Academics

Arts and Science Degrees

Pathways to Discovery

The College of Arts and Sciences offers a diverse array of programs, including multiple plans of study in each of its 17 departments in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as majors and minors in interdisciplinary programs.

First Things First

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General Education Requirements

Exploratory Studies Program

Academic Advising

Academic Depth and Breadth

Undergraduate arts and science degree programs in the College of Arts and Sciences introduce students to multiple ways of understanding the world before developing more advanced skills in a particular area of study.

Each college major and minor degree plan offered by the College of Arts and Sciences is composed of these two parts.

Building Strong Foundations

Valparaiso University’s general-education requirements are fulfilled primarily by courses offered by the College of Arts and Sciences. These courses, including the intensive freshman program called Valpo Core, provide broad exposure to the major branches of learning and develop key competencies:

Critical reading
Persuasive writing and communication
Quantitative analysis
Self-awareness and articulation of values
Appreciation of the history and diversity of human culture

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College Majors and Minors

The major field of study is a discipline or thematically related group of courses that the student chooses in order to pursue depth of knowledge and competence in the skills required for the study of a particular area of knowledge. Pursuit of the major moves the student toward mastery of analytical skills introduced by general-education courses. The College of Arts and Sciences offers more than 40 majors.

Explore Majors and minors

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Education
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music Education
Bachelor of Music Therapy
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
Bachelor of Social Work

Graduate Degrees

Master’s degree programs offered by the Valparaiso University Graduate School that are supervised by members of the Arts & Sciences faculty include more than a dozen programs in fields related to

Administration
Commerce
Economics
Technology
Media
Counseling
Education
Languages

Graduate Programs

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