Academic Programs

At Holy Cross, we foster collaboration, innovation and experimentation across disciplines. Our curriculum engages wide-ranging ideas, creates surprising connections and empowers students with skills, expertise and a passion for learning. In designing their plan of study, many students opt to combine majors and/or add a minor or a concentration.

  • Business 
    Career Program

    About 75% of Holy Cross alumni are thriving in business roles, and not a single one majored in it. Discover the multiple pathways that can lead you to succeed in business.

  • Engineering 
    Career Program

    By combining a liberal arts education with an engineering degree, you will find yourself uniquely prepared to tackle the technical and creative challenges faced by today’s engineers.

  • Graduate Opportunity in Elementary Education 
    Education Career Program

    Earn your Master of Arts in Teaching through our “4+1 Program," a program unique to Holy Cross students offered jointly by Holy Cross and Clark University.

  • Health Professions Advising 
    Career Program

    By offering outstanding academic preparation as well as many volunteer, clinical and research opportunities, Holy Cross has attained an excellent record in preparing students for graduate training in health care, whenever they decide to pursue a health professions career.

  • Naval Science (NROTC) 
    Naval Science Career Program

    The Department of Naval Science offers the education and training to become commissioned officers in the United States Navy and Marine Corps through its Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship program and its College (non-scholarship) program.

  • Pre-Law 
    Career Program

    To be a lawyer is to be an advocate. At Holy Cross, you will build the communication, problem solving and reasoning skills that will afford you success not only in law school, but also in your career as a lawyer, policy maker or even business leader.

  • Teacher Education Program 
    Career Program

    Grounded in urban-focused teaching and learning opportunities, the TEP depends on strong partnerships with Worcester Public Schools to provide you with a robust sequence of experiences, including structured observation, tutoring and co-teaching, within which to expand their knowledge and skills. This experience is capped with a practicum semester, during which you will teach, assist with a duty, attend meetings and participate in other activities as members of the school community. You will be supported throughout your experience with a team of supervisors, professors and colleagues. Consistent reflection is critical to the program as you challenge your assumptions and discover your own identity as an educator.