Acceptable College Majors
Subject
Acceptable Majors
AGRICULTURE (6 ‐ 12)
Agriculture
Agriculture Education
Vocational Agriculture
ART (K ‐ 12)
Applied Art Art
Art Education
Fine Arts
Painting, Sculpture, Crafts, Graphic Arts or any single field of art
Studio Art
Visual Arts
BUSINESS EDUCATION (6 ‐ 12)
Business Administration (BA or MBA)
Business Education
Commerce
COMPUTER SCIENCE (K ‐ 12)
Computer Ed (not Ed Technology)
Computer Engineering
Computer Programming
Computer Science
Computer Technology
DANCE (K ‐ 12)
Ballet or other specific type of dance
Dance
Dance Education
DRAMA (6 ‐ 12)
Acting
Drama
Dramatic Arts
Theater
Theater Arts
ENGLISH (6 ‐ 12)
Creative Writing
English
Language Arts (Secondary)
Literature
ESE (K ‐ 12)
Emotional Disabilities, Emotionally Disturbed, Behavior Disorders
ESE
Learning Disabled, Learning Handicapped, LD/BD
Mental Disabilities, Retardation or Handicapped
Mid/Moderate Disabilities
Multiple Handicapped
Physically Impaired
Severely Handicapped
Special Education
Specific Learning Disabilities
Varying Exceptionalities
ESOL (K ‐ 12)
English to Speakers of Other Languages
Teaching English as a Second Language
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE (6 ‐ 12)
Family and Consumer Science
Home Economics
Home Economics Education
Vocational Home Economics
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (K ‐ 12)
A major in the specific modern language
HEALTH (K ‐12)
Allied Health
Doctor of Medicine
Health
Health Education
Health Science
Nursing
Public Health
HEARING IMPAIRED (K ‐ 12)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Deaf Education
Hearing Disabilities
Hearing Impaired
Hearing Science
HUMANITIES (K ‐12)
Classical Studies
Humanities
MARKETING (6 ‐ 12)
Cooperative Distributive Education
Distributive Education
Marketing
Marketing Management
MATH (6 ‐12)
Aerospace/Aeronautical, Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Statistics
MEDIA SPECIALIST (PRE‐K ‐ 12)
Educational Media
Educational Media Technology
Instructional Media
Library Science
MIDDLE GRADES ENGLISH
Creative Writing
English
Literature
Middle Grade Language Arts
Middle Grades English
MIDDLE GRADES GENERAL SCIENCE
Comprehensive Science
General Science
Jr High or Middle School Science Ed
Middle Grades Science
MIDDLE GRADES MATH
Mathematics
Middle Grades Math Education
Middle Grades or Jr High School Math
MIDDLE GRADES SOCIAL SCIENCE
Civics
Economics
Geography
Government
History
International Relations
Middle Grades Social Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Science
Social Studies
Sociology
U.S. History
Western Civilization
World History
MUSIC (K ‐ 12)
Applied Music
Composition (Musical)
Instrumental Music
Music
Music Education
Piano or other major instrument, including Percussion
Vocal Music
Voice
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (K ‐ 12)
Physical Education 6 ‐ 12 or 7 ‐ 12
Physical Education K ‐ 8
Physical Education K ‐12
READING (K ‐12) (Master's Degree Required)
Reading
SCHOOL COUNSELOR (Master's Degree Required)
Guidance and Counseling
School Counseling
SCIENCE (6 ‐ 12)
Bacteriology
Biological Science
Biology
Botany
Dentistry
Doctor of Medicine
Genetics
Kinesiology
Life Science
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Zoology
SOCIAL SCIENCE (6 ‐ 12)
Civics
Economics
Geography
Government
History, US History or World History
International Relations
Political Science
Psychology
Social Science
Social Studies
Sociology
Western Civilization
SPEECH (6 ‐12)
Speech
Speech Communications
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (6 ‐ 12)
Industrial Arts
Industrial Arts/Technology Education
Industrial Education
Technology Education
VISUALLY IMPAIRED (K ‐12)
Blind and Partially Sighted
Visual Disabilities
Visually Handicapped
Visually Impaired
