Majors & Concentrations
See the University Bulletin or the University Catalog for more details
Business Major
Human Service Major
Liberal Arts Major
Organizational Leadership & Management Major
Practical Theology Major
Psychology Major
BUSINESS MAJOR (39 credits)
The Business Major provides excellent preparation for professional careers in business, especially those with their focus in urban and inner city contexts.Two concentrations are available in management and business entrepreneurship. Students complete the general education requirements (56 credits), the business major core (24 credits), and the courses required for the concentration (15 credits).
HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR (39 credits)
The Human Services Major addresses the areas of personal, familial, social, and community healing, restoration, and advancement. The major is useful preparation for personal growth, careers in counseling and social activism of particular relevance to the inner city, and for graduate studies. Candidates for the major are to complete the general education requirement (56 credits), the human services major core requirement (24 credits), and a concentration in either addiction counseling or domestic violence counseling (15 credits each). While the University does not issue CAC (Certified Addiction Counseling) certificates, the following course requirements are coordinated as much as possible with the required training by the Colorado Department of Human Services for such certification.
LIBERAL ARTS MAJOR (39 credits)
It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them from books. The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks (Albert Einstein). This is the essence of the Liberal Arts Major at American Pathways University. In the tradition of general studies, the Liberal Arts Major offers a broad view of the arts, humanities, and sciences attractive to graduate schools, corporate leadership, public service, and entrepreneurism. It enriches the quality of life by fostering an ongoing investigation and engagement with one’s environment, culture, and history. Students complete the general education requirement/Liberal Arts requirements (56 credits), the liberal arts major requirements (39 credits), and electives (25 credits).
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT MAJOR (39 credits)
The Leadership and Management Major is designed for persons seeking to enhance their professional skills for leadership in an urban context. Students complete the leadership major core of 24 credits and may concentrated in transformational leadership, urban policy leadership, or faith-based community leadership. The Major consists of 56 credits in General Education/Liberal Arts, 24 credits in the major’s core requirement, and 15 credits in the concentration.
PRACTICAL THEOLOGY MAJOR (39 credits)
The Practical Theology Major is designed for lay involvement and career paths in urban church and para-church ministries and for those seeking appropriate undergraduate preparation for graduate school or seminary. Three concentrations are available: Ministry, Biblical Studies, and Chaplaincy. Students complete the General Education/Liberal Arts requirements (56 credits), the practical theology major core (24 credits), and courses required for the concentration (15 credits).
PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR (41 credits)
The Psychology Major prepares students for careers in psychology and related fields. At the bachelor”s level, several job options exist for graduates in psychology, such as paraprofessionals in clinics and hospitals, caseworkers in social services, educational advisors, HR departments, and staff in church and para-church ministries. The professional practice of psychology, however, requires postgraduate-level training toward the master”s or doctorate degree. Students complete the general education requirement (56 credits), the psychology major core (25 credits) and courses required for the concentration (16 credits) either in institutional or therapeutic psychology.
