Optional minors are available.
Students may design a special studies major in consultation with the special studies adviser and a primary and secondary adviser. The design must be intellectually coherent and include courses from three different departments. The College encourages quali ed students to pursue one or two semesters of formal off-campus study, which includes Study Abroad and Affliated American Programs. Since 1990, an average of 26 percent of the junior class has taken part in off-campus study. Students have studied abroad in a wide variety of countries through a number of programs approved by the College.