C (2.00) average. Most programs have more than the minimum number of credits and include a required number of courses in related fields of study, plus a thesis or seminar. Intermediate knowledge of a modern or classical language is required in all Bachelor of Arts programs.
Four-year curriculum guides for each major program along with a description of each course in a program, are given in the section of the catalog marked Academic Programs.