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WKU Majors and Minors

WKU offers undergraduate degree programs including baccalaureate majors, minors, and certificate levels. Click on the academic area that interests you for more information.

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  • WKU offers courses at four convenient locations, at our main campus in Bowling Green, or at our three Regional Campuses, including Glasgow, Elizabethtown-Ft. Knox, and Owensboro.

 

Academic Undergraduate Program Major Minor Certificate Pre‑Prof ◊ Degree JUMP*
Accounting Yes No No No BS Yes
Accredited Financial Counselor No No Yes No No No
Advanced Professionalism No No Yes No No No
Advertising Yes No Yes No BA No
Africana Studies No Yes No No No No
Agriculture Yes Yes No No BS Yes
Agriculture (Agribusiness) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Agricultural Mechanization) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Agricultural Education) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Agronomy - Plant) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Agronomy - Soil) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Animal Science - Beef) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Animal Science - Swine) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Dairy Science) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (General Agriculture) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Horse Science) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Horticulture) Yes No No No BS No
Agriculture (Turf and Golf Course Management) Yes No No No BS No
American Sign Language Studies No Yes No No No No
Anthropology No Yes No No No No
Anthropology (Applied Anthropology) Yes No No No BA No
Anthropology (Archaeology) Yes No No No BA No
Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) Yes No No No BA No
Anthropology (Cultural Anthropology) Yes No No No BA No
Applied Data Analytics No No Yes No No No
Applied Statistics No Yes No No No No
Architectural Science Yes No No No BS Yes
Art History Yes Yes No No BA No
Artificial Intelligence and Analytics (AIA) No No Yes No No No
Arts Administration No Yes No No No No
Asian Studies Yes Yes No No BA No
Astronomy No Yes No No No No
Athletic Coaching No Yes Yes No No No
Biochemistry Yes No No No BS Yes
Biology Yes Yes No No BS Yes
Biology (Applied Genetics) Yes No No No BS No
Biology (Applied Microbiology) Yes No No No BS No
Biology (Animal Physiology and Behavior) Yes No No No BS No
Biology (Ecology, Wildlife, & Conservation) Yes No No No BS No
Biology (Integrative Biology) Yes No No No BS No
Biology (Pre-Medical Professions) Yes No No No BS No
Biophysics No Yes No No No No
Brewing and Distilling Arts & Sciences No No Yes No No No
Broadcasting Yes Yes No No No No
Business Administration No Yes No No No No
Business Data Analytics Yes No No No BS Yes
Business Economics Yes No No No BS Yes
Business Fundamentals No No Yes No No No
Business Law No No Yes No No No
Chemistry Yes Yes No No No Yes
Chemistry (ACS Certified) Yes No No No BS No
Chemistry (Foundations Chemistry) Yes No No No BS No
Chemistry (Teacher Education) Yes No No No BS No
Child and Family Services (Family and Consumer Science Education) Yes No No No BS No
Child and Family Services (Child and Family Services) Yes No No No BS No
Child Studies No Yes No No No No
Chinese Yes Yes No No BA No
Chinese Studies No No Yes No No No
Citizenship and Social Justice No No Yes No No No
Civil Engineering Yes No No No BS No
Clinical and Community Behavioral Health No Yes No No No No
Commercial Music No Yes No No No No
Communication (Strategic Sport Communication) No No Yes No No No
Communication Disorders Yes No No No BS No
Communication Yes No Yes No BA Yes
Computer Information Technology Yes No No No BS Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes No No BS Yes
Computer Science (General Concentration) Yes No No No BS No
Computer Science (Systems/Scientific Applications) Yes No No No BS No
Construction Management Yes No No No BS No
Creativity and Innovation Management No No Yes No No No
Criminology Yes Yes No No BA No
Dance Yes Yes No No BA No
Data Science Yes No No No BS No
Deaf Studies No No Yes No No No
Dental Hygiene Yes No No No BS, AS No
Early Childhood Education Director No No Yes No No No
Economics Yes Yes No No BA Yes
Economic Data Analytics No No Yes No No No
Electrical Engineering Yes No No No BS No
Elementary Education Yes No No No BS No
Emergency Management Disaster Science No No Yes No No No
Engineering Technology Management Yes No No No BS Yes
English No Yes No No No No
English (Creative Writing) Yes Yes No No BA No
English (Literature) Yes Yes No No BA No
English (Professional Writing) Yes Yes Yes No BA No
English for Secondary Teachers Yes No No No BA No
Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies Yes No No No BS No
Environmental and Occupational Health Science Yes No No No BS No
Environmental Health No No Yes No No No
Esports Management No No Yes No No No
Executive Influence in Organizations No No Yes No No No
Exercise Science Yes No No No BS Yes
Facility and Event Management No Yes No No No No
Family Studies No Yes No No No No
Film Yes No No No BA No
Film Production Yes No No No BFA No
Film Production (Film Animation) Yes No No No BFA No
Finance Yes Yes No No BS No
Finance (Analyst) Yes No No No BS No
Finance (Investment) Yes No No No BS No
Finance (General) Yes No No No BS No
Finance (Financial Services) Yes No No No BS No
Finance (Personal Finance Planning) Yes No No No BS No
Financial Planning No No Yes No No No
Floristry No No Yes No No No
Folklore No Yes No No No No
Food Service Design No No Yes No No No
Game Design No No Yes No No No
Gender & Women's Studies No Yes No No No No
Geological Sciences (Environmental Earth Science) Yes No No No BS No
Geological Sciences (General) Yes No No No BS No
Geological Sciences (Geology) Yes No No No BS No
Geographic Information Systems No No Yes No No No
Global Business No Yes No No No No
Graphic Design Yes Yes Yes No BFA No
Health Care Administration Yes Yes No No BS Yes
Health Education and Health Promotion No No Yes No No No
Health Informatics No No Yes No No No
Health Information Management Yes No No No BS No
Health Sciences (Health Services Leadership & Management) Yes No No No BS Yes
Health Sciences (Health and Social Welfare) Yes No No No BS Yes
Health Sciences (Allied Health) Yes No No No BS Yes
History (Cultural History) Yes Yes No No BA No
History (History of Identity) Yes Yes No No BA No
History (Peace, Conflict, & Human Rights) Yes Yes No No BA No
History (Legal & Constitutional History) Yes Yes No No BA No
History (Africana History) Yes Yes No No BA No
History (History of Science, Environment, and Medicine) Yes Yes No No BA No
History (Public History) Yes Yes No No BA No
Honors (Self-Designated Studies) Yes Yes No No BA/BS No
Hospitality Management and Dietetics (Food, Nutrition, and Wellness) Yes No No No BS No
Hospitality Management and Dietetics (Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management) Yes No No No BS No
Hospitality Management and Dietetics (Nutrition and Dietetics) Yes No No No BS No
Interactive Training and Leadership No No Yes No No No
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (Non-Teacher Certification) Yes No No No BS No
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (Teacher Certification) Yes No No No BS No
Interdisciplinary Professionalism and Success No No Yes No No No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Arts) Yes No No No AIS/BIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Business) Yes No No No AIS/BIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Education) No No No No AIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Health) No No No No AIS/BIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Humanities) Yes No No No AIS/BIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Organization and Communication of Ideas) Yes No No No AIS/BIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Science) Yes Yes No No AIS/BIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Social and Behavioral Studies) Yes No No No AIS/BIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Social Justice/Equity Studies) No No No No AIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Sustainability) Yes No No No BIS No
Interdisciplinary Studies (Technology) No No No No AIS/BIS No
Interior Design and Fashion Studies (Fashion Studies) Yes No No No BS No
Interior Design and Fashion Studies (Interior Design) Yes No No No BS No
International Affairs Yes No No No BA Yes
Journalism Yes No No No BA No
Journalism Writing No Yes No No No No
Land Surveying No No Yes No No No
Latin American Studies No Yes No No No No
Legal Studies Yes No No No BA No
Long-Term Care Administration No No Yes No No No
Management (Business Administration) Yes No No No BS Yes
Management (Entrepreneurship) Yes No No No BS Yes
Management (Global Business) Yes No No No BS Yes
Management (Human Resources/Personnel Management) Yes No No No BS Yes
Management (Supply Chain Management) Yes No No No BS Yes
Managing Inclusive Organizations No No Yes No No No
Marketing No Yes No No No Yes
Marketing (Sales) Yes Yes No No BS Yes
Marketing (Social Media) Yes No No No BS Yes
Marketing (Strategic Marketing) Yes No No No BS Yes
Mathematical Economics Yes No No No BS Yes
Mathematical Economics (Actuarial Science) Yes No No No BS No
Mathematics (Fundamentals of Analysis and Discrete Math) Yes No No No BA No
Mathematics (Fundamentals of Applied Math) Yes No No No BA No
Mathematics (Fundamentals of Math Studies) Yes No No No BA No
Mathematics (General - Non-Teacher Certifiable) Yes Yes No No BA Yes
Mathematics (Teacher Education) Yes No No No BA No
Mechanical Engineering Yes No No No BS No
Mechatronics Engineering Technology Yes No No No BS Yes
Medical Laboratory Science Yes No No No BS Yes
Meeting and Convention Planning No Yes No No No No
Meteorology Yes No No No BS Yes
Middle Grades Mathematics Yes No No No BS No
Middle Level Education Language Arts Single Area Certification Yes No No No BS No
Middle Level Education Social Studies/Language Arts Dual Certification Yes No No No BS No
Middle Level Education Social Studies Single Area Certification Yes No No No BS No
Middle School Science Yes No No No BS No
Military Leadership Yes No No No BS No
Military Science No Yes No No No No
Molecular Biotechnology Yes No No No BS No
Music Yes Yes No No BM/BA No
Music (Extended) Yes No No No /BA No
Music (Instrumental Performance) Yes No No No BM No
Music (Music Education - Instrumental P-12) Yes No No No BM No
Music (Music Education - Integrated P-12) Yes No No No BM No
Music (Music Education - Vocal P-12) Yes No No No BM No
Music (Vocal Performance) Yes No No No BM No
Neuroscience (Neuroscience major accepting students for Fall 2025) Yes Yes No No BS No
Neuroscience (Behavioral) Yes No No No BS No
Neuroscience (Computational) Yes No No No BS No
Neuroscience (Systems) Yes No No No BS No
Nonprofit Administration No Yes No No No No
Nursing Yes No No No ASN/BSN No
Occupational Safety and Health No No Yes No No No
Organizational Leadership Yes Yes Yes No BS Yes
Organizational Supervision (General Supervision) Yes No No No AA No
Organizational Supervision (Leadership) Yes No No No AA No
Organizational Supervision (Real Estate) Yes No No No AA No
Outdoor Experience Leadership No Yes No No No No
Paralegal Studies No No Yes No No No
Performing Arts (Acting) Yes No No No BFA No
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) Yes Yes No No BFA No
Performing Arts (Theatre) Yes Yes No No BFA No
Performing Arts (Theatre Design and Technology) Yes No No No BFA No
Personal Branding No No Yes No No No
Philosophy Yes Yes No No BA No
Philosophy (Philosophy, Politics, and Policy) Yes Yes No No BA No
Physical Education (Movement Studies) Yes No No No BS No
Physical Education (Teacher Education) Yes No No No BS No
Physical Education (Health Education) Yes No No No BS No
Physics Yes No No No BS No
Physics (Physics Education) Yes No No No BS No
Piano Pedagogy No Yes No No No No
Political Science Yes Yes No No BA Yes
Pre-Dentistry No No No Yes No No
Pre-Forestry No No No Yes No No
Pre-Law No No No Yes No No
Pre-Medicine No No No Yes No No
Pre-Occupational Therapy No No No Yes No No
Pre-Optometry No No No Yes No No
Pre-Pharmacy No No No Yes No No
Pre-Physical Therapy No No No Yes No No
Pre-Physician Assistant No No No Yes No No
Pre-Theology No No No Yes No No
Pre-Veterinary Medicine No No No Yes No No
Professional Legal Studies Yes No No No BA No
Psychological Science Yes Yes No No BS Yes
Psychological Science (Applied & Social Psychological Science) Yes No No No BS Yes
Psychological Science (Biobehavioral Psychology) Yes No No No BS Yes
Psychological Science (Clinical Psychological Science) Yes No No No BS Yes
Psychological Science (Cognitive Psychology) Yes No No No BS Yes
Psychological Science (Quantitative Psychology) Yes No No No BS Yes
Psychological Science (Developmental Science) Yes No No No BS Yes
Psychology Yes Yes No No BA No
Psychology (Forensic Psychology) Yes No No No BA Yes
Psychology (Sport Psychology) Yes No No No BA Yes
Public Health Yes No Yes No BS Yes
Public Relations Yes No No No BA No
Real Estate No No Yes No No No
Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration (Comprehensive Study of Recreation, Parks, Events, and Tourism) Yes No No No BS Yes
Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration (Nonprofit Administration) Yes No No No BS Yes
Religious Studies Yes Yes No No BA No
RN to BSN Yes No No No BSN No
Sales No Yes Yes No No No
Science and Mathematics Education Yes No No No BS No
Social Studies Yes No No No BA No
Social Work Yes Yes No No BSW No
Sociology Yes Yes No No BA Yes
Spanish Yes Yes Yes No BA No
Spanish (Language and Cultures) Yes No No No BA No
Spanish (Communication) Yes No No No BA No
Spanish (International Business) Yes No No No BA No
Spanish (Health Sciences and Health Care) Yes No No No BA No
Spanish (Legal Professionals) Yes No No No BA No
Special Education: Learning & Behavioral Disorders and Elementary Education Yes No No No BS No
Sport Management Yes No No No BS Yes
Sport Media and Communication No No Yes No No No
Strategic Communications No No Yes No No No
Strategies for Trauma-Informed Approaches to Improving Resilience No No Yes No No No
Systems Engineering No Yes No No No No
Teaching English as a Second Language No Yes Yes No No No
Theatre Yes Yes No No BA No
Tourism and Events No Yes No No No No
User Experience Yes No Yes No BS No
Visual Arts Yes No No No BFA No
Visual Arts (Animation) Yes Yes No No BFA No
Visual Arts (Graphic Design) Yes Yes No No BFA No
Visual Arts (Studio Concentration) Yes No No No BFA No
Visual Arts (User Experience Design) Yes No Yes No BFA No
Visual Journalism and Photography Yes No No No BA No
Visual Journalism and Photography (Photojournalism and Documentary) Yes No No No

BA

 No
Visual Journalism and Photography (Photography) Yes No No No BA No
Visual Studies (Art Education) Yes No No No BA No
Visual Studies (Studio Art) Yes Yes No No BA No
Workforce Administration Yes No No No BS No
Workplace Communication No No Yes No No No
Worksite Health Promotion No No Yes No No No

 

* - JUMP = Joint Undergraduate-Master's Program. Qualified students may complete work on undergraduate and graduate degrees simultaneously. Please contact the academic department for more information.

** Programs listed as "BA" may be listed as "A.B." in the undergraduate course catalog.

◊ Pre-Professional programs are advising concentrations only.  WKU does not award degrees or certificates in pre-professional programs.

 Last Modified 6/20/25