CAMPUS AND LOCATION
Every Lawrentian Majors in Curiosity
ACADEMIC TERMS 101
Start Your Search With Confidence
To help you explore your options, here are a few terms you’ll see as you browse Lawrence majors, minors, programs, and pathways.
Major
A primary area of study that leads to a degree.
Minor
A secondary area of study that complements your major or expands your interests.
Pre-Professional Program
A guided path that helps prepare you for professional study in fields such as health or law.
Cooperative Degree Program
Start at Lawrence, then continue at a partner professional school to build career-specific skills.
Performance Area
Focused study spanning vocal, instrumental, stage, and musical inquiry to foster artistic excellence and deep creative engagement.
Areas of Study
Find Your Program
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Major
Global Studies
Read More: Global StudiesStudy the changing globalized world in Lawrence’s Global Studies program.
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Major, Minor
Government
Read More: GovernmentExplore political ideas of the past, present, and future in Lawrence’s robust Government program.
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Performance Area
Guitar
Read More: GuitarExplore the world according to the guitar through styles like Flamenco music, Arabic music, early music, and beyond.
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Performance Area
Harp
Read More: HarpSupportive yet challenging, advance your harp skills in Lawrence’s high-powered musical training program.
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Minor
Health & Society
Read More: Health & SocietyApply social justice to human health and discover how you can make a difference in the Health & Society program.
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Pre-Professional Program
Health Professions
Read More: Health ProfessionsWhether you want to be a doctor, vet, nurse, or dentist, the Health Professions program can help you reach your goal.
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Major, Minor
History
Read More: HistoryMake sense of the present based on stories about where we have been in the past in Lawrence’s History program.
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Performance Area
Horn
Read More: HornDevelop your natural strengths and become a confident and versatile horn musician in Lawrence’s Horn Studio.
