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.
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
Programs
- Interdisciplinary Honors
- Military Science
