About PATHWAYS

PATHWAYS is the home for various College of Arts & Sciences resources united by their commitment to fostering a culture of achievement and growth. With a mission to empower students to excel in their academic pursuits and beyond, PATHWAYS offers a wide array of resources and opportunities tailored both to meet individual interests and goals, and to encourage the development of a community of scholars. PATHWAYS aims to inspire students to reach their full potential and to establish themselves as lifelong learners.

Student Interest Groups

Build community in one of our Student Interest Groups:

Honor Societies

Celebrate your accomplishments and build your network in one of our Honor Societies:

Undergraduate Minors

Minor courses of study are academic programs designed to satisfy students’ personal interests and meet their professional needs. Students explore, in some depth, the offerings in a field of study. A minor course of study provides the student with significant experience in a discipline organized around skills, methodology and subject matter. To gain the greatest value from their academic experience, students are encouraged to select minors that complement their degree program and/or other minors that they are pursuing.

Explore a new academic discipline with one of the undergraduate minors offered by the College of Arts & Sciences:

Combined Program Pathways: 4+1 Degree Programs

Earn a Bachelor's and Master's in Just Five Years

Exceptional students who are committed to continuing their education through a master's degree can reduce the time it takes to complete their bachelor's and master's by entering one of Embry‑Riddle Worldwide's 4+1 Programs.

A 4+1 Program — also referred to as Combined Program Pathway — allows qualified students in selected bachelor's degrees to begin a select master's program while still completing a bachelor's. By doing so, these students can earn both degrees in just five academic years. Students may also choose a longer time frame for one or both degrees while still saving time overall based on their pace.

Thus, the 4+1 Program helps students enter their chosen field with a graduate degree in shorter time, saving them tuition costs and allowing them to begin flexing their earning potential that much quicker.

All five of our undergraduate degrees have Combined Program (4+1) Pathways:

Additionally, we have a 4+1 Program with Prescott Campus:

For more information and to enroll, contact Sabrina Zahnen, MBAA, senior director of academic advising, at 386-226-4813 or sabrina.falletta@erau.edu.

Honors Summer Seminars

Accept an academic challenge in one of our Honors Summer Seminars. Taught by senior faculty, honors seminars offer a deeper and more detailed exploration of course topics, and a more engaged and interactive format than other similar classes, providing early student research opportunities. Honors seminars can be used to satisfy general education requirements.

  • May 2024: HONR 150, Monster Culture: Exploration of the cultural meanings of monsters based on a chosen monster from film, TV or literature to reveal cultural fears, including technology fears
  • May 2025: To be announced

Study Abroad Summer Program

Have an immersive global experience in one of our Study Abroad Programs:

Pathway to Student Research

Take your skills to the next level with one of our Research Experiences:

  • Enroll in one of our Research Undergraduate Minor program (under consideration)
  • Enter a research mentorship with a full-time faculty member
  • Apply as a Student Research Assistant at our college (remote paid position; must reside in either Florida or Arizona)

Our research assistants work closely with faculty members on their projects and are able to assist with mission-critical activities such as comprehensive literature reviews; implication and broader impact statements; research synthesis; data analysis; interview transcription and coding; executive idea summaries; website building; and other foundational tasks in the pursuit of dissemination activities and/or external sponsorship. These are paid positions that often result in student involvement in conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications and grant proposals.

Students interested in research mentorships or research assistantships should contact either Dr. Debra Bourdeau, Associate Dean for Student Success and Academics, at taylo13f@erau.edu, or Dr. Christina M. Frederick, Senior Research and Scholarship Mentor, at frederic@erau.edu.

Research Scholars Program

Students who aspire to engage in sustained research activities over the course of their undergraduate career are invited to apply for admittance into the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. Requirements include: two or more terms/semesters of research under the supervision of a mentor; completion of research training; research dissemination; and reflection. Successful completion of the program will result in a Research Scholar notation on the student’s official academic transcript.

PATHWAYS supports the program and meeting of its requirements as well as certifies successful program completion and awarding of the Research Scholar transcript notation. Interested students must apply for the program no later than the first day of the term of which they anticipate graduating. Applications will not be accepted after a student’s undergraduate degree has been conferred.

For questions, please contact Dr. Christina M. Frederick, Senior Research and Scholarship Mentor, at frederic@erau.edu.

Digital Credentials

Go above and beyond to earn a Digital Credential:

  • Earn a Study Ready digital badge after successfully completing our New Student Orientation
  • Earn an Online Ready digital badge if you are a Daytona Beach or Prescott residential campus student taking online courses with us and successfully complete our Online Course Readiness Session

Contact Us

Debra Bourdeau
Associate Dean for Student Success and Academics