Dartmouth students can choose from over 50 standard majors or design special majors, major/minor combinations, and dual majors. The top majors among the Class of 2011 were economics, government, psychological and brain sciences, history, engineering sciences, and biology. The Office of the Registrar offers more information about Dartmouth’s programs of study and requirements for each major and minor. See also Undergraduate Departments and Programs.

The following programs of study lead to the Bachelor of Arts (AB) degree; the registrar’s office outlines graduation requirements here. Additionally, Thayer School of Engineering offers a professional accredited Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree.

Major	Department/Program
African and African American Studies	African and African American Studies Program
Ancient History	Department of Classics
Anthropology	Department of Anthropology
Arabic	Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures (DAMELL)
Art History	Department of Art History
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies	Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Program (AMES)
Astronomy	Department of Physics and Astronomy
Biological Chemistry	Department of Chemistry
Biological Sciences	Department of Biological Sciences
Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Biophysical Chemistry	Department of Chemistry
Chemistry	Department of Chemistry
Chinese	Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures (DAMELL)
Classical Archaeology	Department of Classics
Classical Languages and Literatures	Department of Classics
Classical Studies	Department of Classics
Cognitive Science	Linguistics and Cognitive Science Program
Comparative Literature	Comparative Literature Program
Computer Science	Department of Computer Science
Earth Sciences	Department of Earth Sciences
Economics	Department of Economics
Engineering Physics	Departments of Engineering Sciences and Physics and Astronomy
Engineering Sciences	Department of Engineering Sciences (AB)
English	Department of English
Environmental Studies	Environmental Studies Program
Film and Media Studies	Department of Film and Media Studies
French	Department of French and Italian
French Studies	Department of French and Italian
Geography	Department of Geography
German	Department of German Studies
Government	Department of Government
Hebrew	Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures (DAMELL)
Hispanic Studies	Department of Spanish and Portuguese
History	Department of History
Italian	Department of French and Italian
Italian Studies	Department of French and Italian
Japanese	Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures (DAMELL)
Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies	Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies Program
Linguistics	Linguistics and Cognitive Science Program
Mathematics	Department of Mathematics
Mathematics and Social Sciences	Mathematical Social Sciences Program
Music	Department of Music
Native American Studies	Native American Studies Program
Neuroscience	Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Philosophy	Department of Philosophy
Physics	Department of Physics and Astronomy
Psychology	Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Religion	Department of Religion
Romance Languages (French)	Department of French and Italian
Romance Languages (Italian)	Department of French and Italian
Romance Studies	Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Russian	Department of Russian
Russian Area Studies	Department of Russian
Studio Art	Department of Studio Art
Sociology	Department of Sociology
Theater	Department of Theater
Women's and Gender Studies	Women's and Gender Studies Program

Other Major Options:

• Students may apply to be Senior Fellows in addition to or in lieu of having a major
  
• Students may apply to have a "special" major in each Division
  
• Students may elect to modify any of the above majors
  
• The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures provides the option of majoring in one or two languages, for example Arabic and Hebrew, or Chinese and Japanese