Academic Degrees and Programs

Degrees Offered

Elizabethtown College grants twelve residence degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Art, Master of Education, Master of Music Education, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Master of Public Policy, Master of Science, and Doctorate in Occupational Therapy. Additional degrees are offered through the College’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

No more than one bachelor’s degree is ever awarded to an individual by Elizabethtown College; however, students may complete a second major, a minor, or teacher certification subsequent to graduation.

Bachelor’s

The College offers degrees in the following academic majors, within which a number of options are available.

• Accounting (B.S.)
• Actuarial Science (B.S.)
• Arts (B.A.)
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B.S.)
• Biology (B.S.)
• Biology Secondary Education (B.S.)
• Biotechnology (B.S.)
• Business Administration (B.S.)
• Business Analytics (B.S.), formerly Business Data Science (B.S.)
• Chemistry (B.S.)
• Chemistry Laboratory Science (B.S.)
• Chemistry Secondary Education (B.S.)
• Computational Physics (B.S.)
• Computer Engineering (B.S.)
• Computer Science (B.S.)
• Criminal Justice (B.A.)
• Data Science (B.S.)
• Digital Media Production (B.A.)
• Early Childhood Education (B.S.)
• Early Childhood Education with Special Education Certification (B.S.)
• Economics (B.A.)
• Elementary/Middle Level Education (B.S.)
• Engineering (B.S.)
• English (B.A.)
• English Secondary Education (B.A.)
• Environmental Science (B.S.)
• Exercise Science (B.S.)
• Finance (B.S.)
• Financial Economics (B.S.)
• Graphic Design (B.A.)
• Health Sciences (B.S.)
• History (B.A.)
• Individualized Major (B.A.)
• Information Systems (B.S.)
• International Business (B.S.)
• Japanese (B.A.)
• Journalism (B.A.)
• Legal Studies (B.A.)
• Marketing (B.S.)
• Mathematical Business (B.S.)
• Mathematics (B.S.)
• Mathematics Secondary Education (B.S.)
• Media Analytics and Social Media (B.S.)
• Music (B.A.)
• Music Education (B.M.)
• Music Therapy (B.M.)
• Neuroscience (B.S.)
• Nursing (R.N. to B.S.N.)
• Physics Secondary Education (B.S.)
• Political Science (B.A.)
• Psychology (B.A.)
• Public Health (B.A.)
• Public Health (B.S.)
• Public Relations (B.A.)
• Social Studies (B.S.)
• Social Work (B.S.W.)
• Sociology (B.A.)
• Spanish (B.A.)
• Spanish Education (B.A.)

Master’s

The College offers the following master’s degrees.

Doctoral

Certificates

Advising Program

Students may participate in the following specialized advising programs.

Minors

Students may elect to pursue an academic minor in addition to their major. Minors allow the student to acquire depth of knowledge in an area of secondary interest outside the major. The College offers the following minors:

• Architectural Studies Minor
• Arts Administration Minor
• Arts Minor
• Asian Studies Minor
• Biochemistry Minor
• Biology Minor
• Business Administration Minor
• Chemistry Minor
• Coaching Minor
• Cognitive Science Minor
• Communications Minor
• Computer Science Minor
• Creative Writing Minor
• Data Analytics Minor
• Economics Minor
• English Literature Minor
• English Professional Writing Minor
• Family Business and Entrepreneurship Program
• Finance Minor
• French Minor
• General Science Minor
• German Minor
• Graphic Design Minor
• History Minor
• Human Services Minor
• Information Systems Minor
• International Studies Minor
• Japanese Minor
• Mathematics Minor
• Music Minor
• Philosophy Minor
• Physics Minor
• Political Science Minor
• Psychology Minor
• Religious Studies Minor
• Sociology Minor
• Spanish Minor
• Technical Design Minor
• Women and Gender Studies Minor

Joint Degree Programs

In Joint Degree Programs, students study at Elizabethtown College and at affiliated academic institutions or clinical facilities in the United States. The following programs are offered in conjunction with other academic institutions.