Majors and Minors

Overview

Wake Forest College offers undergraduate programs leading to the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees.

The bachelor of arts degree is conferred with a major in anthropology, art history, biology, chemistry, Chinese, classical studies, communication, economics, English, French, German, German Studies, Greek, history, Japanese, Latin, mathematics, music performance, music in liberal arts, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, Russian, sociology, Spanish, studio art or theatre.

The bachelor of arts degree is available with a major in elementary education or social studies education. The bachelor of science degree may be conferred in combined curricula in engineering, Latin-American studies and medical technology.

The bachelor of science degree is conferred with a major in biology, chemistry, computer science, health and exercise science, mathematical economics, mathematics or physics.

The Schools of Business offer undergraduate programs leading to the bachelor of science degree with a major in accountancy, business and enterprise management, finance or mathematical business.

A student may receive only one bachelor's degree (either the bachelor of arts or the bachelor of science) from Wake Forest.

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Major areas of study

• Accountancy
  Major
• Anthropology
  Major or minor
• Art History
  Major or minor
• Biology
  Major or minor; BA and BS degrees offered in the major
• Business and Enterprise Management
  Major
• Chemistry
  Major or minor; BA and BS degrees offered in the major; concentrations in biochemistry and biophysics available
• Chinese
  Major or minor
• Classical Studies
  Major or minor
• Communication
  Major or minor; Major concentrations offered in communication science, media studies and rhetorical studies
• Computer Science
  Major or minor
• Economics
  Major or minor; BS in mathematical economics offered
• Education
  Major in elementary and secondary social studies; Prospective secondary teachers of English, mathematics, science and K-12 foreign language major in their discipline of study and minor in education; minor in secondary social studies education is also offered
• English
  Major or minor
• Finance
  Major
• French
  Major or minor; certificate available for French for business
• German
  Major or minor
• German Studies
  Major or minor
• Greek
  Major or minor
• Health and Exercise Science
  Major
• History
  Major or minor
• Japanese
  Major or minor
• Latin
  Major or minor
• Mathematical Business
  Major
• Mathematical Economics
  Major
• Mathematics
  Major or minor; BA or BS; major concentration offered in statistics
• Music in Liberal Arts
  Major
• Music Performance
  Major
• Philosophy
  Major or minor
• Physics
  Major or minor; BS or BA offered; concentration in biophysics and biochemistry available
• Political Science
  Major or minor; Five-year BA/MA degree available for students who major in political science and minor in Latin-American studies
• Psychology
  Major or minor
• Religion
  Major or minor
• Russian
  Major or minor
• Sociology
  Major or minor
• Spanish
  Major or minor; certificates available in Spanish for business, for medical professions, in translation/localization and interpreting
• Studio Art
  Major or minor
• Theatre
  Major or minor

Additional Minors

• African Studies
• American Ethnic Studies
• Cultural Resource Preservation
• Dance
• East Asian Studies
• Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Film Studies
• Global Trade and Commerce Studies
• Health Policy and Administration
• Humanities
• International Development and Policy
• International Studies
• Italian
• Journalism
• Latin-American Studies
• Linguistics
• Medieval Studies
• Middle East and South Asia Studies
• Music
• Neuroscience
• Professional Education
• Russian and East European Studies
• Statistics
• Urban Studies
• Women's and Gender Studies

Foreign Areas of Study

• Italian Studies
• Spanish Studies

Programs

• Interdisciplinary Honors
• Military Science