Averett University

Administration and Supervision

A Master of Education degree program leading to the Virginia Endorsement for Licensed Educators in administration and supervision. Coursework covers organizational management, education law, school finance, instructional leadership, school climate and improvement, and a supervised internship in K-12 school leadership.

Administration and Supervision

Graduate Certificate in Administration and Supervision: PK-6, 6-8, or 6-12 (VA Endorsement). Coursework includes instructional leadership and student academic achievement, organizational management, human resources and school finance, school-community relations, school climate and school improvement, professionalism, and an internship.

Aerospace Management (BA)

The Department of Aeronautics offers a highly challenging and rigorous undergraduate degree in Aerospace Management with concentrations in Aviation Business and Flight Operations. The department prepares graduates who are academically, ethically, and professionally prepared to accept the relevant leadership challenges of the current and future aviation industry.

Aerospace Management (BS)

The Department of Aeronautics offers a highly challenging and rigorous undergraduate degree in Aerospace Management with concentrations in Aviation Business and Flight Operations. The department prepares graduates who are academically, ethically, and professionally prepared to accept the relevant leadership challenges of the current and future aviation industry.

Aerospace Management/Criminal Justice (BA)

A four-year joint major offered with the Sociology and Criminal Justice department. This degree program is designed to qualify students for direct entry into careers in Criminal Justice that require pilot skills, such as drug enforcement agents, government criminal justice agencies and FAA Investigators.

Aerospace Management/Criminal Justice (BS)

A four-year joint major offered with the Sociology and Criminal Justice department. This degree program is designed to qualify students for direct entry into careers in Criminal Justice that require pilot skills, such as drug enforcement agents, government criminal justice agencies and FAA Investigators.

African and African American Studies

Applied Data Analytics

Applied Data Analytics

Applied Healthcare Data Analytics

Applied Science

Averett University offers the Bachelor of Applied Science degree through Averett Online to individuals who possess an Associate of Applied Science degree from a regionally accredited institution with a 2.0 grade point average on work counted toward the associate's degree. Students complete a minimum of 30 semester hours at Averett University, including a minor in a related field.

Art

Art History

Biochemistry

The University offers a major in biochemistry. Graduating with a major in biochemistry will afford students various employment opportunities, such as obtaining positions in industrial or research laboratories, conducting quality control during manufacturing processes, or performing environmental analyses.

Biological Sciences

Biology (BA)

A student who chooses a major in Biological Sciences may elect either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree, choosing from three concentrations: Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology, and Radiologic Technology. A degree in Biological Sciences prepares the student for career opportunities in graduate study, professional schools, teaching, or scientific research.

Biology (BS)

A student who chooses a major in Biological Sciences may elect either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree, choosing from three concentrations: Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology, and Radiologic Technology. A degree in Biological Sciences prepares the student for career opportunities in graduate study, professional schools, teaching, or scientific research.

Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration program is designed to develop and enhance the management and analytical skills necessary in public and private industry. The program concentrates on the functional areas of business, including management, accounting, finance, economics, and strategic planning.

Business Administration (BA)

Students may earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration by completing core requirements and one or more concentrations. Business students must select at least one concentration in a specialty area such as accounting, finance & accounting, hospitality management & tourism, management science, marketing management, and small business & entrepreneurship.

Business Administration (BS)

Students may earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration by completing core requirements and one or more concentrations. Business students must select at least one concentration in a specialty area such as accounting, finance & accounting, hospitality management & tourism, management science, marketing management, and small business & entrepreneurship.

Business Analytics

Students may earn a Certificate in Business Analytics (which also meets the SAS electronic badge) by completing four courses from the Master of Science programs: Thinking Analytically, Foundations of Analytics for Management, Advanced Applied Descriptive Analytics for Decision Making, and Applied Data Mining.

Business Analytics

The Master of Science in Business Analytics degree provides decision-makers in any industry with a broad focus on understanding, transforming and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to problem-solve, critically consider and develop solutions to organizational problems and opportunities. The degree uses premier analytics software SAS and covers descriptive and predictive analytics, Big Data, sentiment analytics and storytelling, culminating in a capstone course/project.

Chemistry

Coaching (BA)

One of the programs offered by the Health and Sport Science Department in either a Bachelor of Arts or Science. Students may also elect to declare a concentration of study in Strength and Conditioning. All majors are required to complete a Senior Exit Project.

Coaching (BS)

One of the programs offered by the Health and Sport Science Department in either a Bachelor of Arts or Science. Students may also elect to declare a concentration of study in Strength and Conditioning. All majors are required to complete a Senior Exit Project.

Communication (BA)

Students may earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication by completing core requirements and one or more concentrations. Communication students must select at least one concentration in a specialty area such as organizational communication and public relations or sports communication. The Communication major no longer accepts new enrollments following the fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Communication (BS)

Students may earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication by completing core requirements and one or more concentrations. Communication students must select at least one concentration in a specialty area such as organizational communication and public relations or sports communication. The Communication major no longer accepts new enrollments following the fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Computer Information Systems (BA)

Averett offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Information Systems. The major gives students sufficient training to pursue a career in the public or private sector in a computer-related position or additional education at the graduate level.

Computer Information Systems (BS)

Averett offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Information Systems. The major gives students sufficient training to pursue a career in the public or private sector in a computer-related position or additional education at the graduate level. This program is also offered through Averett Online.

Computer Science (BA)

Averett offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science. The purpose of courses in this department is to train students in the techniques, theory, and applications of computer science and information systems as well as in specific programming languages and computer systems.

Computer Science (BS)

Averett offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science. The purpose of courses in this department is to train students in the techniques, theory, and applications of computer science and information systems as well as in specific programming languages and computer systems.

Criminal Justice

The Master of Science in Criminal Justice expands criminal justice to the graduate level and includes Master of Business Administration offerings to provide opportunities for graduate work and scholarship in the field of criminal justice. It requires 19 graduate credit hours of core courses and 12 credit hours in a required concentration (Administration and Supervision or Disaster Management). The program has been approved for teach-out effective September 27, 2024.

Curriculum and Instruction

A non-licensure Master of Education program in which students complete core coursework and then select and complete coursework from one of the following concentration areas: Gifted (Endorsement), Reading Specialist (Endorsement), ESL (Endorsement), or Educational Foundations (Not for Endorsement). The program is designed for the classroom teacher to strengthen his/her understanding of the teaching-learning process.

Cyber Security

Digital Marketing

Economics

Elementary Education

A Master of Education degree program in Elementary Education offered in a PreK-6 Initial Licensure Track, a PreK-6 track for provisionally licensed educators, and a PreK-6 Virginia Endorsement track for licensed educators. Students must pass required Virginia licensure assessments; EDU584 is a 6-credit, 16-week internship seminar/capstone taken as the last course of the program.

Elementary Education (with Teaching Licensure) (BA)

The undergraduate teacher education component provides programs leading to a Bachelor of Science or Arts degree with initial licensure from the state of Virginia in Elementary Education, PreK-6. Averett's teacher education programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Elementary Education (with Teaching Licensure) (BS)

The undergraduate teacher education component provides programs leading to a Bachelor of Science or Arts degree with initial licensure from the state of Virginia in Elementary Education, PreK-6. This program is also offered through Averett Online.

English

The Department of Language, Literature, and Culture (formerly English) offers a Bachelor of Arts degree to students in English and a pathway for licensure for students interested in teaching English grades 6-12. Majors are required, as part of earning the Bachelor of Arts, to complete a language sequence through the 203 level.

English/History

English/Theatre

Equestrian Studies (BA)

The mission of the Equestrian Studies Department is to provide an educational program leading to a bachelor's degree which is recognized in the equine industry for its quality and which prepares students to fill a variety of positions within the equestrian fields. Majors choose an area of concentration such as Equine Management, Teaching and Training, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, or Equine Science.

Equestrian Studies (BS)

The mission of the Equestrian Studies Department is to provide an educational program leading to a bachelor's degree which is recognized in the equine industry for its quality and which prepares students to fill a variety of positions within the equestrian fields. Majors choose an area of concentration such as Equine Management, Teaching and Training, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, or Equine Science.

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

Equine Science

eSports and Gaming Administration

French

Gifted Education

Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education (VA Endorsement). Coursework covers characteristics of education for gifted students, identification and assessment of gifted students, teaching gifted learners, and differentiated curriculum for gifted students.

Gifted Education: Virginia Endorsement for Licensed Educators

Health and Sport Science (BA)

The mission of the Health and Sport Science Department is to prepare students for successful careers and graduate education through personal attention, both in the classroom and in practical learning experiences. Students may also elect to declare a concentration of study in Health Promotion.

Health and Sport Science (BS)

The mission of the Health and Sport Science Department is to prepare students for successful careers and graduate education through personal attention, both in the classroom and in practical learning experiences. Students may also elect to declare a concentration of study in Health Promotion.

Health/Physical Education w/ Teaching Licensure (K-12)

Students in the Health and Sport Science Department may elect to earn a Bachelor of Science in Health/Physical Education with Teaching Licensure (K-12). Additional General Education and Professional Education requirements must be met in order to be recommended for teaching licensure in Health/Physical Education.

History

The History Department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree to students in History. The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History requires a minimum of 30 semester hours in history, a minimum of 18 semester hours of which must be at the 300 and 400-level completed at Averett.

History and Politics

History/Political Science (BA)

The major in History and Politics requires 17 courses (49 semester hours) spread almost evenly across the two disciplines of political science and history. This curriculum provides breadth in various epochs of American and European history, along with depth in the theory and practice of politics.

History/Political Science (BS)

The major in History and Politics requires 17 courses (49 semester hours) spread almost evenly across the two disciplines of political science and history. Students majoring in History and Politics usually select careers in business, the non-profit sector, or government service, or they apply to graduate school in history, political science, or law.

Homeland Security

Hospitality Management and Tourism

Integrative Health Psychology

Interdisciplinary Studies (BA)

A student may earn either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies. The major is carefully planned by the student with an academic advisor and must be approved by an Interdisciplinary Studies committee; students select two or three areas of concentration and complete an approved capstone.

Interdisciplinary Studies (BS)

A student may earn either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies. The program is offered in both on-campus and AU Online modalities, although choices of concentrations will be limited based on what programs and courses are available in the desired modality.

IT Project Managment

Liberal Arts

Mathematics

Math Specialist

The Master of Education in K-8 Mathematics Specialist is a Virginia Endorsement Program for licensed educators. Coursework includes instructional methods in number systems and theory, statistics and probability, geometry and measurement, functions and algebra, diagnosis and prescriptions in math difficulties, and a math instructional leadership internship.

Modern Language and Culture

Music

Musical Theatre

Nursing

The Nursing Major is a four-year program of study. Students complete one semester of general education courses, then apply to become a nursing major. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Nursing (Accelerated / ABSN)

The School of Nursing offers the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program for students who hold non-nursing bachelor's degrees or a minimum of 60 non-nursing credits from a regionally accredited university. The 16-month program is offered in a hybrid format, with didactic coursework online and labs, simulations and testing onsite at the Norfolk campus.

Political Science

Psychology (BA)

The Psychology major provides students with a comprehensive understanding of human behavior and mental processes through scientific inquiry. This program prepares graduates for careers in mental health, research, education, and related fields, as well as for advanced study in psychology or other professional disciplines.

Psychology (BS)

The Psychology major provides students with a comprehensive understanding of human behavior and mental processes through scientific inquiry. Majors may pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. This program is also offered through Averett Online.

Public Health

Reading Specialist

One of the Master of Education degree programs from which students may select. Coursework addresses language development, teaching literacy in the content area, survey of reading, diagnosis and prescriptions of literacy interventions, practicum in literacy interventions, and organization and supervision of reading program development.

Reading Specialist

Graduate Certificate in Reading Specialist (VA Endorsement). Coursework includes orientation to graduate education, language development, teaching literacy in the content area, survey of reading, diagnosis and prescriptions of literacy interventions, practicum in literacy interventions, and organization and supervision of reading program development.

Religion

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Sociology (BA)

A major in Sociology ensures that each student is provided with a strong foundation in the basic principles, techniques of analysis, and theories for understanding and working with the important aspects of social life in the contemporary world. The program prepares students for careers in government employment, secondary teaching, social services, and research.

Sociology (BS)

A major in Sociology ensures that each student is provided with a strong foundation in the basic principles, techniques of analysis, and theories for understanding and working with the important aspects of social life in the contemporary world. The program prepares students for careers in government employment, secondary teaching, social services, and research.

Sociology/Criminal Justice (BA)

A major in Sociology/Criminal Justice allows students to prepare for entry into any of hundreds of jobs available today. The curriculum provides an excellent background for becoming a police officer, crime scene investigator, probation and parole officer, or special agent for the FBI and other agencies.

Sociology/Criminal Justice (BS)

A major in Sociology/Criminal Justice allows students to prepare for entry into any of hundreds of jobs available today. Students examine the areas of criminal law, prisons, court processes and procedures, the Constitution, and police procedures. This program is also offered through Averett Online.

Spanish

Special Education

A Master of Education degree program in Special Education General Curriculum K-12, offered in tracks for endorsement only, initial licensure, and provisionally licensed educators. An optional Reading Specialist add-on (for endorsement only) is also available.

Special Education

Graduate Certificate in Special Education: PK-6, 6-8, or 6-12 (VA Endorsement). Coursework includes the exceptional student, content area literacy for diverse populations, math curriculum and instruction adaptation, practicum in special education, and collaboration in general and special education, with an endorsement-specific course.

Sports Administration (BA)

One of the programs offered by the Health and Sport Science Department in either a Bachelor of Arts or Science. Graduates of the Averett University Health and Sport Science degree programs can be found as teachers, coaches, allied health professionals, sports related business professionals, and personal trainers.

Sports Administration (BS)

One of the programs offered by the Health and Sport Science Department in either a Bachelor of Arts or Science. Graduates of the Averett University Health and Sport Science degree programs can be found as teachers, coaches, allied health professionals, sports related business professionals, and personal trainers.

Sports Communication

Sports Medicine (BA)

One of the programs offered by the Health and Sport Science Department in either a Bachelor of Arts or Science. Students may also elect to declare a concentration of study in Science or Wellness; completion of a concentration is not a requirement for the major.

Sports Medicine (BS)

One of the programs offered by the Health and Sport Science Department in either a Bachelor of Arts or Science. Students may also elect to declare a concentration of study in Science or Wellness; completion of a concentration is not a requirement for the major.

Studio Art

Teaching Licensure in English: Grades 6-12 (Virginia)

Teaching Licensure in History and Social Science: Grades 6-12 (Virginia)

Teaching Licensure in Instrumental Music: Grades PK-12 (Virginia)

Teaching Licensure in Mathematics: Grades 6-12 (Virginia)

Teaching Licensure in Special Education / General Curriculum: Grades K-12 (Virginia)

Teaching Licensure in Theatre: Grades PK-12 (Virginia)

Theatre (BA)

The Averett University Department of Theatre has dedicated itself to the teaching of the practice of theatre, in all of its aspects. Students within the Theatre Department may pursue either a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre or a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre; each student must complete a senior project prior to graduation.

Theatre (BFA)

Those opting for the Bachelor of Fine Arts must select a concentration in Acting & Directing, Design & Technical Theatre, or Musical Theatre by the end of their sophomore year. Admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program requires an audition/interview and approval from the Theatre Department Chair.

Visual Arts with Teaching Licensure: Grades PK-12 (Virginia)

Web and Graphic Design

Women's and Gender Studies