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 and minors available are listed below.
Majors
Accounting
Biology
Creative Writing
Dance
Digital Filmmaking
Education
Early Childhood
Elementary
English
Entrepreneurship and Business Management
Equestrian Business Management
Equestrian Science
Fashion Communication
Fashion Design and Product Development
Fashion Marketing and Management
Graphic Design
Human Development
Interior Design
Liberal Studies
Child Development
Commercial Media Writing
Early Childhood Education
English and Women's Studies
Playwriting adn Dramatic Literature
Studio Art
Theatre Studies
Writing and Language
Marketing: Public Relations and Advertising
Mass Media
Electronic Media
Print Media Production
Public Relations
Psychology
Theatre Arts
Theatre Management
Minors
Students are urged to elect at least one minor offered at Stephens
College. Although not required for graduation, minors enrich a degree
program.
Art History
Biology
Chemistry
Creative Writing
Dance
Education
English
Entrepreneurship
and Business Management
Equestrian
Graphic Design
History
Legal Studies
Mass Media:
Electronic Media Production
Print Media Production
Public Relations
Mathematics
Music
Political Science
Psychology
Spanish
Theatre
Visual
Arts
Women's Studies
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.
