Completing the 4+1 Program

• As a Holy Cross sophomore, you’ll declare your education minor.
• As a junior, you’ll apply to the Master’s program at Clark University (3.0 GPA required).
• As a senior, you’ll take two graduate level classes at Clark.
• You will begin your Master of Arts in Teaching program full-time in May after your Holy Cross graduation.

The 4+1 Program is a unique program solely for Holy Cross students. You'll also benefit from a $0 Application Fee, 50% tuition reduction.

Areas of Study

• Students interested in majoring in Theatre can choose either a Performance or Design emphasis. 
• Students interested in minoring in Dance will complete six courses (see Dance Minor). 
• Students can complete both a major in Theatre and a minor in Dance.  Please note, students cannot double-count a course to fulfill requirements in both programs.
• Students can also create a self-designed major through the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in areas such as Film Studies.

Areas of Study

The Spanish department has one of the largest and widely specialized faculty members among liberal arts colleges in the country, with expertise in Caribbean, Latin American, Latinx, Peninsular and pre-Hispanic literature, film, drama, cultural studies and women's writing, as well as creative writing, linguistics, medical humanities, critical race and decolonial studies, among other areas.

Program Format

Offered through the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, the program is flexible and compatible with any major, as well as semester away and study abroad programs.

Areas of Study

Studio courses engage traditional and new methods of art-making in the process of creating original work. Our studio art majors have developed careers as professional artists, illustrators, photographers and arts administrators. Majors and minors have also found their critical thinking skills highly transferable to fields such as architecture, law, medicine, finance and retail. The areas of study include:

• Digital Media
• Drawing
• Painting
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture 

Areas of Study

• Educational psychology
• History of schools and school policy
• Social justice & urban issues
• Family engagement
• Multilingual education
• Guidance & counseling
• Literacy
• Research in education
• Methods of teaching 

Areas of Study

Our academic courses challenge students from across the curriculum to think, speak and write effectively about music.

• Theory and composition
• History and cultural studies
• Performance studies
• Classical music and popular music
• Global music and jazz
• Audio engineering and music technology
• Instrumental and vocal lessons
• Ensembles

Areas of Study

Areas of Study

Naval Science at Holy Cross is an intensive four-year program that simultaneously trains you in the liberal arts and military subjects. While the Naval Science mission is to support the development of midshipmen, the department opens its courses on warfare, leadership, ethics and history to any member of the Holy Cross community. In the program, you will: