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Our academics are rigorous, but it’s not for the sake of “separating the weak from the strong,” like some colleges. Academics should be engaging and supportive. That balance is one of Earlham’s most cherished legacies, and this approach has repeatedly earned Earlham national distinction for “best undergraduate teaching” and “best classroom experiences.”

In addition to our major and minor programs, Earlham also offers applied minors for students seeking to integrate their academics with other experiences, a 3+1 education program for prospective teachers, and pre-professional programs in pre-engineering, pre-law and pre-health.

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The most current course information and plans of studies can be found in the 2023-24 course catalog.

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wdt_ID	Programs	Degree	Minor	Applied Minor	3+1 Program	Type	Category
1	African and African American Studies	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Interdisciplinary
2	Ancient and Classical Studies	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Humanities
4	Art	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Visual & performing arts
5	Biochemistry	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Science
6	Biology	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Science
9	History	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Social science
10	International Studies	B.A.				B.A.	Interdisciplinary
12	Chemistry	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Science
14	Comparative Languages and Linguistics	B.A.				B.A.	Humanities
15	Computer Science	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Science
16	Creative Writing	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Humanities
17	Data Science	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Science
18	Earth and Environmental Science	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Science
19	Economics	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Social science
20	English	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Humanities
21	Environmental Sustainability	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Interdisciplinary
22	Equestrian Management		✔			Minor	Athletics & wellness
24	Film Studies		✔			Minor	Interdisciplinary
25	French and Francophone Studies	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Humanities
26	Global Management	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Business-related, Social science
27	Japanese Language and Linguistics		✔			B.A., Minor	Humanities
28	Japanese Studies	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Interdisciplinary
29	Mathematics	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Science
30	Media and Communications	B.A.				B.A.	Interdisciplinary
31	Music	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Visual & performing arts
32	Neuroscience	B.A.				B.A.	Science
33	Peace and Global Studies	B.A.				B.A.	Interdisciplinary
34	Philosophy	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Humanities
35	Physics and Astronomy	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Science
36	Politics	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Social science
37	Psychology	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Social science
38	Public Health		✔			Minor	Interdisciplinary
39	Public Policy	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Interdisciplinary
40	Quality Science		✔			Minor	Science
41	Religion	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Humanities
43	Sociology/Anthropology	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Social science
44	Spanish and Hispanic Studies	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor	Humanities
45	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages		✔			Minor	Humanities
46	Theatre Arts	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Visual & performing arts
47	Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies	B.A.	✔			B.A., Minor	Interdisciplinary
48	Contemplative Studies			✔		Applied Minor
50	Art, Nature and Conservation			✔		Applied Minor
51	Arts Management			✔		Applied Minor
52	Jewish Studies		✔			Minor
53	Museum Studies	B.A.	✔		✔	B.A., Minor
55	Anthrozoology (Human-Animal Studies)			✔		Applied Minor
56	East Asian Studies		✔			Applied Minor
57	Outdoor Education			✔		Applied Minor
58	Medical Humanities			✔		Applied Minor
60	Digital Arts			✔		Applied Minor
61	Shakespeare Studies			✔		Applied Minor
62	Sports Management			✔		Applied Minor
63	Sustainability and Management			✔		Applied Minor
64	Social Services	B.A.				B.A.	Interdisciplinary
65	Sustainable Agriculture			✔		Applied Minor
66	Education	M.Ed.		✔		Applied Minor
68	Peace Corps Prep			✔
73	Business	B.A.	✔
74	Engineering	B.A.
75	Accounting	B.A.
76	3+2 Pre-Professional Program in Engineering	B.A.				B.A.
77	Exercise, Sports & Health Studies	B.A.				B.A.	Science

* pending final approval from the Higher Learning Commission

Applied Minors (AM)

Applied minors (AMs) are distinctive programs allowing you to personalize your education and help you make direct connections between academic interests and co-curricular activities. Based around a theme, each AM creates a space for you to integrate 4-6 academic courses, co-curricular work like service or athletics, and a final project appropriate to the content. Completing an AM (or multiple AMs) is an optional opportunity.

Learn more about applied minors ⟶

3+1 Education Program

Through our 3+1 education program, you are able to obtain a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) and teaching license—all in just nine semesters. You’ll leave Earlham with two degrees, licensed to teach grades 5-12 in Indiana. (And it’s easy to transfer your license to other states—many of our graduates do!)

Learn more about our 3+1 program ⟶

Pre-professional Programs

Earlham’s Bachelor of Arts degrees provide an excellent foundation if you are planning to ultimately pursue a professional degree in engineering, law or health and medicine. Through our pre-professional programs, you will be provided with expert advising and connections to graduate and professional programs.

Learn more about our pre-professional programs ⟶