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    Academic Programs - Minors

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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  
    Anthropology Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    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
    Business, Ethics, and Society No SD No No
    No
    SD
    No
    No
    Catholic Studies* SD SD No No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    Chinese Studies Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    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
    Deaf Studies and Sign Languages No Minor No No
    No
    Minor
    No
    No
    Education No Minor No No
    No
    Minor
    No
    No
    Environmental Studies Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Film Studies* SD SD No No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    French and Francophone Studies Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Geosciences No Minor No No
    No
    Minor
    No
    No
    German Studies Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Italian Studies Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    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
    Neuroscience No SD No No
    No
    No
    Concentration
    No
    Philosophy Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Physics Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Religious Studies Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Rhetoric and Composition No SD No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Russian Studies Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Russian and Eastern European Studies* SD SD No No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    Sociology and Anthropology Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    Statistics No Minor No No
    No
    Minor
    No
    No
    Studio Art Major Minor No No
    Major
    Minor
    No
    No
    updated August 2020

    * Student Designed Program

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