Curricula

CURRICULA

Henderson State University offers curricula leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, (with specialization in performance, composition, or education), Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Education (with specializations in Early Childhood [P-4], Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence [4-8], and Adolescence/Young Adulthood [7-12] Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Bachelor of Business Administration.  Graduate programs lead to the Master of Liberal Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, and the Master of Science in community counseling.

An Associate of Applied Science Degree in Child Care is also offered. 

The university has a sufficient variety of course offerings so that a professional program may be planned for students who desire, after one or more years of attendance, to transfer to a professional school of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, law, engineering, or to specialize in other fields.

The undergraduate and graduate curricula  for the preparation of  teachers are coordinated with the state requirements for licensure to teach in the public schools of  Arkansas and have been approved by the Arkansas Department of Education.

The minimum length of all curricula leading to a baccalaureate degree is four years. (A student may complete a four year curriculum within three calendar years provided he or she takes full advantage of the summer sessions.) The first two years of study are devoted primarily to general education, with an essential foundation laid for later specialization. This plan has outstanding merit since an understanding of the physical and social environment and of the possibilities for usefulness in it is basic to an understanding of effective professional procedures.
 
The emphasis in the last two years is given to further growth in the fields of the student's major interests. The professional courses in education which lead to teacher licensure, including teacher internship, are normally reserved for the junior and senior years.
 
A student may earn two majors provided that the student meets all requirements for the degree and:
 
1) all requirements for both majors are completed at the time of graduation; and
2) both majors are appropriate for the degree that is being earned.

A student is not required to earn more than 124 hours provided all requirements are met as stated above.

Students who desire to earn two undergraduate degrees must graduate with the first degree and then complete a minimum of 30 additional hours including all requirements for the second degree.  This would require a minimum of 154 hours.
 
Requirements must be met for each degree to include a minimum of 30 hours in residence.

The program of studies leading to a master's degree requires an additional year in residence study beyond the baccalaureate. The graduate student's program is planned to strengthen the background in professional education and field of specialization, with emphasis on the field of specialization.