Arts & Humanities

The division seeks to inspire students to seek for truth and explore creative ideas about our world and its diverse cultures through courses in literature, arts, languages, and philosophy.

Biological Sciences

The division offers programs that prepares students for careers in fields such as health sciences, veterinary medicine, biotechnology, environmental science, and academia. The courses encompass a breadth of disciplines spanning all levels of organization and of diverse organisms.

Mathematical & Physical Sciences

The division seeks to expand the physical and mathematical understanding of our world and the universe itself — from microscopic substructure to the largest structures in the universe. The division offers courses in preeminent traditional disciplines such as physics, geology, astronomy, mathematics and statistics, as well as exciting new cross-disciplinary fields such as new materials, biophysics and atmospheric science.

Social Sciences

The division offers diverse approaches to understanding the ways in which human beings organize their lives. Courses explore major aspects of human existence, such as economy, politics, society, culture, and population, as well as timely issues such as gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity.

Undergraduate Division

The division develops and oversees programs that nurture rich intellectual relationships between faculty and students by offering special courses and enrichment programs that enhance the excellence and breadth of the College’s liberal arts education. The division oversees Undergraduate Advising, the primary source of academic advising for freshmen and sophomore students in L&S, and Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary Studies, which serves to extend students’ educational experience beyond traditional departmental boundaries.