The Academic Program

Davis & Elkins College offers a range of baccalaureate and associate degree programs representing the arts and sciences, pre-professional and professional studies. All academic programs share a common commitment to provide students a broad conceptual framework. The Honors Program enriches the general college programs with a series of intensive seminars. Most students find that one of the programs listed below will meet their academic needs and career goals; however, the College also offers the opportunity for a more personalized curriculum through the Contract Degree Program. Through this program students may pursue a major tailored to their needs and interests, supplementing or complementing traditional offerings.

The Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees normally require four years to complete. The Associate Degrees normally require two years to complete.

The College, in its commitment to sound education, conducts an assessment of learning outcomes at both the liberal learning and specialized levels. Students are required to participate in assessment activities as necessary.


Baccalaureate Programs

Bachelor of Arts in:

• Art (including Teaching Specialization in Art {PreK-Adult})
• Biology and Environmental Science
• Communication
• Criminology
• Design and Technical Theatre
• Education - Elementary
• English
• History
• Hospitality Management
• Music (including Music Education)
• Political Science
• Psychology and Human Services
• Recreation Management and Tourism (including Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Development)
• Religion and Philosophy (including Religious Education)
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Theatre Arts (including Theatre Education)

Bachelor of Science in:

• Accounting (including 150 hour program)
• Biology
• Business (See Management or Marketing.)
• Business Education
• Chemistry (including Pre-Medical and Secondary Teaching)
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Economics
• Environmental Science
• Exercise Science
• Forestry (3/2 Program)
• International Management
• International Marketing
• Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Mathematics (including Secondary Teaching)
• Physical Education
• Sport Management

Associate Degree Programs:

• Accounting (AS)
• Business (AS)
• Computer Business Systems (AS)
• Criminal Justice (AA)
• Hospitality (AS)
• Nursing (AS)

Pre-Professional Programs are available by majoring in certain disciplines and completing suggested courses to prepare for continued work in a specified area:

• Pre-Medical
• Pre-Dental
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Ministerial
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Veterinary

Contract Degree Programs
Contract degree programs are offered for both the baccalaureate degree and the associate degree. The Baccalaureate Contract Degree program offers students an opportunity to develop and pursue an individualized degree program particularly suited to their own needs and goals. Expanding on the college curriculum, students assemble a proposal, which may include standard course offerings, projects, off-campus experiences, and practical/independent studies. The Associate Degree program further requires that the proposal represent a unified area of concentration. This concentration may be an interdisciplinary study unified by a single major theme or program, or by an historical period. The program must demonstrate it has a coherent program of general education courses to ensure intellectual breadth.