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Majors, Minors, Programs, and Departments

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Our students have more than 65 majors to choose from at Scripps College, the Department of Natural Sciences, and The Claremont Colleges, with many choosing to pursue a double or dual major. Popular majors among Scripps students include politics, psychology, biology, environmental analysis, English, media studies, and neuroscience.

Majors and Programs

Minors

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Department of Natural Sciences

The Department of Natural Sciences of Pitzer and Scripps Colleges allows students to fulfill college requirements in science and to pursue advanced studies as majors or as supplementary studies to related fields.

The department is a distinctive and collaborative science community that operates within and between disciplines. Its commitment is to an inclusive environment that welcomes and inspires science scholars from all backgrounds and fields of study to gather, inquire, and learn within a dedicated facility with state-of-the-art labs and collaboration spaces.

The department offers courses of study for the student interested in enlarging understanding of natural phenomena and courses for students desiring a major in biology, chemistry, physics, or some combination of these areas. A major in neuroscience is available for Scripps students who wish to pursue a multidisciplinary study of the biological bases of behavior. Premedical and environmental emphases made possible by the above majors are two particular strengths of the department. Additional courses in science are offered at Harvey Mudd and Pomona Colleges.

5-College Programs

Students who wish to pursue a major offered by another Claremont College may arrange to do so by fulfilling the requirements of the major at that college. Arrangements for pursuing this major must be made with an off-campus major adviser in the appropriate program. See guidelines concerning off-campus majors and cross-registration.

Students may cross-register within The Claremont Colleges when off-campus enrollments fall within the guidelines listed in the Policies and Procedures section of this catalog. Individual course restrictions are indicated in semester course schedules. Scripps College does not separately fund course costs, such as materials or travel costs, associated with courses at other Claremont Colleges.