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Majors & Minors

With 2,800 undergraduates, Colgate is larger than most liberal arts colleges in the country, and is able to offer 51 resource-rich majors.

Students can minor in any of the fields listed below as well as some additional subjects (see Minors).

Approved Programs (BA degree)
The majors listed below are approved by the Dean's Advisory Council and registered officially with the New York State Education Department:

Africana/Latin American Studies Humanities
Art and Art History International Relations
Asian Studies Japanese
Astrogeophysics Latin
Astronomy/Physics Mathematical Economics
Biochemistry Mathematics
Biology Molecular Biology
Chemistry Music
Chinese Native American Studies
Classical Studies Natural Science
Classics
Computer Science Neuroscience
Computer Science/Mathematics Peace and Conflict Studies
Economics Philosophy
Educational Studies Philosophy and Religion
English Physical Science
Environmental Biology Physics
Environmental Economics Political Science
Environmental Geography Psychology
Environmental Geology Religion
French Russian Studies
Geography Social Sciences
Geology Sociology and Anthropology
German Spanish
Greek Theater
History Women's Studies
Additional minors
African Studies* Jewish Studies
African American Studies* LGBTQ Studies
Applied Mathematics Linguistics
Caribbean Studies*
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Creative Writing
Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilization
Environmental Studies
Film and Media Studies
Writing and Rhetoric

* These minors are available to students in the Classes of 2010 and 2011 only. Interested students from these two classes only should contact the program director for requirements.

More information is available in the courses of study section