UW-River Falls Catalog

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major: a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal interest and upon which a large share of his or her efforts are concentrated

minor: a subject or a course of study pursued by a student, especially a candidate for a degree, subordinately or supplementarily to a major or principal subject or course

option: something that may be or is chosen; choice. A major may offer more than one option or choice that provides focus in a particular area.

certificate: a document attesting to the fact that a person has completed an educational course

interdisciplinary: combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study

preprofessional: preparatory to the practice of a profession or to its specialized field of study

university: an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of agriculture, business, and education, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

college: a constituent unit of a university, furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences, usually leading to a bachelor's degree.