Specific course descriptions are listed under the appropriate departmental and area headings in the catalog. Further, each student should participate in at least one undergraduate research project, independent study, or departmental seminar, and each student should develop an appropriate program of recreation and leisure-time activities. Hendrix also offers a program leading to a Master of Arts in Accounting. This program is described in the departmental entry for Economics and Business. Most graduate and professional schools discourage heavy undergraduate specialization and emphasize the values of a broadly based liberal education as a preparation for advanced study.
Graduate study can lead to careers in scholarship, in research, or in the professions.
In planning undergraduate preparation for graduate study the student should confer with the department head in his or her field.