page_title: Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
section_title: Majors
hierarchical_section_title: Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences / Academics / Majors
caption_attribution_description: English: Morrill Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000576
context_page_description: The College of Arts and Sciences is a division of Cornell University. It has been part of the university since its founding, although its name has changed over time. It grants bachelor's degrees, and masters and doctorates through affiliation with the Cornell University Graduate School. Its major academic buildings are located on the Arts Quad and include some of the university's oldest buildings. The college offers courses in many fields of study and is the largest college at Cornell by undergraduate enrollment.
context_section_description: The College of Arts and Sciences offers both undergraduate and graduate (through the Graduate School) degrees. The only undergraduate degree is the Bachelor of Arts. However, students may enroll in the dual-degree program, which allows them to pursue programs of study in two colleges and receive two different degrees.
  The faculties within the college are:
  Africana Studies and Research Center*
  American Studies
  Anthropology
  Archaeology
  Asian-American Studies
  Asian Studies
  Astronomy/Astrophysics
  Biology (with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences)
  Biology & Society Major (with the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Human Ecology)
  Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  China and Asia-pacific Studies
  Classics
  Cognitive Studies
  College Scholar Program (frees up to 40 selected students in each class from all degree requirements and allows them to fashion a plan of study conducive to achieving their ultimate intellectual goals; a senior thesis is required)
  Comparative Literature
  Computer Science (with the College of Engineering)
  Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (with the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Engineering)
  Economics
  English
  Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  German Studies
  Government
  History
  History of Art
  Human Biology
  Independent Major
  Information Science  (with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Engineering)
  Jewish Studies
  John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines
  Latin American Studies
  Latino Studies
  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
  Linguistics
  Mathematics
  Medieval Studies
  Modern European Studies Concentration
  Music
  Near Eastern Studies
  Philosophy
  Physics
  Psychology
  Religious Studies
  Romance Studies
  Russian
  Science and Technology Studies
  Society for the Humanities
  Sociology
  Theatre, Film, and Dance
  Visual Studies Undergraduate Concentration
  *Africana Studies was an independent center reporting directly to the Provost until July 1, 2011.
caption: Morrill Hall with McGraw hall behind it
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