Bachelor's, Baccalaureate Degree - business administration, health, child studies

Although most traditional colleges offer majors, Charter Oak State College finds that approach to be much too restrictive for most students. As a result, we have designed our bachelor's (baccalaureate) degrees in General Studies to broadly represent the general and liberal education requirements that are required in all industries. In addition, to enable you to focus on the field or fields of study that interest you most, a bachelor's degree at Charter Oak requires you to complete a 'concentration'; which consists of a minimum of 36 credits in one or more fields of study, giving you the opportunity to personalize your degree based on your specific career goals. To learn more each concentration, please click the links below.

Subject Area Concentrations

American Studies **
Anthropology
Applied Arts
      –Creative Writing
      –Music
      –Studio Arts
      –Theatre Arts
Applied Behavioral Science
     – Psychology Focus
     – Sociology Focus
     – Political Science Focus
Art History
Biology
Business Administration **
Chemistry
Child and Youth Development **
Child Study (4 options)
Communication
Computer Science Studies (also see Information Systems Studies)
Criminal Justice
Ecological Studies (see Individualized Studies)
Economics
Engineering Studies
Environmental Studies (see Individualized Studies)
Fire Service Administration

Foreign Languages
Geography
Geology
Health Care Administration **
Health Studies
History
Human Services (see Applied Behavioral Science)
Information Systems Studies **
Interior Design Management
Judaic Studies
Literature
Mathematics
Music History
Music Theory
Optical Business Management
Organizational Leadership **
Organizational Management **
Paralegal Studies **
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology **
Public Administration
Public Safety Administration **
Religious Studies
Sociology **
Technology Studies (also see Information Systems Studies)

** These concentrations may be completed using Charter Oak State College courses exclusively.

Customized Concentrations

Individualized Studies **
This concentration option allows you to combine professional studies with the liberal arts and sciences into a cohesive course of study. The key to receiving approval for this concentration is your ability to explain the rationale underneath the proposed concentration and its relation to your career and/or personal goals.

Liberal Studies **
This concentration is composed of traditional liberal arts disciplines found in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences and mathematics. Again, you will be able to pursue this concentration only if you are able to clearly explain the rationale behind the proposed concentration and its relation to your career and/or personal goals.

** These concentrations may be completed using Charter Oak State College courses exclusively.

For "Concentration Basics", please see the Degree Completion page.

Concentrations / Fields of Study

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