Majors offered through Adult Education
Accounting
Accountants and auditors prepare, analyze and verify financial reports and taxes and monitor information systems that furnish these reports to managers in business, industry and government. Additionally, accountants often advise executives on business best practices.
The Carthage program includes accounting courses and practices as well as relevant business administration and economic courses. Students may take specialized elective courses to prepare and sit for the CPA exam. Possible career paths include Public Accountant, Tax Accountant, CPA, Auditor, Financial Analyst, and Personal Financial Planner.
Note: Select upper-level courses will be offered in the "7+7" format.
Business Administration
The Business Administration major offers a superb opportunity to learn general business principles and public and private sector economic systems. Course study includes management of information systems, business law, organizational management, accounting and marketing. Possible career paths include banking, benefits administrator, human resource personnel, marketing research, credit manager, customer service, sales, project manager, and recruiter.
Marketing
The marketing major at Carthage includes essential courses learning how to plan and execute the conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, and goods and services. Students also complete business and economic courses that foster not only a good knowledge of the business world, but also an understanding of human behavior. Some career paths in marketing include marketing management, marketing research, sales, advertising, public relations and consumer affairs.
Criminal Justice
The criminal justice major at Carthage is designed to give the student a basic understanding of the criminal justice system as it operates within the American political system. The curriculum includes criminal justice course work as well as specialized courses in political science and sociology to provide a unifying perspective on the criminal justice system and legal theory. Possible career paths include law enforcement in the police or sheriff's department, private security and investigation, probation/parole enforcement, corrections, court services, victim services, customs enforcement and investigation, U.S. Marshall Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and immigration and naturalization services.
Social Work
Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the Carthage Social Work curriculum equips students with knowledge, values, and skills necessary for general social work practice. Through required field experiences, the Social Work program provides Carthage students with supervised opportunities to muster competencies in actual practice situations. Possible career paths include clinical social work, case management, family services, community social work, group social work, hospital social work and public health social work.
Note: Upper-level courses will be offered in the traditional 14-week semester format.
Elementary Education
The program is designed for those seeking their first bachelor degree in education and for those who already hold a bachelor degree and are looking to complete the Wisconsin license requirements. The entire program is accredited and meets the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The Education Department at Carthage offers adult students majors in Middle Childhood/Early Adolescent (grades 1-9) and Cross Categorical Special Education. The evening program also offers courses to complete a minor in early adolescence/adolescent (grades 6-12) and add on certification for additional education licenses. The middle childhood/early adolescent (grades 1-9) major will require a minor in a teaching subject area.
Note: Select upper-level courses will be offered in the "7+7" format.