UW-Whitewater at Rock County

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Whether you are just starting your college journey, are returning to get a new degree, or want to gain valuable skills for the next steps in your career, the College of Integrated Studies at the UW-Whitewater at Rock County campus offers a variety of courses and curriculum designed for your specific needs.

What makes your academic experience unique at U Rock?

Low student-faculty ratio
Small class sizes
Faculty and staff dedicated to providing individual attention
Guaranteed transfer to all University of Wisconsin campuses, any major
Engaging college experience, including access to undergraduate research, internships, participation in music, theatre and art, as well as an active student government and a wide range of clubs to support your co-curricular experience.

To help you succeed on your journey, we offer flexible degree pathways in both in-person and remote formats to best fit your busy schedules.

Learn more about our academic programs below!

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Applied Arts and Sciences Online Bachelor's

Applied Arts and Sciences

The fully online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) is for students who hold an applied associate degree from a technical college and want to take the next step in furthering their education. With an associate degree, students transfer in at least 60 "applied" credits, entering the program with "junior" status.

Online Bachelor's »

Arts and Sciences Associate

Arts and Sciences

The Associate of Arts and Sciences is designed to serve as the general education portion of a four-year liberal arts degree, allowing students to complete core requirements. By completing the 60-credit degree, students can prepare to transfer to any college in hundreds of potential majors. The AAS degree generally fulfills the first two years of general education requirements and offers guaranteed admission into all UW System colleges and universities.

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Effective workplace communication Certificate

Effective workplace communication

Employers consistently list effective communication as the primary skill they would like new employees to have. This certificate program provides intensive study of written and oral communication skills in different contexts. From creating an e-portfolio showcasing your work to a service-learning field experience, you will enhance professional, social, and personal interactions in order to become more competitive and effective in the workforce.

Engineering Pre-Professional, Major

Engineering

We offer two flexible pathways to an engineering degree. Through the Partners in Engineering Program at UW-Platteville, students can complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering without leaving the Rock County area. Or you can significantly reduce the cost of your education by starting your engineering degree at Rock and completing at many other institutions through the Pre-Professional Engineering program.

Major » Pre-Professional »

Program	Type	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Allied Health Foundations	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Anthropology	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Bioinformatics	Minor		Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Biological Sciences	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Biology - Cell/Physiology	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Biology - Early Entrance/3yr (BS only)	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Biology - Ecology Evolution and Behavior Emphasis	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Biology - Honors	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Biology - Marine/Freshwater Ecology	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Biology - Pre-Biomedical Professions	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Chemistry	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Chemistry - Analytical/Instrumental	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Chemistry - Biochemistry	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Chemistry - Honors	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Chemistry - Liberal Arts	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Chemistry - Professional ACS	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Computer Science	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Computer Science - Applied Computing	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Computer Science - Comprehensive	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Computer Science - Data Science	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Computer Science - General	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Computer Science - Web Site Development and Administration	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Criminology	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Cybersecurity	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
English	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
English - Creative Writing	Emphasis / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
English - Literature	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
English - Professional Writing and Publishing	Emphasis / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Environmental Science	Major	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Environmental Science - Geosciences Emphasis	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Environmental Science - Natural Sciences Emphasis	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Environmental Science - Resource Management Emphasis	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Environmental Studies	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Family, Health and Disability Studies	Minor		Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Film Studies	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
French	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Geography	Major / Minor / Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Geography - General	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Geography - Geographic Information Systems	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Geography - Geology	Minor / Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
German	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
History	Major / Minor / Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
History - Honors	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
History - Public History	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Human and Social Services	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Individually Designed (L&S)	Major / Minor			Learning Outcomes
Integrated Science/Business (BS)	Major	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Integrated Science/Business (BS) - Water Resources	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
International Studies	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
International Studies - Business	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
International Studies - Foreign Language and Area Studies	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
International Studies - International Economics	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
International Studies - Public Diplomacy	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Japanese Studies	Major / Minor		Four Year Plan
Legal Studies	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Liberal Studies	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Mathematics	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Mathematics - Actuarial Mathematics	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Mathematics - Actuarial Science	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Mathematics - Statistics	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Middle Eastern Studies	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Philosophy	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Philosophy - Education	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Physics	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Physics - Engineering	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Physics - Graduate School	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Physics - Physical Science	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Political Science	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Political Science - Honors	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Pre-Professional		Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Pre-Professional - Chiropractic	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Pre-Professional - Dentistry	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Pre-Professional - Law	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Pre-Professional - Medicine	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Pre-Professional - Optometry	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Pre-Professional - Pharmacy	Emphasis	Factsheet
Pre-Professional - Physical Therapy	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Pre-Professional - Veterinary Medicine	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Psychology	Major / Minor / Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Psychology - Psychology for Business Majors	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Public Health	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Public Policy & Administration	Major	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Public Policy & Administration - Public Administration	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Race & Ethnic Studies	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Race & Ethnic Studies - African American Studies	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Race & Ethnic Studies - American Indian Studies	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Race & Ethnic Studies - Asian/Asian American Studies	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Race & Ethnic Studies - Latinx/Latin American Studies	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan
Social Work	Major	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Sociology	Major / Minor / Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Sociology - Global Comparative Studies	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Sociology - Honors	Emphasis	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Spanish	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
Undeclared	Major	Factsheet
Women's and Gender Studies	Major / Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes
World Religions	Minor	Factsheet	Four Year Plan	Learning Outcomes

Pre-professional coursework and pathways

With our wide variety of regularly offered courses, you can complete courses required for entrance into professional programs such as nursing, physical therapy, medicine, and others. Many of the top professional programs in our region have accepted our students, and such students often excel. Students in these pathways may or may not choose to complete an associate degree at U Rock before transferring. Completion of an associate degree may provide greater flexibility as career goals change.

Students can also work with their advisors on pathways to specific majors. By taking particular prerequisite coursework, you can shorten your time to a bachelor’s degree when you move on (to UW-Whitewater or wherever you plan to transfer).

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Pre-professional coursework and pathways

Pre-Business

Pre-Nursing/Health

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