ASU Baccalaureate Degrees

Baccalaureate degrees, majors, and concentrations offered by ASU colleges and schools are shown in the ASU Baccalaureate Degrees, table, below, organized by the name of the major. The table points to the primary page where more information can be found. The table shows only officially approved concentrations; other informal areas of study may also be available. The table shows the campus of the college or school offering the major: Downtown Phoenix, Polytechnic, Tempe, or West. For graduate degrees, see the ASU Graduate Degrees.

ASU offers these baccalaureate degrees, abbreviated in the table below and elsewhere in the catalog:

Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS)

Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS)

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Bachelor of Science in Design (BSD)

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE)

Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (BSLA)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Bachelor of Science in Planning (BSP)

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Major	Degree	Concentration¹	Campus
ASU Baccalaureate Degrees


Accountancy	BS	— —	Tempe West
Aeronautical Management Technology²	BS	Air transportation management or professional flight	Polytechnic
Aerospace Engineering	BSE	—	Tempe
African and African American Studies	BA	Humanities/arts; politics and society; or social and behavioral sciences	Tempe
Agribusiness	BS	Agribusiness finance; food, agribusiness, and consumer products marketing; food science; general agribusiness; golf and facilities management; international agribusiness; management of agribusiness; preveterinary medicine; or professional golf management	Polytechnic
American Indian Studies	BS	—	Tempe
American Studies	BA	—	West
Anthropology	BA	—	Tempe
Applied Biological Sciences	BS	Applied biological sciences, applied biological sciences/secondary education, urban horticulture, or wildlife and restoration ecology	Polytechnic
Applied Computer Science	BS	—	Polytechnic
Applied Computing	BS	Database systems, network and distributed processing, or digital media and graphic design	West
Applied Psychology	BS	—	Polytechnic
Applied Science	BAS	Aviation maintenance management technology	Polytechnic
		Aviation management technology	Polytechnic
		Computer systems administration	Polytechnic
		Consumer products technology	Polytechnic
		Digital media management	Polytechnic
		Digital publishing	Polytechnic
		Emergency management³	Polytechnic
		Fire service management³	Polytechnic
		Food retail management	Polytechnic
		Food service management	Polytechnic
		Instrumentation	Polytechnic
		Internet and Web development	Polytechnic
		Law enforcement management	Polytechnic
		Manufacturing technology and management	Polytechnic
		Materials joining and manufacturing technology	Polytechnic
		Microcomputer systems	Polytechnic
		Multimedia writing and technical communication	Polytechnic
		Municipal operations management	Polytechnic
		Operations management technology	Polytechnic
		Semiconductor technology	Polytechnic
		Software technology applications	Polytechnic
		Technical graphics	Polytechnic
		Wellness	Polytechnic
		Any minor available at the West campus or an individualized concentration	West³
Architectural Studies	BSD	—	Tempe
Art	BA BFA	Art history, digital art, museum studies, or studio art Art education, ceramics, drawing, fibers, intermedia, metals, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture	Tempe Tempe
Asian Languages (Chinese/Japanese)	BA	—	Tempe
Biochemistry	BA BS	— Optional: medicinal chemistry¹	Tempe Tempe
Bioengineering	BSE	—	Tempe
Biology	BS	Optional: biology and society¹	Tempe
Business Administration	BS	—	Polytechnic
Chemical Engineering	BSE	—	Tempe
Chemistry	BA BS	— Optional: environmental chemistry¹	Tempe Tempe
Chicana and Chicano Studies	BA	Humanities/cultural sciences or social sciences/policy	Tempe
Civil Engineering	BSE	Optional: construction engineering or environmental engineering¹	Tempe
Clinical Laboratory Sciences	BS	—	Tempe
Communication	BA, BS	—	Tempe³
Communication Studies	BA, BS	—	West
Computational Mathematical Sciences	BS	—	Tempe
Computer Information Systems	BS	—	Tempe
Computer Science	BS	Optional: software engineering¹	Tempe
Computer Systems²	BS	Computer hardware technology or embedded systems technology	Polytechnic
Computer Systems Engineering	BSE	—	Tempe
Conservation Biology	BS	—	Tempe
Construction	BS	General building construction, heavy construction, residential construction, or specialty construction	Tempe
Criminal Justice and Criminology	BS	—	West
Dance	BFA	Choreography, dance education, dance studies, or performance	Tempe
Design Science⁴	BSD	—	Tempe
Early Childhood Education	BAE	—	Tempe
Economics	BS	—	Tempe Tempe
Electrical Engineering	BSE	—	Tempe
Electronics Engineering Technology²	BS	Electronic systems, microelectronics, or telecommunications	Polytechnic
Elementary Education	BAE	—	Polytechnic
		Optional: bilingual education/English as a second language or early childhood education¹	West
		Optional: indigenous teacher preparation program or multilingual/multicultural education¹	Tempe³
Engineering	BSE	—	Polytechnic
Engineering Interdisciplinary Studies⁴	BS	—	Tempe
Engineering Special Studies	BSE	Premedical engineering	Tempe
English	BA	Creative writing, linguistics, or literature —	Tempe³ West³
Environmental Technology Management	BS	—	Polytechnic
Ethnicity, Race, and First Nations Studies	BA	—	West
Exercise and Wellness	BS	Exercise and wellness or health promotion	Polytechnic
Family and Human Development	BS	Optional: family studies/child development¹	Tempe
Film	BA	Film and media production Film and media studies	Tempe Tempe
Finance	BS	—	Tempe
French	BA	—	Tempe
Geography	BA, BS	Meteorology-climatology or urban studies	Tempe
Geological Sciences	BS	—	Tempe
German	BA	—	Tempe
Global Business	BS	Financial management, leadership and management, or marketing	West
Global Studies	BA	—	Tempe
Graphic Design	BSD	—	Tempe
Graphic Information Technology	BS	—	Polytechnic
History	BA	—	Tempe³ West³
Housing and Urban Development	BSD	—	Tempe³
Human Health Studies	BA, BS	—	Polytechnic
Industrial Design	BSD	—	Tempe
Industrial Engineering	BSE	—	Tempe
Integrated Studies	BA, BS	—	Tempe
Integrative Studies	BA	Any minor available at the West campus or individualized concentration	West
Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance	BA	—	West
Interdisciplinary Studies	BIS	See the BIS Concentrations.	Polytechnic³ Downtown³
Interior Design	BSD	—	Tempe
Italian	BA	—	Tempe
Journalism and Mass Communication	BA	Journalism, media analysis and criticism, media management, media production, or strategic media and public relations	Tempe
Justice Studies	BS	—	Tempe
Kinesiology	BS	Exercise science, movement science, or teacher preparation⁴	Tempe
Landscape Architecture	BSLA	—	Tempe
Leadership in International Management	BS	—	West
Liberal Studies	BLS	—	Tempe
Life Sciences	BS	—	West
Management	BS	—	Tempe
Manufacturing Engineering Technology²	BS	Manufacturing engineering technology or mechanical engineering technology	Polytechnic
Marketing	BS	—	Tempe
Materials Science and Engineering	BSE	—	Tempe
Mathematics	BA BS	— Optional: statistics¹	Tempe Tempe
Mechanical Engineering	BSE	—	Tempe
Mechanical Engineering Technology²	BS	Aeronautical engineering technology, automation engineering technology, or mechanical engineering technology	Polytechnic
Microbiology	BS	—	Tempe
Molecular Biosciences/Biotechnology	BS	—	Tempe
Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication	BS	—	Polytechnic
Music	BA	—	Tempe
Music Education²	BM	Choral-general, instrumental, or string	Tempe
Music Therapy²	BM	—	Tempe
Nursing	BSN	—	Polytechnic⁵ Downtown³ West^{3, 5}
Nutrition	BS	Dietetics, food and nutrition management, human nutrition, or nutrition communication	Polytechnic
Operations Management Technology	BS	—	Polytechnic
Performance	BM	Collaborative piano, guitar, jazz, keyboard, music theatre, orchestral instrument, or voice	Tempe
Philosophy	BA	—	Tempe
Physics	BS	—	Tempe
Plant Biology	BS	Environmental science and ecology or plant biochemistry and molecular biology	Tempe
Political Science	BA, BS	—	Tempe³ West
Psychology	BA, BS	—	Tempe³ West³
Real Estate	BS	—	Polytechnic
Recreation	BS	Recreation management or tourism management	Downtown
Recreation and Tourism Management	BS	—	West
Religious Studies	BA	—	Tempe³
Russian	BA	—	Tempe
Secondary Education	BAE	Academic specializations: biological sciences, business, chemistry, Chicana and Chicano studies,⁴ economics, English, family and human development,⁴ French, geography, German, history, Japanese, mathematics, physics, political science, social studies, or Spanish	Tempe
		Academic specializations: English, history, mathematics, or social studies	West
		Academic specialization: physical education	Polytechnic
Selected Studies in Education⁴	BAE	—	Tempe
Social and Behavioral Sciences	BA, BS	—	West
Social Work	BSW	—	Downtown³ West³
Sociology	BA BS	— —	Tempe West West
Spanish	BA	—	Tempe West
Special Education	BAE	—	Tempe West
Speech and Hearing Science	BS	—	Tempe
Supply Chain Management	BS	—	Tempe
Theatre	BA	Optional: acting or scenography¹	Tempe
Theory and Composition	BM	Composition or theory	Tempe
Urban Planning	BSP	—	Tempe
Women and Gender Studies	BA	—	Tempe
Women’s Studies	BA, BS	—	West

¹ If a major offers concentrations, one must be selected unless noted as optional. ² This major requires more than 120 semester hours to complete. ³ This program is also offered through the School of Extended Education. ⁴ Applications for this program are not being accepted at this time. ⁵ This program is administered by the Downtown Phoenix campus.

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