Majors

A student must fulfill the requirements of an area of major
concentration. Wheeling Jesuit University offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in these areas of concentration:

• Accountancy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice
• English
• Environmental Studies
• French
• General Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
• History
• International Business
• International Studies
• Liberal Studies in Elementary Education
• Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Nuclear Medicine Technology
• Nursing
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political and Economic Philosophy
• Political Science
• Professional Communications
• Psychology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Romance Languages
• Spanish
• Sports Management
• Technology Development
• Theology/Religious Studies

A student-designed Independent Major is available.
Major requirements are explained in discipline listings, pp. 27-109.

Minors

In addition to completing the requirements of a major, a student
may declare a minor in another academic discipline. Minor programs
may be developed within the following guidelines:

1. The completion of five to seven courses (15 to 21 credit
   hours) excluding 100 level courses that are part of the core
   curriculum. 40% of these courses must be Wheeling Jesuit
   University credits.
2. The selected courses must be distinct from those required
   for the student’s primary major. Cognate courses (courses
   in other disciplines needed to complete major requirements)
   may be approved as part of the minor program.
3. Students are advised to declare a minor by the beginning of
   their junior year. Some minors cannot be completed in
   fewer than two years.

Minor requirements are explained in discipline listings, pp. 27-109.

The following minor programs are available:

• Accountancy
• Biology
• Business Administration (for non-Business majors)
• Catholic Studies
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice
• Economics/Finance
• Electronic Commerce
• English
• French
• History
• International Business
• International Studies
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Professional Communications
• Psychology
• Spanish
• Theater
• Theology/Religious Studies
• Women’s Studies

Double Major

Double majors are possible for some students and required for
secondary preparation program students. Major requirements are
specified under discipline listings elsewhere in this catalog. For
majors which have common courses, at least 18 credit hours must
be earned from non-overlapping courses in each of the two major
areas. Approval for a double major must be secured from the advisor
of the first major, the chair of the second major and the Associate
Academic Dean before the beginning of the second semester of the
junior year. Double majors may require more than the normal four
years for completion. Please see minor offerings for each department
for an alternative approach which will accomplish similar results.

Second Bachelor’s Degree

To earn a second bachelor’s degree at Wheeling Jesuit University,
a student must fulfill the requirements of the new major, complete or
have equivalent courses for the core requirements, including philosophy
and religious studies, and fulfill the residency requirements of
two full semesters or thirty hours of credit earned at Wheeling Jesuit
University. Some majors will involve substantially more than two
semesters for completion. A student whose previous bachelor’s
degree was earned at Wheeling Jesuit University is exempted from
the residency requirement