Majors, Minors, and Certificates

Students in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences may major, major with a minor, double major, double major with a minor, or major in one field with two minors. A minor is not required. 

Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences students may earn a certificate in a regional study, which is offered through the School of Foreign Service. Certificates are the functional equivalent of minors, so they count as one of the (maximum) three academic components a student may complete toward the degree (i.e., a major plus two other components). There can be no double counting of courses between or among the programs.


Undergraduate Programs

* Environmental Studies was folded into the new Environment & Sustainability program
Undergraduate ProgramMajorMinorCertificateDegree
African Studies
✓
American Musical Cultures
✓
A.B.
American Studies
✓
A.B.
Applied Data Science
✓
Anthropology
✓
✓
A.B.
Arab Studies
✓
Arabic
✓
✓
A.B.
Art
✓
✓
A.B.
Art History
✓
✓
A.B.
Artificial Intelligence
✓
Asian Studies
✓
Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies
✓
Biochemistry
✓
B.S.
Biological Physics
✓
B.S.
Biology
✓
✓
B.S.
Biology of Global Health
✓
B.S.
Black Studies
✓
✓
A.B.
Business Studies
✓
Catholic Studies
✓
Chemistry
✓
✓
B.S.
Chinese
✓
✓
A.B.
Classics
✓
✓
A.B.
Cognitive Science
✓
Computer Science
✓
✓
A.B., B.S.
Computer Science, Ethics, and Society
✓
A.B.
Creative Writing
✓
Disability Studies
✓
✓
East Asian Languages & Cultures
✓
A.B.
Economics
✓
✓
A.B.
Education, Inquiry, and Justice
✓
Engineering (dual-degree offered through Columbia)
✓
B.A./
B.S.
English
✓
✓
A.B.
Environment & Sustainability *
✓
✓
B.S.
Environmental Biology
✓
B.S.
Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies
✓
European Studies
✓
Film and Media Studies
✓
French and Francophone Studies
✓
✓
A.B.
German
✓
✓
A.B.
Global and Comparative Literature
✓
A.B.
Global Development Studies
✓
Global Health
✓
Global Medieval Studies
✓
✓
A.B.
Government
✓
✓
A.B.
Greek (Modern)
✓
Hebrew
✓
History
✓
✓
A.B.
Integrated Design
✓
Interdisciplinary Studies
✓
A.B.
International Business, Language, and Culture
✓
B.S.
Islam and Muslim-Christian Understanding
✓
Italian
✓
✓
A.B.
Islamic Studies
✓
Japanese
✓
✓
A.B.
Jewish Civilization
✓
Journalism
✓
Justice and Peace Studies
✓
✓
A.B.
Korean
✓
✓
Latin American Studies
✓
Law, Justice, and Society
✓
Linguistics
✓
✓
A.B.
Mathematics
✓
✓
A.B., B.S.
Medical Humanities
✓
Music
✓
Neurobiology
✓
B.S.
Performing Arts
✓
Persian
✓
Philosophy
✓
✓
A.B.
Philosophy and Bioethics
✓
Physics
✓
✓
A.B., B.S.
Political Economy
✓
A.B.
Portuguese
✓
✓
A.B.
Psychology
✓
✓
A.B.
Public Health
✓
Public Policy
✓
Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs
✓
Russian
✓
✓
A.B.
Russian Literature and Culture (in English)
✓
Science, Technology, and International Affairs
✓
Sociology
✓
✓
A.B.
South Asian Studies
✓
Spanish
✓
✓
A.B.
Spanish and Portuguese Studies
✓
A.B.
Statistics
✓
Tech, Ethics and Society
✓
Theater and Performance Studies
✓
✓
A.B.
Theology and Religious Studies
✓
✓
A.B.
Turkish
✓
Women’s and Gender Studies
✓
✓
A.B.

Accelerated Bachelor/Master Degree Programs

Some graduate programs offer qualified undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree in an accelerated program format.

The Accelerated Master’s program allows students to double-count some courses required for the Master’s program toward both the undergraduate and Master’s degrees. Double-counting limits vary by program; please consult the program’s Director of Graduate Studies for more details.

Undergraduate enrollment in graduate-level courses is at the discretion of each program; please consult the specific graduate program of interest for program details. Students ordinarily apply to the graduate program in the junior year (in some cases, students are able to apply in the senior year as well) and, with the approval of the graduate program director, must identify any double-counted and graduate-only classes in the final semester of the undergraduate degree. 
Graduate Program
Accelerated
Degree
Arabic & Islamic Studies
✓
M.A.
Art & Museum Studies
✓
M.A.
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Biomedical Graduate Education)
✓
M.S.
Biotechnology (Biomedical Graduate Education)
✓
M.S.
Communication, Culture & Technology
✓
M.A.
Computer Science
✓
M.S.
Conflict Resolution
✓
M.A.
Data Science & Analytics
✓
M.S.
Democracy & Governance
✓
M.A.
Educational Transformation
✓
M.A.
Engaged & Public Humanities
✓
M.A.
English
✓
M.A.
Epidemiology (Office of Graduate Studies)
✓
M.S.
Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies
✓
M.A.
Finance (MSB)
✓
M.S.
German
✓
M.A.
Global, International & Comparative History
✓
M.A.
Global Infectious Disease (School of Health)
✓
M.S.
Global Real Assets (MSB)
✓
M.S.
Government
✓
M.A.
Latin American Studies
✓
M.A.
Learning, Design & Technology
✓
M.A.
Linguistics
✓
M.S. or M.A.
Management (MSB)
✓
M.S.
Mathematics & Statistics
✓
M.S.
Physiology & Biophysics (Biomedical Graduate Education)
✓
M.S.
Security Studies (SFS)
✓
M.A.
Spanish
✓
M.A.