There's a joke that's all too true in many doctoral programs. "In the doctoral program, students learn more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing."

That's not Ball State's approach. Ball State students study broadly in their chosen field so they are prepared to teach comprehensive introductory courses in their major field and upper division, undergraduate courses in their sub-discipline (e.g., analytical chemistry) as well as courses outside of their core discipline. (For example, in a small college a physics faculty member may teach a mathematics course or an interdisciplinary science course.)