Undergraduate Majors, Minors, and Certificates

Every undergraduate must complete the requirements of a major. While most students complete authorized clusters to complement their majors (see Clusters for more details), students may, in addition to their major, select one or more minors and a second major, and may choose to complete one of the interdepartmental certificate programs noted below.

The Center for Academic Support can provide more detailed information regarding the process students use to declare majors, minors, and certificates.

Click on the links listed below to learn the details about each major.

African & African American Studies (B.A.) French (B.A.)
American Sign Language (B.A.) Geomechanics (B.S.)
Anthropology (B.A.) German (B.A.)
Archaeology, Engineering, & Architecture* Health & Society (B.A.)
Art History (B.A.) Health, Behavior, & Society (B.A.)
Bioethics (B.A.) Health Policy (B.A.)
Biological Sciences: History (B.A.)
Biology (B.A.) Interdepartmental Studies (B.A.)
Biological Sciences with specialties in: International Relations (B.A.)
Biochemistry (B.S.) Japanese (B.A.)
Cell & Developmental Biology (B.S.) Linguistics (B.A.)
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (B.S.) Mathematics:
Microbiology (B.S.) Applied Mathematics (B.S.)
Molecular Genetics (B.S.) Mathematics (B.A., B.S.)
Neuroscience (B.S.) Mathematics-Statistics (B.A.)
Biomedical Engineering (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)
Brain & Cognitive Sciences (B.A., B.S.) Microbiology (B.S.)
Cell & Developmental Biology (B.S.) Molecular Genetics (B.S.)
Chemical Engineering (B.S.) Music (B.A.)
Chemistry (B.A., B.S.) (The Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
Classics (B.A.) degree is offered by Eastman)
Comparative Literature (B.A.) Neuroscience (B.S.)
Computer Science (B.A., B.S.) Optics (B.S.)
Earth & Environmental Sciences: Philosophy (B.A.)
Environmental Science (B.S.) Physics (B.A., B.S.)
Environmental Studies (B.A.) Physics & Astronomy (B.A., B.S.)
Geological Sciences (B.A.) Political Science (B.A.)
Geological Sciences (B.S.) Psychology (B.A.)
Geomechanics (B.S.) Public Health-related Programs:
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (B.S.) Bioethics (B.A.)
Economics: Epidemiology (B.A.)
Economics (B.A.) Health, Behavior, & Society (B.A.)
Economics & Business Strategies (B.A.) Health Policy (B.A.)
Financial Economics (B.A.) Religion (B.A.)
Electrical & Computer Engineering (B.S.) Russian (B.A.)
Engineering & Applied Sciences (B.S.) Russian Studies (B.A.)
Engineering Science (B.A.) Spanish (B.A.)
English (B.A.) Statistics (B.A.)
Epidemiology (B.A.) Studio Arts (B.A.)
Film & Media Studies (B.A.) Women's Studies (B.A.)

*Pending N.Y.S. Department of Education approval.

Click on the links listed below to learn the details about each minor.

African & African American Studies Linguistics
American Sign Language Marine Geology & Ecology
Anthropology Materials Science
Arabic Mathematics
Archaeology, Engineering, & Architecture Mechanical Engineering
Art History Medical Anthropology
Astronomy Music
Bioethics Music Cognition
Biology Music & Linguistics
Biomedical Engineering Optics
Brain & Cognitive Sciences Paleontology & Evolution
Business Philosophy:
Chemical Engineering Ethics
Chemistry History of Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy
Classics Philosophy of Science
Comparative Literature Physics
Computer Science Political Science
Creative Writing Psychology:
Economics Clinical Psychology
Electrical & Computer Engineering        Health Psychology
English Literature Organizational Psychology
Environmental Engineering Psychology
Environmental Geology Psychology as a Natural Science
Epidemiology Psychology as a Social Science
Film & Media Studies Social & Emotional Development
French Public Health-related Programs:
Geological Sciences Bioethics
German Epidemiology
Greek Health, Behavior, & Society
Health & Society Health Policy
Health, Behavior, & Society Religion
Health Policy Research in Visual Science
History Russian
Interdepartmental Studies Russian Studies
International Relations Spanish
Italian Statistics
Japanese Studio Arts
Jewish Studies Theater
Journalism Visual Science
Latin Women's Studies
Latin-American Studies Writing
Legal Studies

†Offered by the Simon School.

Certificate programs may be taken independently of majors and minors. They are meant to supplement a student's chosen area of study and to formalize into a coherent whole courses taken outside the area of major. Most certificate programs are interdepartmental in nature. Note also the Citation that is listed here.

Click on the links below to learn more about each certificate program.

Actuarial Studies   Literary Translation Studies
Asian Studies   Management Studies
Biophysics   Mathematical Modeling in Political Science & Economics
Biotechnology   Medphysics
Citation for Achievement in College Leadership   Polish & Central European Studies
International Relations   Stage Management

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