Majors

Admission

Gustavus is a liberal arts college, which means you select your focus (your major) but you also take classes in a broad ("liberal") range of areas called general education requirements.

About one-third of the classes you'd take at Gustavus are for your major and one-third are for your general education requirements. That leaves one-third for electives, classes you select because they are most interesting to you. You can use your electives to pursue another formal major or a minor.

After graduation from Gustavus, the expertise you've gained from your major, plus the wide-ranging skills you've developed from your liberal educational foundation, will make you a marketable, well-equipped, and flexible employee or graduate student.

Undergraduate Programs

Program Major Minor Teaching Major/Certification Honors Program Catalog Link Department Link
Accounting M m     Catalog Department
Public Accounting M       Catalog Department
African Studies   m     Catalog Department
Ancient Greek Studies M       Catalog Department
Arts Administration   m     Catalog Department
Art Education M   T   Catalog Department
Art History M m     Catalog Department
Art Studio M m     Catalog Department
Athletic Training M       Catalog Department
Biology M m   H Catalog Department
Biology/Life Science Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology M       Catalog Department
Communication Arts/Literature Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
Chemistry M m     Catalog Department
Chemistry ACS M       Catalog Department
Chemistry Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
Civic Leadership   m     Catalog Department
Classical Languages M m   H Catalog Department
Coaching   m     Catalog Department
Communication Studies M     H Catalog Department
Comparative Literature   m     Catalog Department
Strategic Communication   m     Catalog Department
Computer Science M m   H Catalog Department
Dance M m   H Catalog Department
Economics M m     Catalog Department
Elementary Education M       Catalog Department
English M m     Catalog Department
Environmental Studies M m     Catalog Department
Exercise Physiology M       Catalog Department
Film & Media Studies   m     Catalog Department
French M m     Catalog Department
Geography M m   H Catalog Department
Geography with GIS M       Catalog Department
Geographic Information Systems   m     Catalog Department
Geology M m     Catalog Department
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies M m     Catalog Department
Health & Physical Education M       Catalog Department
Health & Physical Education Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
History M m   H Catalog Department
Individualized M       Catalog  
Japanese Studies M m     Catalog Department
Latin American, Latinx & Caribbean Studies M m     Catalog Department
Latin Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
Management M m     Catalog Department
Mathematics M m   H Catalog Department
Mathematics Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
Music M m   H Catalog Department
Music Education M     H Catalog Department
Neuroscience   m     Catalog Department
Nursing M       Catalog Department
Peace, Justice, & Conflict Studies M       Catalog Department
Philosophy M m   H Catalog Department
Physics M m   H Catalog Department
Physics Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
Political Science M m   H Catalog Department
Psychological Science M     H Catalog Department
Public Health   m     Catalog Department
Religion M m     Catalog Department
Russian & Eastern European Studies M m     Catalog Department
Russian   m     Catalog Department
Scandinavian Studies M m     Catalog Department
Social Studies Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
Sociology and Anthropology M m   H Catalog Department
Spanish M m     Catalog Department
Spanish Teaching M   T   Catalog Department
Statistics M m     Catalog Department
Theatre M m   H Catalog Department
Theater for Social Justice   m     Catalog Department

Pre-Professional Programs

While pre-professional programs do not have required courses (therefore, they are not majors), students wishing to pursue particular careers are encouraged to follow a recommended curriculum that will best prepare them for graduate school.

Program Catalog Link Department Link
Actuarial Science Catalog  
Architecture Catalog  
Arts Administration Catalog  
Church Vocations, Pre Seminary and Graduate Theological Education Catalog  
Dentistry Catalog Website
Engineering Catalog Website
Law Catalog Website
Materials Science Catalog  
Medicine Catalog Website
Occupational Therapy Catalog Website
Optometry Catalog Website
Pharmacy Catalog Website
Physical Therapy Catalog Website
Veterinary Medicine Catalog Website

* This list is maintained by the Admission Office and is accurate as of April 23, 2021. For the most up-to-date information, see the current college catalog (academic bulletin). To request any changes to this page, please email us.