with rich opportunities to explore and specialize, a liberal arts education not only prepares students for success in a rapidly changing world, it prepares them to lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

each holy cross student’s curriculum consists of common requirements (which can be fulfilled by selecting from a wide range of courses), a major, and freely elected courses. in designing their course of study, many students opt to combine majors and/or add a minor or a concentration.
academic programs | major | minor | concentration | career program | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
accounting | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
africana studies | sd | no | concentration | no |
sd
no
concentration
no
|
anthropology | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
arabic | no | no | no | no |
no
no
no
no
|
architectural studies* | sd | sd | no | no |
sd
sd
no
no
|
art history | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
asian studies | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
biochemistry | no | no | concentration | no |
no
no
concentration
no
|
biology | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
business | no | no | no | career program |
no
no
no
career program
|
business, ethics, and society | no | sd | no | no |
no
sd
no
no
|
catholic studies* | sd | sd | no | no |
sd
sd
no
no
|
chemistry | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
chinese studies | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
classics | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
computer science | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
creative writing | no | minor | concentration | no |
no
minor
concentration
no
|
dance | no | minor | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
deaf studies and sign languages* | sd | minor | no | no |
sd
minor
no
no
|
economics | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
education | no | minor | no | no |
no
minor
no
no
|
engineering | no | no | no | career program |
no
no
no
career program
|
english | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
environmental studies | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
film studies* | sd | sd | no | no |
sd
sd
no
no
|
french and francophone studies | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
gender, sexuality, and women's studies | sd | no | concentration | no |
sd
no
concentration
no
|
geosciences | no | minor | no | no |
no
minor
no
no
|
german studies | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
greek | no | no | no | no |
no
no
no
no
|
health professions advising | no | no | no | career program |
no
no
no
career program
|
health studies | sd | no | no | no |
sd
no
no
no
|
history | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
international studies | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
italian studies | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
latin | no | no | no | no |
no
no
no
no
|
latin american, latinx, and caribbean studies | sd | no | concentration | no |
sd
no
concentration
no
|
law | no | no | no | career program |
no
no
no
career program
|
mathematics | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
medieval and renaissance studies* | sd | sd | no | no |
sd
sd
no
no
|
middle eastern studies* | sd | sd | no | no |
sd
sd
no
no
|
music | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
naval science (nrotc) | no | no | no | no |
no
no
no
no
|
neuroscience | no | sd | no | no |
no
sd
concentration
no
|
peace and conflict studies | no | no | concentration | no |
no
no
concentration
no
|
philosophy | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
physics | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
political science | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
psychology | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
religious studies | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
rhetoric and composition | no | sd | no | no |
major
sd
no
no
|
russian studies | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
russian and eastern european studies* | sd | sd | no | no |
sd
sd
no
no
|
sociology | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
spanish | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
statistics | no | minor | no | no |
no
minor
no
no
|
studies in world literatures | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
studio art | major | minor | no | no |
major
minor
no
no
|
teacher education program | no | no | no | career program |
no
no
no
career program
|
theatre | major | no | no | no |
major
no
no
no
|
visual arts | no | no | no | no |
no
no
no
no
|
world languages, literatures, and cultures | no | no | no | no |
no
no
no
no
|
* student designed program