Majors & Minors
When you apply to Boston College, you submit your application for admission to one of the four undergraduate divisions at the University.
Applicants must designate to which of the four undergraduate divisions they are making their application: Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences, Carroll School of Management, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Connell School of Nursing. Students are only considered for admission to the division to which they applied. Students may not change divisions following admission, but may be eligible to apply for an internal transfer to a new division after:
- one semester for those seeking a transfer to the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences or the Lynch School of Education
- two semesters to the Connell School of Nursing
- two semesters to the Carroll School of Management
Transferring within Boston College
Matriculated students wishing to transfer from one undergraduate college to another within Boston College should complete the internal transfer form. Students applying to transfer into the Carroll School of Management, Connell School of Nursing, or Lynch School of Education and Human Development, should note that enrollment is limited in the professional schools and internal transfer may or may not be possible in any given year.
Can I have a major or minor in another undergraduate division?
Students frequently ask us if they can have a major in two undergraduate divisions. Students in the Carroll School of Management, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, or the Connell School of Nursing may pursue a second major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. Students enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences may pursue a second major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, but cannot pursue a second major in one of our three pre-professional undergraduate divisions. Therefore, if you plan to pursue two majors in different undergraduate divisions, we encourage you to apply to the Carroll School of Management, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, or the Connell School of Nursing. Then, if you chose to enroll at Boston College, you may declare your second major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences during your freshman year.
Any student at Boston College may take up to eight courses in another undergraduate division.
What if I am undecided?
If you are truly undecided in your area of study, but your interests lie in the arts, the humanities and/or the sciences, we recommend you submit your application to the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences.
While we do require that you select an undergraduate division before you apply to Boston College, we realize that you may be undecided about the specific major you'd like to pursue. At Boston College, with the exception of nursing and engineering, you do not have to choose your major until the end of the sophomore year. Selecting "undecided" as your major will have no bearing on your admission to Boston College.
What about Advanced Placement credit?
Boston College participates in the Advanced Placement program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Applicants interested in advanced placement should make arrangements to take the Advanced Placement Examinations given by the College Board in May of each year.
What major or minor are you interested in?
item match your criteria
Carroll School of Management
<ul>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/accounting.html#tab-accounting_concentration.html">Accounting</a>: B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/accounting.html#tab-accounting_for_finance_and_consulting_concentration">Accounting for Finance and Consulting</a>: B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/business-analytics.html#tab-business_analytics_concentration.html">Business Analytics</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/Management-and-Organization.html#tab-entrepreneurship_co_concentration">Entrepreneurship</a> (co-concentration)<br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/finance.html#tab-finance_concentration_.html">Finance</a>: B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/undergraduate/academics/concentrations/general-management.html">General Management</a>: B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/Management-and-Organization.html#tab-management_leadership_concentration.html">Management and Leadership</a>: B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/marketing.html#tab-marketing_concentration.html">Marketing</a>: B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/business-analytics.html#tab-operations_management_concentration.html">Operations Management</a>: B.S.</li>
</ul>
<div>Minors for Non-Carroll School Students</div>
<ul>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/accounting.html#tab-minor_accounting_for_cpas">Accounting for CPAs</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/accounting.html#tab-minor_accounting_for_finance_and_consulting">Accounting for Finance & Consulting</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/finance.html#tab-finance_minor_for_non_carroll_school_students">Finance</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/Management-and-Organization.html#tab-management_leadership_minor">Management and Leadership</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/msi-pg/minor.html">Managing for Social Impact and the Public Good</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/academic-departments/marketing.html#tab-marketing_minor">Marketing</a></li>
</ul>
<p>How do you become an expert in your chosen field, able to think broadly and creatively with a passion for lifelong learning? At the Carroll School of Management, we help students find the answers every day—with our dual focus on dedicated teaching and top-level research by a world-renowned faculty.</p>
Connell School of Nursing
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.bc.edu/schools/son/programs/undergrad.html">Nursin</a><a href="http://katmai.bc.edu:8080/schools/son/programs/undergrad.html">g</a>: B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/cson/academics/undergraduate-programs/bachelors-global-public-health.html">Global Public Health and the Common Good: B.A./B.S.<br>
</a>Prospective students interested in Global Public Health and the Common Good major should apply to MCAS, CSOM, or LSEHD then apply to the GPH&CG program during the spring semester of their first year. If accepted, students then transfer into CSON. </li>
</ul>
<p>The Connell School prepares students to thrive as compassionate nurse leaders in the classroom, in communities, in practice, and through research. Internationally recognized faculty experts are passionate about teaching, advancing clinical science, and empowering new generations of nurses to transform health care around the globe.</p>
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Lynch School of Education and Human Development
<p>Majors for Lynch School Students</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/interdisciplinary-majors.html">American Heritages</a>: B.A.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/ba-applied-psychology-and-human-development.html">Applied Psychology and Human Development</a>: B.A., B.S.<br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/ba-elementary-education.html">Elementary Education</a>: B.A., B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd//academics/undergraduate/interdisciplinary-majors.html#mathematics_computer_science">Mathematics/Computer Science</a>: B.A.<br>
</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/interdisciplinary-majors.html#perspectives_on_spanish_america">Perspectives on Spanish America</a>: B.A.<br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/ba-secondary-education.html">Secondary Education</a>: B.A., B.S.</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/ba-transformative-educational-studies.html">Transformative Educational Studies</a>: B.A.</li>
</ul>
<p>Minors for Lynch School Students</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#communication">Communication</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-cyberstrategy_and_design">Cyberstrategy and Design</a><br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-design_thinking_innovation">Design Thinking and Innovation</a><br>
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<li><a href="http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#educational_theatre">Educational Theatre</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-leadership_in_higher_ed_community_settings">Leadership in Higher Education and Community Settings</a><br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-immigration_education_humanitarian_studies">Immigration, Education, and Humanitarian Studies</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-middle_school_mathematics_teaching">Middle School Mathematics Teaching</a><br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-research_evaluation_measurement">Research, Evaluation, and Measurement</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-restorative_transformational_justice">Restorative and Transformational Justice</a><br>
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<li><a href="/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#special_education_">Special Education Concentration</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tell_certificate">TELL Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Minors for non-Lynch School Students</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#applied_psychology_human_development">Applied Psychology and Human Development</a></li>
<li><a href="/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#foundations_in_education">Foundation in Education</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#inclusive_education">Inclusive Education</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-leadership_in_higher_ed_community_settings">Leadership in Higher Education and Community Settings</a><br>
</li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/schools/lsehd/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#tab-research_evaluation_measurement">Research, Evaluation, and Measurement</a><br>
</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html#secondary_education">Secondary Education</a></li>
</ul>
<p>The Lynch School empowers students to build a more just world by developing innovative approaches to urgent issues. We equip students to transform their lives and their communities through a variety of majors, minors, and certificate programs.</p>
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top"><h3>Majors</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/aads/program/major.html">African and African Diaspora Studies</a><br>
<a href="/content/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/physics/undergraduate/majors-minor.html#tab-b_s_applied_physics">Applied Physics</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/art/programs/art-history.html">Art History</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/chemistry/academics/undergraduate/biochem-major.html">Biochemistry<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/biology/undergraduate/major.html">Biology<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/chemistry/academics/undergraduate/major.html">Chemistry<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/classics/undergraduate/major.html">Classical Studies<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/communication/undergrad/major-requirements.html">Communication<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/computer-science/academics/programs.html">Computer Science<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/economics/undergraduate/major-in-economics.html">Economics<br>
</a> <a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/english/undergrad.html">English<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/eesc/undergraduate/majors.html">Environmental Geoscience<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/envstudies.html">Environmental Studies<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/art/programs/film-studies.html">Film Studies<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/romance-languages/undergraduate-programs/majors-and-minors.html">French<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/eesc/undergraduate/majors.html">Geological Sciences<br>
</a><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/german/academic-programs.html">German Studies</a><br>
<a href="/content/bc-web/schools/cson/academics/undergraduate-programs/bachelors-global-public-health.html">Global Public Health and the Common Good</a> **<br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/romance-languages/undergraduate-programs/language-programs/spanish-language-program/major-and-minor.html">Hispanic Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/history/undergraduate/major.html">History</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/engineering">Human-Centered Engineering</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/offices/stserv/academic/univcat/undergrad_catalog/arts_and_sciences/cas_undergraddesc.html#indmajor">Independent</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/isp.html">International Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/ics/academics/major.html">Islamic Civilization and Societies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/romance-languages/undergraduate-programs/language-programs/italian-language-program/major-minor.html">Italian</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/slavic-eastern/undergraduate/major-in-linguistics.html">Linguistics</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/math/undergraduate/majors-and-minors.html">Mathematics</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/music/academics/major-requirements.html">Music</a><br>
<a href="/content/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/psychology/undergraduate/psychology-majors.html">Neuroscience</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/philosophy/undergraduate.html">Philosophy</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/physics/undergraduate.html">Physics</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/political-science/undergraduate.html">Political Science</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/psychology/undergraduate/psychology-majors.html">Psychology</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/slavic-eastern/undergraduate/major-in-russian.html">Russian</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/slavic-eastern/undergraduate/major-in-slavic-studies.html">Slavic Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/sociology/undergraduate.html">Sociology</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/art/programs/studio-art/major.html">Studio Art</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/theatre/undergraduate/theatre-major.html">Theatre</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/theology/undergraduate/major.html">Theology</a></p>
<p>**Prospective students interested in Global Public Health and the Common Good major should apply to MCAS, CSOM, or LSEHD then apply to the GPH&CG program during the spring semester of their first year. If accepted, students then transfer into CSON. </p>
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<td><h3>Minors<br>
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<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/aads/program/minor.html">African and African Diaspora Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/amstudies.html">American Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/classics/undergraduate/minor.html">Ancient Civilization</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/classics/undergraduate/minor.html#tab-minor_in_ancient_greek">Ancient Greek</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/slavic-eastern/undergraduate/minor-in-arabic-studies.html">Arabic Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/art/programs/art-history/minor.html">Art History</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/asian-studies/academics/minor.html">Asian Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/biology/undergrad/BiologyMinor.html">Biology</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/catholic.html">Catholic Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/chemistry/academics/undergraduate/minor.html">Chemistry</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/slavic-eastern/undergraduate/minor-in-chinese.html">Chinese</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/computer-science/academics/programs.html">Computer Science</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/theatre/undergraduate/major-minor.html#tab-dance_minor">Dance</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/eestudies.html">East European Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/economics/undergraduate/minor-in-economics.html">Economics</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/english/undergrad/major-minor.html#tab-for_minors">English</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/envstudies/minor.html">Environmental Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/fpj.html">Faith, Peace & Justice</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/art/programs/film-studies/minor.html">Film Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/romance-languages/undergraduate-programs/majors-and-minors.html">French</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/eesc/undergraduate/minors.html">Geological Sciences</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/german/academic-programs.html">German</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/german/academic-programs.html">German Studies</a><br>
<a href="/content/bc-web/schools/cson/academics/undergraduate-programs/minor-global-public-health.html">Global Public Health and the Common Good</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/romance-languages/undergraduate-programs/majors-and-minors.html">Hispanic Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/history/undergraduate/minor.html">History</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/isp.html">International Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/irish.html">Irish Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/ics/academics/minor.html">Islamic Civilization & Societies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/romance-languages/undergraduate-programs/majors-and-minors/italian.html">Italian</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/slavic-eastern/undergraduate/minor-in-jewish-studies.html">Jewish Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/journalism.html">Journalism</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/latinam.html">Latin American Studies</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/slavic-eastern/undergraduate/minor-in-linguistics.html">Linguistics</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/math/undergraduate/majors-and-minors.html">Mathematics</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/medhumanities/undergraduate.html">Medical Humanities, Health, and Culture</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/music/academics/minor-requirements.html">Music</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/philosophy/undergraduate/minor.html">Philosophy</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/physics/undergraduate.html">Physics</a><br>
<a href="/content/bc-web/centers/boisi-center/minor.html">Religion and American Public Life</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/slavic-eastern/undergraduate/minor-in-russian.html">Russian</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/sociology/undergraduate/major---minor-requirements.html">Sociology</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/art/programs/studio-art/minor.html">Studio Art</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/theatre/undergraduate/theater-minor.html">Theatre</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/theology/undergraduate/minor.html">Theology</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/sites/wgs/undergraduate/become-a-minor.html">Women's & Gender Studies</a><p>Students can also minor across divisions:<br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/undergraduate/academics/minors.html">CSOM Minors open to MCAS students</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/undergraduate/minors.html">LSEHD Minors</a></p>
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<p>Through their studies at the Morrissey College, students develop the critical and analytical skills, capacity to communicate effectively, and broad intellectual foundation that they will need for a lifetime of learning and growth in a rapidly changing world.</p>
The Core Curriculum is a 15-course program required of all Boston College undergraduates.
About the Core
The Boston College Core Curriculum guides students on journeys of interdisciplinary inquiry to discover how to think about the world. Students explore new ways of knowing and being, helping them discern who they want to be, how they want to live—and why.
Complex Problems & Enduring Questions
Open only to first-year students, Complex Problems and Enduring Questions courses explore compelling issues and subjects crucial to the human experience.
Complex Problems Courses
A six-credit course, team-taught by professors from different disciplines, that satisfies two Core requirements. It consists of three 50-minute lectures and one 75-minute lab session each week, along with a weekly meeting during the evening for reflection and integration.
Enduring Questions Courses
Two linked courses taught by professors from different disciplines who collaborate in choosing shared readings and other class materials. The same group of 19 students takes each class, which meets for 150 minutes per week. Four evening meetings for reflection and integration take place in the semester. Taken together, the courses are worth six credits and fulfill two Core requirements.