All majors contain cross-disciplinary elements and explore some of the most exciting areas of current research. As a part of the in-depth study of the major, students are introduced to the ways in which different areas of human inquiry are related.

Guide to majors and concentrations that a student may elect at Wells. 

• American Studies 

Concentrations in
• African-American Studies
•  American Cultures

• Biological and Chemical Sciences: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biological and Chemical Sciences: Biology 
• Biological and Chemical Sciences: Chemistry 
• Economics and Management 

Concentrations in
• Economics
• Management
• English 

Concentrations in
• Creative Writing
• Literature
• Environmental Studies

Concentrations in
• Environmental Policies and Values
• Environmental Sciences
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 

Concentrations in
• French and Francophone Studies
• German
• Spanish
• History 
• International Studies 
• Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Applied Physics 

(under review by the New York State Education Department)
• Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Computer Science 
• Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Mathematics  
• Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Physics 
• Performing Arts  

Concentrations in
• Music
• Theatre and Dance
• Psychology 
• Public Affairs: Ethics, Politics, and Social Policy 

Concentrations in
• Government and Politics
• Ethics and Philosophy
• Religion (Study of Religion)
• Sociology and Anthropology 

Concentrations in
• Anthropology/Cross-Cultural Sociology
• Sociology 
• Visual Arts 

Concentrations in
• Art History
• Studio Art
• Women's Studies


Individualized Majors
Wells College has established the opportunity for an Individualized Major as an alternative to an established major for exceptionally capable and responsible students whose academic interests would be better served by such a major. Each Individualized Major is expected to meet the philosophy and educational goals of Wells College and to afford the student maximum exposure to the breadth and depth of a liberal education as well as an opportunity to undertake advanced work in an area of special interest.

An interested student with clear academic promise must consult with the director of academic advising, with her or his current academic advisor, and with faculty members in appropriate disciplines involved in the proposed Individualized Major and then submit an application for such study to the Committee on Academic Standing and Advising.

A student applying for an individualized Major shall have a minimum cumulative GAP of 3.30 and shall have no grades of “I” (incomplete at the time of application.

Non-Major Programs:

• Elementary and Secondary Education


Minors

Students may supplement their major with a minor. Minors are not required for graduation, but must be declared by May of the junior year. Wells College offers the following minors: 

Advertising
Africana
Anthropology
Art
Art History
Biology
Book Arts
Chemistry
Communication Studies
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Dance
Economics
Educational Studies:  Elementary Education (Childhood Education, 1-6)
Educational Studies:  Secondary Education (Adolescent Education, 7-12)
English
Environmental Studies
First Nations and Indigenous Studies
French and Francophone Studies
German
History
International Studies
Italian
Japanese
Management
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy, Ethics, and Policy
Philosophy and Religion
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Science, Health, and Values
Social and Economic Justice
Sociology
Spanish
Theatre
Women’s Studies
 


 

 
Last updated 10/23/2008