About Majors

Select a Major

Choose from one of the many majors offered by Weinberg College departments and programs.

To complete your major, you must complete its requirements and follow the College's rules and policies for majors.

Ready to declare a major? Here's how.

Use these webpages to learn about some special types of majors, with special requirements, as well as about optional second majors and degrees.

Adjunct majors: These majors require you to complete a second "stand-alone" major.
Special admission majors: A handful of majors require students to apply.
Ad hoc majors: If you have well-defined interests that don't fit into an existing major but still comprise a cohesive field of knowledge, you may choose to pursue an ad hoc major. You would work with professors to create a customized program of study.
Second Weinberg major: A second major is an opportunity to pursue another academic area in depth. If you choose to complete a second major, pay close attention to rules related to majors and course requirements.
Second major in another Northwestern school: While it is possible to have a major in Weinberg and one in another school, you may need to interschool transfer out of Weinberg to do so.
Dual bachelor's degree programs: It is possible to earn two undergraduate degrees through a dual bachelor's degree program in either Liberal Arts and Engineering (BA/BS) or Liberal Arts and Music (BA/BMusic).