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Majors & Minors

With 2,900 undergraduates, Colgate is larger than most liberal arts colleges in the country, and is able to offer 52 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
Environmental Studies
French	Russian Studies
Geography	Social Sciences
Geology	Sociology and Anthropology
German	Spanish
Greek	Theater
History	Women's Studies