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Academics
Grounded in a general liberal arts education, Hope College offers specialized study in more than 90 majors, minors and pre-professional programs.
Admissions
Flourishing programs in 90+ disciplines. A vibrant Christian mission. $50 million in new campus construction. Championship athletics. 94% placement within 6 months of graduation. There’s never been a better time to consider Hope College.
Research
Research abounds at Hope. Our students and faculty carry out high-quality research projects that are challenging, meaningful and contribute to exciting new knowledge in a broad range of disciplines.
Arts
At Hope College, award-winning student performances share the stage with nationally known writers, musicians, performers and artists.
Campus Life
The Hope College campus is a place to come alive. We have hundreds of student organizations, groups and events you can plug into, serve with, play in, root for and grow with.
Athletics
As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors 22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship women’s basketball team.

Solving the biggest problems in the world requires bringing to bear multiple academic disciplines. A hallmark of liberal arts education, learning to think between and across disciplines prepares you to face the complexity of real work and real life.

A Hope College education begins and ends with interdisciplinary thinking in the First-Year Seminar and Senior Seminar programs. In between, there are particular opportunities to study at the intersection of multiple disciplines. See a list of special IDS courses.

Hope also features a wide variety of interdisciplinary pathways and programs that link multiple disciplines in the study of a common topic or field of study. These pathways and programs include both general education and upper division courses. Your choice of general education courses can lead to further study that allows you to build connections across multiple courses. Interdisciplinary pathways can enrich a topic of study within your major. Interdisciplinary programs can give you a supplementary area of expertise beyond your major.

Mellon Grand Challenges Initiative

Faculty are developing linked courses across the disciplines and establishing faculty-student research opportunities built around large-scale, relevant themes.

Hope CollegeInterdisciplinary Studies

DeVos FieldhouseHolland, MI 49423

ccarlson@hope.edu