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- Art and Art History Department
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- Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
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- Center for Leadership
- Center for Ministry Studies
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- Communication Department
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- Day1 Research Communities
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- Education Department
- Emmaus Scholars Program
- Engineering Department
- English Department
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- ExploreHope Academic Outreach
- Fostering a Community of Excellence in Science (FACES)
- General Education
- Geological and Environmental Science Department
- Global Health
- Global Studies
- History Department
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Kinesiology Department
- Mathematics and Statistics Department
- Music Department
- Neuroscience
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- Office of the Dean of Arts and Humanities
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- Peace and Justice
- Phelps Scholars Program
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- Political Science
- Pre-Health Programs
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- Program for the Academically Talented (PATH)
- Psychology Department
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- Vita Scholars Program
- Washington Honors Semester
- Women's and Gender Studies
- World Languages and Cultures Department
View the full list of majors and minors
ExpandAmerican Ethnic Studies
Art and Art History
major(3)
Asian Studies
minor(1)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Chemistry
major(5)
Communication
major(1)
minor(1)
Computer Science
Dance
Economics and Business
major(8)
- Economics and BusinessAccounting, B.A.
- Economics and BusinessAccounting/Business Double Major, B.A.
- Economics and BusinessBusiness, B.A.
- Economics and BusinessBusiness, Finance Concentration, B.A.
- Economics and BusinessBusiness/Economics Double Major, B.A.
- Economics and BusinessEconomics, B.A.
- Economics and BusinessPublic Accounting, B.A.
- Economics and BusinessPublic Accounting/Business Double Major, B.A.
Education
Engineering
major(11)
- Engineering Engineering Science, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Biochemical Concentration, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Biomedical/Bioelectrical Concentration, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Biomedical/Biomechanical Concentration, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Chemical Concentration, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Civil Concentration, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Computer Concentration, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Electrical Concentration, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Environmental Concentration, B.S.
- Engineering Engineering-ABET, Mechanical Concentration, B.S.
minor(1)
English
major(3)
Environmental Science
major(3)
Environmental Studies
Geology
Global Health
major(4)
minor(1)
Global Studies
History
Kinesiology
Leadership
minor(1)
Mathematics and Statistics
major(4)
Ministry
Music
major(5)
Neuroscience
major(1)
minor(1)
Nursing
major(1)
Peace and Justice
Philosophy
minor(1)
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
major(1)
Religion
major(4)
minor(1)
Theatre
major(1)
minor(1)
Women's and Gender Studies
World Languages and Cultures
major(12)
- World Languages and CulturesChinese Studies, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesClassical Studies, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesFrench Education, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesGerman Education, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesGerman, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesGlobal French Studies, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesJapanese Studies Composite, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesLatin Education, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesSpanish Education, K-12 Elementary Track, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesSpanish Education, K-12 Secondary Track, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesSpanish Education, Secondary, B.A.
- World Languages and CulturesSpanish, B.A.
minor(8)
- World Languages and CulturesChinese Studies Minor
- World Languages and CulturesClassical Studies Minor
- World Languages and CulturesFrench Education Minor
- World Languages and CulturesFrench-Speaking Culture and Society Minor
- World Languages and CulturesGerman Minor
- World Languages and CulturesJapanese Studies Composite Minor
- World Languages and CulturesLatin Education Minor
- World Languages and CulturesSpanish Minor
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