Lake Forest College

African American Studies

The major in African American Studies requires nine credits, with coursework drawn from literature, history, philosophy, and the social sciences.

Area Studies

Area Studies majors, in consultation with their advisors, tailor an interdisciplinary program to a chosen region, providing a deep and well-rounded understanding of the area's history, society, political economy, and culture.

Art

Students majoring in Art choose among three tracks: art history, new media art and design, or studio art. Each track requires ten courses.

Asian Studies

Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary major combining language study (with a Chinese or Japanese language concentration) and courses on Asia drawn from across departments.

B.A. in American Studies

B.A. in Data Science-Finance & Economics

B.A. in Finance & Economics

B.A. in Liberal Studies

B.A. in New Media Art and Design

B.A. in Public Policy

B.A. in Self-Directed Major

B.A. in Statistics

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) is an interdisciplinary major spanning coursework in biology, chemistry, and mathematics; a grade of C- or better is required for all courses counted toward the major.

Biology

The Biology major requires eight credits in Biology, two credits in Chemistry, and one credit in Mathematics.

Business

Offered by the Department of Economics, Business, and Finance, the Business major may be completed with an optional concentration in Accounting, Management, or Marketing.

Chemistry

The Chemistry major requires twelve credits, including a core sequence of chemistry courses plus supporting mathematics and physics; all required courses must be recorded as letter grades.

Communication

Communication is a bachelor's degree program offered at Lake Forest College.

Computer Science

Computer Science is a bachelor's degree program offered at Lake Forest College.

Data Science

Data Science requires ten credits, comprising a common core plus one track: Computer Science, Finance and Economics, or Statistics.

Economics

Offered by the Department of Economics, Business, and Finance, Economics majors may complete the general major or add an optional concentration in Finance.

Education

Students in the teacher education program fulfill four sets of requirements to graduate with a recommendation for licensure, including completion of a major outside the Department of Education.

English

The English major offers Writing and Literature tracks; all majors learn to read and interpret complex texts and to relate one text to another.

Environmental Studies

An interdisciplinary major, Environmental Studies may be of particular interest to students considering careers or graduate programs in diverse subjects related to the environment.

Finance

Offered by the Department of Economics, Business, and Finance, the Finance major may be completed with an optional concentration in Accounting or Economics.

French

The French major requires eight courses above French 112.

History

History is a bachelor's degree program offered at Lake Forest College.

International Relations

International Relations is offered through the joint Department of Politics and International Relations.

Latin American and Latinx Studies

Latin American and Latinx Studies is a bachelor's degree program offered at Lake Forest College.

M.A. in Education

Master of Arts in Teaching

The Master of Arts in Teaching prepares candidates for state teaching licensure through Combined BA/MAT and Post BA MAT pathways, requiring Education Department coursework alongside a content-area major.

Master of Liberal Studies

A candidate must successfully complete at least eight Lake Forest College courses for graduate credit; since each carries four semester hours, the MLS degree represents a total of 32 semester hours of graduate credit.

Mathematics

Mathematics is a bachelor's degree program offered at Lake Forest College.

M.A.T. in Elementary Education and Teaching

M.A.T. in Secondary Education and Teaching

M.A.T. in Teacher Education - Multiple Levels

Music

The Music major requires eleven credits; a minimum grade of C is required in all music courses.

Music Education

The Music Education major requires fifteen credits (thirteen in music, two in education) and must be completed concurrently with the Education Department's K-12 Teacher Licensure program.

Neuroscience

Neuroscience is a bachelor's degree program offered at Lake Forest College.

Philosophy

Philosophy is a bachelor's degree program offered at Lake Forest College.

Physics

The Physics major requires nine credits in Physics plus at least three credits in Mathematics, for a total of twelve credits.

Politics

Offered by the joint Department of Politics and International Relations, the Politics major requires ten Politics courses.

Psychology

The Psychology major requires nine courses, each with a grade of C- or better, and a comprehensive major exam in the senior year.

Religion

Religion is a bachelor's degree program offered at Lake Forest College.

Self-Designed Major

The Self-Designed Major allows students to develop academic majors of their own, whose requirements they themselves set and meet, culminating in a senior thesis or research project.

Sociology and Anthropology

Majors complete nine courses in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

Spanish

The Spanish major requires eight courses above Spanish 210.

Theater

The Theater Department develops scholars, artists, and audiences of the performing arts by integrating traditional undergraduate coursework with experiential learning in productions and internships, using the theater of Chicago as a resource.