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academic programs

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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

updated august 2020

* student designed program

why liberal arts?

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.

read more about the holy cross educational approach.

disciplines of the liberal arts

during their first year at holy cross, students are introduced to a variety of classes, experiment with new ideas, and build a multidisciplinary foundation. most students don’t declare a major until spring semester of their sophomore year. faculty and staff advisers provide guidance throughout the process. explore the disciplines that make up the liberal arts. 

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humanities
sciences
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