Majors & Minors
Special Programs
The College of Arts and Sciences offers students unique opportunities to combine their study in the liberal arts with professional degree programs offered at other schools and colleges. Students may also complement traditional classroom and laboratory work with independent experiential learning opportunities through The College's iLEARN programs. The various options are described below.
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Dual Enrollment
Combined Degree
Five-Year Baccalaureate-Master's Degree Programs
Professional Option in Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Optometry, or Podiatry
Selected Studies Program
First Year Seminars
iLEARN
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Dual Enrollment
A dual enrollment leads to a single degree jointly authorized and certified by the cooperating colleges. Dual enrollment options available in The College are with the School of Education or the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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Combined Degree
A combined degree leads to two degrees and require at least 30 credits beyond the minimal requirement for a single degree. The College offers a combined degree option with the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science.
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Five-Year Baccalaureate-Master's Degree Programs
The College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education offer a combined, five-year Baccalaureate-Master's Degree program in science and mathematics education. Information is available from The College's Department of Science Teaching.
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Professional Option in Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Optometry, or Podiatry
The College of Arts and Sciences permits students who have been accepted to an accredited school of law, medicine, dentistry, optometry, or podiatry upon completion of three years of undergraduate work to take the senior year in the professional school to which they have been admitted. A formal written notice of intention must be submitted to a Records Specialist in the office of Student Services (Room 323, Hall of Languages) as soon as admission to a professional school is confirmed.
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Selected Studies Program
The Selected Studies Program, which leads to either an A.B. or B.S. degree, is intended to meet individual—often highly specialized—needs. It provides considerable freedom in curriculum planning, but requires greatly increased responsibility on the part of the student. The Selected Studies Program represents "structured freedom." Within this program, the student is responsible for developing a four-year curriculum based on well-defined academic goals. Click here to learn more.
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First Year Seminars
First Year Seminars is an innovative program that teaches academic writing skills through a diverse array of interdisciplinary thematic courses. Taught by a nationally selected Humanities Faculty Fellows, enrollment is limited to 18 students per course. The first-semester writing requirements of the Liberal Arts Core is satisfied by either a First Year Seminars course or a comparable course offered through The College's Writing Program. More information is available on the First Year Seminars web site.
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iLEARN
The popular iLEARN programs support independent student research, interdisciplinary learning opportunities, and participation on The College's award-winning Mock Trial team. For more information, visit the iLEARN Web site.
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