Undergraduate Catalog

Undergraduate Programs

Western Illinois University’s undergraduate academic programs are offered through five academic colleges, which house several academic departments and schools. Information about the colleges is given in the Colleges section of this catalog. Most departments and schools offer one or more undergraduate programs of study leading to the baccalaureate degree. Information about departments and degree program requirements is given in the Academic Departments, Programs, and Courses section.

The chart below provides page references for information in this catalog about major and minor programs of study available at the undergraduate level. The chart shows whether a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Business (B.B.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences (B.L.A.S.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), or Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) is offered. Fields of study for which “Option” is indicated lead to degrees through the completion of option requirements in a broader field of study. For example, students majoring in Zoology earn a B.S. in Biology by completing the Zoology option requirements in the Biology degree program. The chart also shows the fields of study that are available for Teacher Education and as academic minors at the University. “GradTrac” is indicated for the disciplines that are included in the GradTrac program. Information about GradTrac is given in the GradTrac section. “Integrated Degree” is indicated for the disciplines for which an integrated baccalaureate and master’s degree program is offered. For more information about integrated degree programs, please see the Integrated Baccalaureate and Master’s Degree Programs section, the respective academic department, and the WIU Graduate Catalog.

Academic Program Degree Option Teacher Education Minor GradTrac Integrated Degree
Accountancy*^ B.B.*^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Actuarial Science    ✔     ✔  
Adapted Recreation and Inclusion    ✔      ✔ ✔ 
Advertising and Public Relations   ✔   ✔ ✔  
African American Studies*   ✔*   ✔ ✔ ✔
Aging Studies       ✔    
Agricultural Business   ✔     ✔ ✔
Agricultural Economics       ✔    
Agricultural Science   ✔     ✔ ✔
Agricultural Technology Management       ✔    
Agriculture B.S.   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Agronomy       ✔    
Algorithms and Data Management       ✔    
American Government   ✔     ✔ ✔
American Sign Language       ✔    
Animal Science       ✔    
Anthropology^ B.A.^     ✔^ ✔ ✔
App Development       ✔    
Applied Mathematics       ✔    
Applied Meteorology   ✔       ✔ ✔ 
Applied Music   ✔     ✔  
Art B.A.; B.F.A.   ✔   ✔ ✔
Art History       ✔    
Art Studio   ✔    ✔ ✔  ✔ 
Biochemistry   ✔     ✔ ✔
Biology B.S.   ✔   ✔  
Botany   ✔   ✔ ✔  
Broadcast Production   ✔     ✔  
Broadcasting and Journalism B.A.     ✔ ✔ ✔
Business*       ✔*    
Business Analytics^ B.B^     ✔ ✔ ✔
Cannabis and Culture^       ✔^    
Cannabis Cultivation       ✔     
Chemistry B.S.   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Civil Engineering** B.S.**          
Clinical Laboratory Science B.S.       ✔  
Coaching       ✔    
Communication*^ B.A.*^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Community Forestry       ✔    
Community Organizations*   ✔*     ✔ ✔
Computer Science^ B.S.     ✔^ ✔ ✔
Computer Science Education*     ✔* ✔*    
Conceptual Physics       ✔    
Construction and Facilities Management B.S.        ✔  
Construction and Facilities Technology       ✔    
Corrections^       ✔^    
Creative Writing    ✔   ✔ ✔   
Criminalistics       ✔    
Cybersecurity B.S.     ✔ ✔  
Dance       ✔    
Data Science and Statistics   ✔     ✔ ✔
Dietetics, Nutrition and B.S.       ✔  
Early Childhood Education*   ✔* ✔*      
Economics*^ B.A.^; B.B.^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Educational Studies B.S.Ed.     ✔  ✔   
Electrical Engineering** B.S.**          
Elementary Education* B.S.Ed.*   ✔*      
Emergency Management^ B.S.^     ✔^ ✔ ✔
Emergency Management - Operational^       ✔^    
Emergency Management - Tactical^       ✔^    
Engineering** B.S.**          
Engineering Physics   ✔       ✔
Engineering Technology* B.S.*          
English* B.A.*   ✔ ✔* ✔  
English as a Second Language Education*   ✔* ✔*      
Enterprise Marketing^   ✔^     ✔ ✔
Environmental Biology   ✔     ✔  
Environmental Geology   ✔     ✔  
Environmental Studies       ✔    
Event Planning and Management*       ✔*    
Exercise Science B.S.          
Film       ✔    
Finance*^ B.B.^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Fire Administration^   ✔^   ✔^ ✔  
Fire Medic   ✔     ✔  
Fire Protection Services^ B.S.^       ✔  
Fire Science^   ✔   ✔^ ✔  
Foreign Languages and Cultures B.A.       ✔ ✔
Forensic Chemistry B.S.     ✔   ✔
Forensic Psychology   ✔   ✔    
Forensic Science       ✔    
French   ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔
French Teacher Education   ✔ ✔    ✔  
General Studies*^ B.A.*^         ✔
Geoenvironment and Planning^   ✔^     ✔ ✔
Geographic Information Science^ B.S.^       ✔ ✔
Geographic Information Systems^       ✔^    
Geography^       ✔^    
Geology B.S.     ✔ ✔  
Geospatial Science^   ✔^     ✔ ✔
Global Politics       ✔    
Graphic Design   ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔
Health Communication*       ✔*    
Health Services Management B.S.       ✔ ✔
History*^ B.A.^   ✔ ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Homeland Security^       ✔^    
Horticulture       ✔    
Hospitality Management       ✔    
Human Resource Management*^ B.B.*^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Industrial Technology^       ✔^    
Information Systems* B.S.*     ✔* ✔  
Information Technology       ✔    
International Business*       ✔*    
International Relations/Comparative Politics   ✔     ✔ ✔
International Studies       ✔    
Jazz Studies       ✔    
Journalism, Multimedia   ✔     ✔  
Law and Society       ✔    
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration*^ B.S.*^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Legal Studies*       ✔*    
Liberal Arts and Sciences* B.L.A.S.*       ✔ ✔
Literature and Language*   ✔*     ✔  
Management*^ B.B.*^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Manufacturing Technology*       ✔*    
Marketing^ B.B.^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Marketing Technology   ✔     ✔ ✔
Materials Science   ✔        
Mathematics* B.S.   ✔ ✔*  ✔ ✔
Mechanical Engineering** B.S.**          
Medical Sciences   ✔     ✔  
Mental Health*       ✔*    
Meteorology B.S.       ✔ ✔
Meteorology, Applied   ✔      ✔ ✔
Meteorology, Operational   ✔      ✔ ✔
Microbiology   ✔   ✔ ✔  
Middle Level Education B.S.Ed.   ✔      
Middle Level Literacy Teaching     ✔ ✔    
Middle Level Mathematics Teaching     ✔ ✔    
Middle Level Science Teaching     ✔ ✔    
Middle Level Social Studies Teaching     ✔ ✔    
Military Science       ✔    
Multilingual Education*   ✔* ✔*      
Multimedia Journalism   ✔     ✔  
Music B.M.   ✔ ✔ ✔  
Music Business   ✔   ✔    
Music Therapy   ✔        
Musical Theatre B.F.A.          
Natural Resources Conservation       ✔    
Network Technologies       ✔    
Neuroscience       ✔    
Nonprofit Administration*       ✔*    
Nursing^ B.S.N.^        ✔  
Nutrition^       ✔^    
Nutrition and Dietetics B.S.        ✔  
Nutrition and Foodservice Management B.S.        ✔  
Occupational Safety       ✔    
Omni-Channel Marketing   ✔     ✔ ✔
Operational Meteorology   ✔     ✔  ✔
Operations Management*       ✔*    
Outdoor Leadership       ✔    
Outdoor Recreation   ✔     ✔ ✔
Paired Minors*   ✔*     ✔ ✔
Paleontology   ✔     ✔  
Performance – Theatre   ✔     ✔  
Pharmacy   ✔       ✔
Philosophy^       ✔^    
Physical Education B.S.   ✔      
Physics B.S.   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Plant Breeding       ✔    
Political Science^ B.A.^     ✔^ ✔ ✔
Pre-Law Honors       ✔    
Pre-Law - History   ✔     ✔ ✔
Pre-Law - Political Science   ✔     ✔ ✔
Pre-MBA*       ✔*    
Precision Agriculture       ✔    
Production/Design – Theatre   ✔     ✔  
Professional Writing*^   ✔*    ✔*^  ✔  
Psychology*^ B.S.*     ✔*^    
Public Administration and Public Service       ✔    
Public Administration/Public Policy^   ✔^     ✔ ✔
Public Health* B.S.*       ✔  
Queer Studies       ✔    
Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration*^ B.S.*     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Religious Studies^       ✔^    
Scuba Diving       ✔    
Security Administration*^       ✔*^    
Sign Language, American       ✔    
Social Media*^       ✔*^    
Social Work B.S.W.       ✔  
Sociology*^ B.A.^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Spanish*   ✔   ✔* ✔ ✔
Spanish Teacher Education   ✔ ✔   ✔  
Special Education B.S.Ed.   ✔      
Speech Pathology and Audiology B.S.       ✔  
Sports Broadcasting   ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔
Stage Combat       ✔    
Supply Chain Management*^ B.B.*^     ✔*^ ✔ ✔
Sustainable Business*       ✔*    
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages*^       ✔*^    
Theatre B.A.     ✔ ✔  
Therapeutic Recreation       ✔    
Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management   ✔     ✔ ✔
Weather and Climate       ✔    
Women's Studies^       ✔^    
Youth Leadership       ✔     
Zoology   ✔   ✔ ✔  

* Program is available at WIU-Quad Cities.
** Final two years are completed at WIU-QC campus.
^ Program is available online

Information about WIU’s Teacher Education requirements appears in the Teacher Education section. Information about interdisciplinary minors appears in the Interdisciplinary Studies Minors and Courses section.

In addition to the programs of study listed on the chart, pre-professional programs are offered at the University in the following fields:

  • Engineering
  • Forestry
  • Health
  • Law
  • MBA
  • Veterinary Medicine

Dual programs are available in Clinical Laboratory Science, Engineering, and Law in cooperation with approved schools of medical technology, University of Illinois at Chicago Law School, and the University of Illinois. Students can complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the College of Arts and Sciences while working toward a professional degree or certificate. An additional dual program is available in Doctor of Chiropractic with Palmer College of Chiropractic. Students can complete requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies while working toward a professional degree or certificate. For more information, please see the Pre-Professional and Dual Programs section.