Student Designed Pathway

Create a personalized academic pathway built around your interests, career goals, and previous coursework. You will work with an advisor to design a focused plan that meets degree requirements while aligning with your future direction.

Best Fit

  • Students with a clear career goal that does not fit a traditional major
  • Transfer students with diverse credits
  • Adult learners and military students with prior experience
  • Students combining multiple interests into one pathway

Possible Career Directions

Varies based on your design, examples include:

Business Leadership, Cybersecurity, Social Services, Media, Logistics, Entrepreneurship

You will:

  • Choose a focus area or theme
  • Select courses across disciplines that support that focus
  • Complete at least 30 credits in your chosen area
  • Include at least 12 credits of upper-level (300 or 400) coursework
  • Work with an advisor to approve your pathway

Example 1: Business + Technology

  • Introduction to Business (COBU 101)
  • Principles of Marketing (COBU 301)
  • Organizational Management (COBU 302)
  • Introduction to Programming (CSCI 120)
  • Database Applications (INLT 290)
  • Advanced Python Programming (CISY 432)
  • Project Management (PADM 404)
  • Digital Marketing Analytics (MKTG 407)
  • Information Systems (COBU 155)
  • IT Security Risk (CISY 478)

Example 2: Social Impact and Public Service

  • Introduction to Sociology (SOCI 101)
  • Social Problems (SOCI 201)
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJUS 116)
  • Public Policy Analysis (PADM 301)
  • Ethics (PHIL 275)
  • Victimology (CJUS 361)
  • Social Stratification (SOCI 313)
  • Drugs and Behavior (PSYC 420)
  • Government Management (PADM 211)
  • Community-Based Education (CBED 200)

 

 

Example 3: Creative Media and Communication

  • Introduction to Mass Communications (COMM 201)
  • Videography (COMM 281)
  • Writing for Filmmaking (COMM 360)
  • Digital Marketing Analytics (MKTG 407)
  • Introduction to Animation (ARTS 215)
  • Pro Tools (CNED 335)
  • Portfolio (VCAD 430)
  • Practicum in Writing (ENGL 346)
  • Broadcasting (COMM 304)
  • Studio Production (MUSE 345)