Bumpers College Touts First Online Bachelor’s Program

This fall, the University of Arkansas Global Campus will offer five new online degree programs, including the first online undergraduate degree program to be offered by the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food & Life Sciences.

This brings UA’s total of online degrees, certificate and licensure programs to 65.

Bumpers College will offer a bachelor of science with a major in human development and family sciences. The College of Engineering will offer a master of science in operations analytics.

The College of Education and Health Professions will offer a master of education in teaching English to speakers of other languages; a post-master’s certificate in advanced school-based speech-language pathology; and a graduate certificate in nursing education.

“We’ve had online graduate degrees for some time, but this allows us to reach undergraduate students where they are and hopefully makes it easier for them to earn a degree and pursue a career they love,” Deacue Fields, dean of Bumpers College, said in a news release. “Just as important, this degree prepares graduates to serve communities, families and individuals in wide-ranging areas of need. We’re excited about this program being available and looking forward to getting students enrolled.”

The bachelor’s degree in human development and family sciences will prepare students for careers in human services that assist individuals and families, from infants to seniors. Graduates would be able to pursue careers in counseling, community education, family crisis centers, hospice care, child welfare, alcohol and drug treatment, employee assistance and more.

Bumpers College already offers three online master’s degree programs in agricultural and extension education, food safety and human environmental sciences.