Arts and Sciences

About the Program

As an Arts & Sciences student at UMFK, you’ll benefit from small classes, supportive faculty, and hands-on learning as you prepare for the career you want! Opportunities to create your own minor and experience classes that you prefer make this degree program perfect for the self-starter!

You have the option of pairing your degree with a minor or with one of our three concentrations.

Arts and Science Program

Dive deeper into UMFK’s Bachelor of Arts and Science program.

Concentrations

Customize your arts and sciences degree to match your career goals with one of these concentrations.

Allied Health

Prepare for a career in healthcare administration and more.

Self-Designed

Customize your studies to what you are passionate about.

Minors

Pursue a minor to gain additional specialized skills to attract an employer or pursue an area of interest.

English

Develop communication and analytical skills; broaden you knowledge of literature, writing, or editing as a complement to your major.

Self-Design

Create you own minor by selecting courses around a broad theme or question. You will work on original research or a creative work.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Completion of 120 semester hours of credit.
  2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
  3. Completion of at least 36 semester hours of upper-level credits (course numbers 300 and above) in each of which the student shall have earned the grade of “C” or better.
  1. Completion of General Education Requirements
  2. At least 30 semester hours must be completed at the University of Maine at Fort Kent or through UMFK programs.

First Mile

Mile Marker for US ROUTE 1. US Route 1 is 2,369 miles long. The northern terminus begins in Fort Kent, Maine and ends in Key West, Florida

1:16

Faculty to student ratio

French and English

UMFK is a bilingual campus.

Next Steps

Tell us about yourself to learn more about the benefits of earning your degree at UMFK.

Allied Health

About the Program

Do you have an interest in working with patients and/or providing vital support to other healthcare professionals? If so, our Associate of Science in Allied Health with a concentration in Healthcare Technician may be just what you are looking for.

As an Allied Health student at UMFK, you’ll benefit from small classes, supportive faculty, and hands-on learning as you prepare for a career or supporting and helping others!

Program Details

Dive deeper into UMFK’s allied health program.

Potential employers include:

  • Healthcare centers
  • Longterm care facilities
  • Hospitals
  • Laboratories

Graduates have careers as:

  • Healthcare Technician
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Phlebotomist
  • Monitor Technician
Allied Health

Career Outlook and Earning Potential

Bureau of Labor Statistics – Potential Occupations and Employment Outlook

Program Requirements

Allied Health Core Courses

  • HLT 160: Medical Terminology
  • NUR 386: Health Care Policy
  • NUR 407: Leadership and Management in Healthcare

Healthcare Technician (HCT) Core Courses

  • BIO 220: Anatomy & Physiology I
  • BIO 221: Anatomy & Physiology II
  • CRJ 301: Emergency Medical Technician
  • NUR 101: Foundations of Professional Nursing
  • NUR 102: Foundations of Professional Nursing II
  • NUR 201L: Fundamentals of Nursing Lab I
  • NUR 202L: Fundamentals of Nursing Lab II
  • NUR 309: Total Health Assessment
  • PSY 308: Life Span Human Development

 

French and English

UMFK is a Bilingual Campus

1:16

Faculty to Student Ratio

1 mile

Distance from UMFK to the Canadian border

Next Steps

Tell us about yourself to learn more about the benefits of earning your degree at UMFK.