Majors and Minors

Majors and Minors in CAS

If you are interested in pursuing a major or minor listed below, please direct your questions to the appropriate contact person. If you have declared a major or minor and have an assigned faculty advisor in that area, work directly with that faculty member. If you have declared your major, but do not have an assigned faculty advisor, please visit your academic department or program director's office to be assigned to a faculty advisor. If you are a current student in the College of Arts and Sciences and wish to add, change, or delete a CAS major or wish to add, change, or delete a minor, please log into LOCUS.

To review the undergraduate programs requirements for majors and minors, visit the online Academic Requirements Outlines.

   
Majors and Minors Outside CAS

To pursue any major listed below (instead of a major within the College of Arts and Sciences), a CAS student must apply for internal transfer from CAS to the appropriate school within Loyola (business, communication, continuing and professional studies, education, nursing, or social work).

Internal Transfer
Current Loyola students need a 2.00 minimum cumulative GPA to be considered for internal transfer admission to the College of Arts and Sciences, the Quinlan School of Business, or the School of Communication, and a 2.50 cumulative GPA to be considered for internal transfer admission to the School of Education, the School of Social Work, or the Health Systems Management program within the Niehoff School of Nursing. Loyola students wishing to transfer into the Nursing program within the Niehoff School of Nursing need a minimum 2.80 cumulative GPA and are considered on a case-by-case basis, pending available space in the program. Students who wish to internally transfer to any undergraduate school within the university must submit an Internal Transfer Application to the school into which they wish to transfer.

Secondary Education Certification
Students pursuing certification for secondary-school teaching are "multiple-degree-seeking" students: They are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, where they complete a major in biology, chemistry, English, French, history, Italian, Latin, mathematics, political science, psychology, Spanish, or theatre; and they are also enrolled in the School of Education where they complete the major in secondary education. Students who pursue a secondary education major will earn both a BA or BS degree in their field within the College of Arts and Sciences and a BSEd degree in secondary education within the School of Education.

Multiple Bachelor's Degrees (Multiple-Degree-Seeking Students)
Students wishing to pursue multiple undergraduate degrees (such as a BBA from the Quinlan School of Business and a BS or BA from the College of Arts and Sciences, or a BSEd from the School of Education and a BA and a BS from the College of Arts and Sciences) are multiple-degree-seeking students. Students should contact all appropriate undergraduate dean's offices and should consult with academic advisors in both schools regarding requirements. They must complete the requirements for both majors/schools, the university Core Curriculum, and any electives necessary to reach 120 credit hours. To apply for status as a multiple-degree student, submit a Multiple-Degree Application to the dean's office of the school you wish to add to your current school.