MAJOR

The typical liberal arts major at Francis Marion University consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours. Students must satisfy all requirements as listed for each major. The list of requirements for each major precedes the list of courses offered in that subject in this catalog.

A minimum of three courses above 299 in the student's major must be earned in residence (see general Residence Requirements earlier in this catalog and specific requirements for School of Business students in the Business section of the catalog.) Correspondence credit does not count as residential credit.

Students should declare a major no later than the second semester of their sophomore year, and it is desirable that certain course selections be made in the freshman year for students planning to major in one of the business programs, education, mathematics, engineering technology, or one of the sciences. Assistance in the declaration of a major can be obtained through the Office of Academic Advising and Retention.

All major programs require students to complete either a minor of 18 semester hours or two collaterals of 12 semester hours each as part of a degree program at Francis Marion University. The only exceptions are programs leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree; majors in Art Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education (although no minor is required for the Elementary Education major, one collateral is required) and Physics; and double majors (unless a specific minor or collateral is required for one of those majors). A major in the Bachelor of General Studies program does not require a minor or collaterals.