College Student Academic Services
Majors and Minors
CLAS offers a wealth of educational options. (Please see our list of Four Year Plans for each major.) In addition the range of majors available, the minors are open to all students in the College regardless of the degree they are pursuing. Students pursuing degrees from other schools at KU should consult that school regarding options for completing CLAS minors.
Requirements for the minor vary, but all must be at least 18 hours including 12 hours at the junior/senior level (numbered 300 and above). Nine of the junior/senior-level courses must be taken in residence at KU. Up to 3 hours of credit may be used to fulfill requirements for both the major and minor. Students may not be awarded a minor unless they have completed a major, and have completed at least one course for the minor after the date the minor was approved by College Assembly. Successful completion of a minor requires a minimum KU grade-point average of 2.0 in all courses taken for the minor. For requirements for each minor, see the CLAS department section of this catalog.
Majors followed by a ** are offered at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park, KS.
| Major/Minor | BA |
BGS |
BS |
Minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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X |
X |
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| American Studies |
X |
X |
Anthropology | X |
X |
| Applied Behavioral Science (formerly HDFL) |
X |
X |
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| Astrobiology | ||||
| Astronomy |
X |
X |
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| Atmospheric Science |
X |
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| Behavioral Neuroscience | X |
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| Biochemistry | X |
X |
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| Biology (B. S. has concentrations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Cell Biology; Genetics, Neurobiology, Organismal Biology, and Teaching Biology) | X |
X |
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| Human Biology | X |
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| Microbiology | X |
X |
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| Molecular Biosciences** | X |
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| Brazilian Studies | ||||
| Business (through School of Business) | ||||
| Chemistry (Major options in Biochemistry, Chemical Physics and Environmental Chemistry) | X |
X |
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| Classics | ||||
| Classical Antiquity | X |
X |
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| Classical Languages | X |
X |
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| Communication Studies | X |
X |
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| East Asian Languages & Cultures (Options in Chinese Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature, and East Asian Studies) | X |
X |
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| Economics | X |
X |
X |
X |
| English (Options available in Traditional English and Creative Writing) | X |
X |
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| Environmental Studies | X |
X |
X |
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| European Studies (Co-major and minor only) | ||||
| French (Options in French, Italian, and French and Italian Studies) | X |
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| Geography (B. S. options in Physical Geography and Geographical Information and Analysis) | X |
X |
X |
X |
| Geography - Geographical Information Science | ||||
| Geology (B. A. and B. S. options in General Geology and Environmental Geology; additional B. S. options in Engineering Geology, Geophysics, and Earth Science and Space Science Licensure) | X |
X |
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| Germanic Languages & Literature | X |
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| Global and International Studies | X | X | ||
| History | X |
X |
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| History of Art | X |
X |
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| Human Sexuality | ||||
| Humanities | X |
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| Italian | ||||
| Jewish Studies | ||||
| Journalism minor (offered through the School of Journalism) | ||||
| Latin American Studies | X |
X |
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| Latino/a Studies | ||||
| Leadership Studies | Liberal Arts and Sciences | X |
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| Linguistics | X |
X |
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| Literature, Language, & Writing** | X |
X |
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| Mathematics | X |
X |
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| Music | ||||
| Peace and Conflict Studies | ||||
| Philosophy | X |
X |
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| Physics (B. A. option in Computation Physics; B. S. options in Geophysics and Engineering Physics) | X |
X |
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| Political Science | X |
X |
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| Psychology / Developmental Psychology**/Cognitive (B.S. option only for Cognitive) | X |
X |
X |
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| Public Administration** | X |
X |
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| Public Policy in the US | ||||
| Religious Studies | X |
X |
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| Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (Co-major and minor only) | ||||
| Slavic Language & Literature (Russian, Polish and South Slavic Studies Concentrations) | X |
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| Social and Behavioral Science Methodology | ||||
| Sociology | X |
X |
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| Spanish and Portuguese | X |
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| Special Major | X |
X |
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| Speech-Language-Hearing | X |
X |
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| Women's Studies | X |
X |
School of the Arts
| Plan | Sub-plan | BA | BGS | BFA | Minor |
| Dance | X | X | X | ||
| Film and Media Studies | X | X | X | ||
| History of Art | X | ||||
| Theatre | Performance | X | X | X | |
| Theatre, Culture & Society | X | X | |||
| Theatre | X | ||||
| Theatre Design | X | ||||
| Visual Art (includes ceramics, expanded media, metalsmithing/jewelry, painting, printmaking, sculpture, textiles/fibers) | X | X | |||
| Visual Art Education (BAE) | |||||
We also offer an Online Certificate Program in Systems Analysis Design through the Edwards Campus.




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