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Stephens' educational environment draws its strength from a unique blend of career-professional, fine arts and liberal arts programs in three baccalaureate degree programs. The majors in each degree program and available minors are listed below.

Bachelor of Arts Majors
Business Administration
Communication Studies
English
Health Sciences
International Studies
Law, Philosophy and Rhetoric
Liberal Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Spanish
Student-Initiated Majors

Bachelor of Fine Arts Majors
Creative Writing
Dance
Fashion Design and Product Development
Graphic Design/Multimedia
Theatre Arts

Bachelor of Science Majors
Accounting
Biology
Education, with certification in: Elementary, Early Childhood
Environmental Biology
Environmental Communication
Equestrian Business Management
Fashion Marketing and Management
Marketing: Public Relations and Advertising
Mass Communication: Broadcast Media, Journalism, Public Relations
Student-Initiated Majors

Minors
Students are urged to elect at least one minor offered at Stephens College. Although not required for graduation, minors enrich a degree program.

Available minors include:
American Politics
Art History
Business Administration
Chemistry
East Asian Studies
Education
English
Equestrian
French
History
Humanities-Fine Arts
International Politics
Mass Communication: Broadcast Media, Journalism, Public Relations
Mathematics
Music
Natural Sciences: Biology, Environmental Biology
Philosophy and Religion
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Visual Arts
Women's Studies

Master¹s Degree Programs
Business Administration
Education: Counseling

Academic Partnerships
Accounting B.S. from Stephens College M.Acc. from the University of Missouri-Columbia (qualified students only)

Occupational Therapy Program in Biology B.A. from Stephens College M.S. from Washington University (St. Louis)

Student-Initiated Majors
The student-initiated major (SIM) is available for the student whose academic interests, abilities and career goals are not directed toward a traditional major. This nontraditional major is designed by the student with the assistance of a faculty planning committee. Students who wish to declare a student-initiated major should complete the process outlined below by the end of the sophomore year. Student-initiated majors, such as art-humanities, foreign language-business, mass communication-women's studies, are drawn primarily from and named by two or more disciplines offered in a major or minor at Stephens College. Transfer credit may be included in a student-initiated major only when the courses are approved by the appropriate department chair(s) to substitute for courses within the discipline that offers the major or minor. A student-initiated major may plan to incorporate study abroad, such as the Cambridge Program or the Institute for European Studies, as well as programs that are available through other accredited colleges or universities.

To explore the possibilities of a student-initiated major, a student discusses her interests with the faculty adviser. When plans progress, a planning committee is formed which includes the student, the adviser and department chairs from the primary disciplines or faculty members who represent particular academic or career interests. The student writes a rationale for the major and prepares a projected four-year academic plan that is inclusive of all degree requirements. The proposal must meet the general guidelines for a major in either the bachelor of arts or the bachelor of science degree program. The original proposal is subject to discussion and revision until approved by the planning committee and reviewed by the registrar. Once approved, the plan for the major is forwarded to the Office of the Registrar where it becomes a permanent part of the student' academic record. The application and approval process is to be completed by the end of the students' sophomore year, usually the fourth semester of full-time enrollment. Transfer students entering with junior standing will be allowed one semester for the approval process to be completed.

The liberal studies major is another form of student-initiated major in which the student combines study in selected concentrations and minors.

Guidelines for the preparation of a proposal for a student-initiated major are available in department offices and the Office of the Registrar. A form for declaring a Liberal Studies major is also available in the Office of the Registrar.