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 |
No
No
Concentration
No
|
| American Sign Language and Deaf Studies* | SD | Minor | No | No |
No
Minor
No
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 |
No
No
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 |
No
No
No
No
|
| Chemistry | Major | No | No | No |
Major
No
No
No
|
| Chinese | 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
No
Concentration
No
|
| Dance | No | Minor | No | No |
Major
No
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 |
No
No
No
No
|
| French | Major | Minor | No | No |
Major
Minor
No
No
|
| Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | SD | No | Concentration | No |
No
No
Concentration
No
|
| Geosciences | No | Minor | No | No |
No
Minor
No
No
|
| German | 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
|
| History | Major | No | No | No |
Major
No
No
No
|
| International Studies | Major | No | No | No |
No
No
No
No
|
| Italian | 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 |
No
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 |
No
No
No
No
|
| Middle Eastern Studies* | SD | SD | No | No |
No
No
No
No
|
| Modern Languages and Literatures | No | No | No | No |
No
No
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
No
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
Minor
No
No
|
| Russian | Major | Minor | No | No |
Major
Minor
No
No
|
| Russian and Eastern European Studies* | SD | SD | No | No |
No
No
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
|
* Student Designed Program
