The B.A. in political science is offered by the Department of Government and International Affairs. The degree is for students interested in political issues, the political process, and the philosophical and legal bases of political structures and process at all levels in the United States and elsewhere. The Psychology Department provides broad exposure to the basic content of contemporary psychology, as well as preparation for graduate study. The B.A. degree emphasizes the breadth of psychology while allowing students to specialize in a particular aspect of the field. Religious Studies students examine the presuppositions humans hold about the meaning of life, probe the religious-social milieu in which people live, and study the religious dynamic in history.
Study is offered in the literature and history of the world's major religions.
The department also offers a specialized major in Judaic Religious Studies. The B.S.W. is a limited access program. The major in sociology contributes to the student's capacity for critical analysis and understanding of social phenomena and the dynamics of social structure and process. Courses are designed to provide not only a general education in sociology, but also preparation for careers and graduate study. The Women's studies program provides a general education based on interdisciplinary scholarship about women.