Concentrations / Fields of Study
Charter Oak State College offers degree completion opportunities in over 50 fields of study. Students can complete bachelor's degrees in 19 concentrations using Charter Oak State College online courses exclusively. Other concentrations can be completed by combining Charter Oak's online courses and other sources of credit, such as credit transferred from regionally accredited institutions or testing. We also offer two customized concentrations in Individualized Studies and Liberal Studies. Depending on the areas of focus, these may be completed using Charter Oak State College online courses exclusively. While most traditional college's offer majors, a bachelor's degree at Charter Oak requires you to complete a concentration, which consists of a minimum of 36 credits in one or more fields of study. This enables you to personalize your degree based on your specific career goal. To learn more about each concentration, please click the links below. Students preparing to graduate with a bachelor's degree must complete a concentration capstone experience with Charter Oak State College earning a grade of "C" or higher. The purpose of this experience is to demonstrate mastery of the learning outcomes in the chosen concentration. This requirement may not be met with a course transferred from another institution.
Concentrations that can be completed using COSC courses exclusively
- American Studies
- Business Administration
- Child and Youth Development
- Child Studies
- Child Studies with a Focus in Montessori Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood Studies
- Health Care Administration
- Information Systems Studies
- Organizational Leadership
- Paralegal Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Safety Administration
- Sociology
Concentrations that can be completed with COSC's courses and other credits
- Anthropology
- Applied Arts
- Applied Behavioral Science
- Art History
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Computer Science Studies
- Economics
- Engineering Studies
- Fire Service Administration
- Foreign Language
- Geography
- Geology
- Health Studies
- History
- Human Resources
- Interior Design Management
- Judaic Studies
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Music History
- Music Theory
- Optical Business Management
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Religious Studies
- Technology Studies
Customized Concentrations
The Individualized Studies concentration option allows you to combine professional studies with the liberal arts and sciences into a cohesive course of study. The key to receiving approval for this concentration is your ability to explain the rationale underneath the proposed concentration and its relation to your career and/or personal goals.
The Liberal Studies concentration is composed of traditional liberal arts disciplines found in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences and mathematics. Again, you will be able to pursue this concentration only if you are able to clearly explain the rationale behind the proposed concentration and its relation to your career and/or personal goals.
** These concentrations may be completed using Charter Oak State College courses exclusively.
For "Concentration Basics", please see the Degree Completion page.