Majors & Minors
Academic work at Houghton is organized into four categories:
- Integrative Studies
- Major
- Minor
- Electives
Integrative Studies
Integrative Studies include courses in a variety of disciplines: Bible, English, history, foreign language, math, physical education, communication, theology, philosophy, fine arts, social science, and natural science. These courses comprise the backbone of a liberal arts education.
Major
Each student must select a major course of study from among 40 options. A major requires a minimum of 24 credits in a specific discipline. Transfer students must complete a minimum of half their major at Houghton.
| Department of Art Art (BA) |
Department of History & Political
Science History (BA) International Relations (BA) Political Science (BA) |
| Department of Biology Biology (BA, BS) |
Department of Intercultural Studies Intercultural Studies (BA) |
| Department of Business & Economics Business Administration (BS) Information Technology Management (BS) |
Department of Mathematics & Computer
Science Computer Science (BS) Mathematics (BA) |
| Department of Chemistry Biochemistry(BA, BS) Chemistry (BA, BS) |
Greatbatch
School of Music Music (BA) Music Composition (BMus) Music Education (BMus) Music Performance (BMus) |
| Department of Communication Communication (BA, BS) |
Department of Physical Education &
Recreation Physical Education (BS) Recreation (BS) |
| Department of Education Adolescence Education (BA) Inclusive Childhood Education (BA) TESOL (BA) |
Department of Physics & Earth Science Applied Physics (BS) Computational Physics (BS) Physics (BA, BS) General Science (BA, BS) |
| Department of English English (BA) Writing (BA) |
Department of Psychology & Sociology Psychology (BA) Sociology (BA) |
| Department of Foreign Languages &
Literature Spanish (BA) |
Department of Religion & Philosophy Bible (BA, BS) Christian Formation (BS) Humanities (BA) Philosophy (BA) Religion (BA) |
Minor
A minor requires at least 12 hours in a given discipline. Minors are optional.
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Electives
Electives can be courses in any academic discipline and do not count for major, minor, or integrative studies credit.
