Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
The B.A. is offered in the following areas:
• Africana Studies
• Anthropology
• Art (Studio) with concentrations in
• Ceramics
• Digital Media
• Graphic Design
• Metalsmithing and Jewelry
• Painting
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• Art History
• Chemistry
• Communication with concentrations in
• Journalism
• Media Communication
• Public and Professional Communication
• Public Relations/Advertising
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Science
• Computer Science
• Dance Performance
• Economics
• Elementary Education with teaching concentration in
• Middle Level General Science
• Middle Level Mathematics
• Elementary Education with content majors in
• English (Admission currently suspended)
• Multidisciplinary Studies (Admission currently suspended)
• Social Studies (Admission currently suspended)
• English
• English with concentration in
• Creative Writing
• Professional Writing
• Environmental Studies
• Film Studies
• Gender and Women’s Studies
• Geography
• Global Studies
• History
• Justice Studies
• Liberal Studies
• Mathematics
• Modern Languages with concentrations in
• Francophone Studies
• French
• Latin American Studies
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Music
• Philosophy
• Philosophy with concentration in:
- Ethic and Society
- History of Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Secondary Education with majors in
• Biology
• Chemistry
• English
• General Science
• History
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Social Studies with concentrations in
• Anthropology/Sociology
• Geography
• Global Studies
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Theatre with concentrations in
• Design/Technical
• General Theatre
• Musical Theatre
• Performance
• World Languages Education with concentrations in
• French
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Youth Development
Minors are available in all of the full-degree programs above, except elementary education, youth development and public administration. Minors are also offered in behavioral neuroscience, creative writing, Francophone studies, French, gerontology, international nongovernmental organizations studies, Italian, jazz studies, Latin American studies, Portuguese, public history, rhetoric and writing and Spanish.
Programs leading to eligibility for certification in bilingual-bicultural education, middle level education and secondary special education are also available.
Professional preparation programs are offered in pre-dental, pre-law, premedical and pre-optometry.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
The B.F.A. degree is offered in the following areas:
• Art (Studio) with concentrations in
• Ceramics
• Digital Media
• Graphic Design
• Metalsmithing and Jewelry
• Painting
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• Art Education with concentrations in
• Ceramics
• Digital Media
• Graphic Design
• Metalsmithing and Jewelry
• Painting
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
The B.M. degree is offered in
- Music with concentrations in
Bachelor of Professional Students (B.P.S.)
The B.P.S. adult degree completion program degree will be offered with the following concentrations:
Organizational Leadership
Social Services
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
The B.S. degree is offered in the following areas:
• Accounting
• Art Education
• Biology
• Chemical Dependency/Addiction Studies
• Chemistry with concentrations in
• Biological Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry
• Professional Chemistry
• Community and Public Health Promotion with concentrations in
• Health and Aging
• Public Health Promotion
• Women’s Health
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Early Childhood Education with concentrations in
• Teaching
• Community Programs
• Birth to Three
• Finance
• Health Care Administration
• Health Education
• Health Sciences
• Health Sciences with concentrations in
• Dental Hygiene Completion
• Human Services
• Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Respiratory Therapy Completion
• Management with concentrations in
• General Management
• Human Resource Management
• Operations Management
• Marketing
• Medical Imaging with concentrations in
• Nuclear Medicine Technology
• Radiologic Technology
• Certified RT Computed Tomography
• Certified Medical Imager Management
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Special Education with teaching concentrations in
• Elementary Special Education
• Elementary Special Education and Severe Intellectual Disabilities
• Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Ages Three to Twenty-One
*Projected 2018; pending RIDE approval.
• Technology Education with concentrations in
• Teaching
• Applied Technology
• Wellness and Exercise Science
A program leading to eligibility for specialization in adapted physical education is also available.
Minors are available in accounting, biology, chemistry, coaching, computer information systems, data science, finance, health care administration, international business, management, and marketing and statistical modeling.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)
Refer to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)
The bachelor’s degree in social work prepares students to enter generalist social work practice. Students participate in classroom learning and in professionally supervised fieldwork in approved social service agencies. Application for formal admission into the bachelor’s degree program is made during the first semester of the student’s junior year.