The Economics (BA) - General Economics at Appalachian State University is a liberal arts-focused degree designed for students who prefer to work in governmental or non-profit sectors, rather than the private, for-profit sector.

The Economics (BA) - Environmental Economics and Policy degree at Appalachian State University is a liberal arts-focused degree designed for students who prefer careers in government or non-profits with a focus on environmental issues.

These fundamental strengths place graduates of Appalachian State University's English (BA) Creative Writing program at the top of employers' wish lists, assuring them success and flexibility in a variety of careers including writing, editing, publishing, journalism, broadcasting, marketing, advertising, public relations, teaching, educational administration, law, business, library and information science, the caring professions, government and more.

Students pursuing the BA degree in Art and Visual Culture with a concentration in Art History acquire a strong understanding of art history and visual culture on a global scale. In addition, students become familiar with the history of materials and image-making technologies and are able to critically consider their own artwork and scholarly research in conversation with a broader history of image-making.

Geographers ask where things are located on the surface of the earth, why they are located where they are, how places differ from one another and how people interact with the environment. This is a discipline that bridges the social sciences and natural sciences and that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics cites as a growing career field.

Appalachian State University's Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology is designed to prepare students for careers in biology or for studies at the graduate level. This is the most flexible program in the department and is designed for students who want to focus on disciplines not addressed by other degree concentrations. Students with international career goals may choose this degree because of its foreign language requirement

The Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies at Appalachian State University was created to enable students with ability and interest to discover a way to keep dance as part of their lives forever. This degree program takes an integrative and cross-disciplinary approach to dance in which students make connections among disciplines and ultimately experience dance on a deeper and more multidimensional level.