Liberal Arts College in New York State

Wells College:
Wells College, located in the village of Aurora, in the heart of the finger lakes region of New York, is a private liberal arts college offering Bachelor Degree and Pre-professional programs. Wells College has an integrative liberal arts curriculum designed to prepare students for the leadership roles they will assume in all areas of life in the 21st century. The academic program includes a core curriculum and majors that integrate related disciplines. All majors contain cross-disciplinary elements and explore some of the most exciting areas of current research. As a part of the in-depth study of the major, students are introduced to the ways in which different areas of human inquiry are related.

Bachelor Degree Programs (Majors):
- Advertising
- Africana
- African-American Studies
- American Cultures
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Anthropology/Cross-Cultural Sociology
- Art
- Art History
- Biological and Chemical Sciences: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biological and Chemical Sciences: Biology
- Biological and Chemical Sciences: Chemistry
- Book Arts
- Chemistry
- Cognitive and Brain Science
- Communication Studies
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Economics and Management
- Educational Studies: Elementary Education (Childhood Education, 1-6)
- Educational Studies: Secondary Educcation (Adolescent Education, 7-12)
- English
- Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Studies
- Ethics and Philosophy
- First Nations and Indigenous Studies
- French and Francophone Studies
- German
- Government and Politics
- History
- International Studies
- Italian
- Japanese
- Literature
- Management
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Applied Physics (under review by the New York State Education Department)
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Computer Science
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Mathematics
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Physics
- Modern Languages
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Philosophy and Religion
- Philosophy, Ethics, and Policy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-engineering (3/2 program)
- Pre-law
- Pre-med
- Psychology
- Public Affairs: Ethics, Politics, and Social Policy
- Religion (Study of Religion)
- Science, Health, and Values
- Social and Economic Justice
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Sociology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies
- Studio Art
- Theatre
- Theatre and Dance
- Visual Arts
- Women's Studies

Individualized Majors:
Wells College has established the opportunity for an Individualized Major as an alternative to an established major for exceptionally capable and responsible students whose academic interests would be better served by such a major. Each Individualized Major is expected to meet the philosophy and educational goals of Wells College and to afford the student maximum exposure to the breadth and depth of a liberal education as well as an opportunity to undertake advanced work in an area of special interest.

Minors:
Students may supplement their major with a minor. Minors are not required for graduation, but must be declared by May of the junior year. Wells College offers the following minors:
- Advertising
- Africana
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art History
- Biology
- Book Arts
- Chemistry
- Communication Studies
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Economics
- Educational Studies: Elementary Education (Childhood Education, 1-6)
- Educational Studies: Secondary Education (Adolescent Education, 7-12)
- English
- Environmental Studies
- First Nations and Indigenous Studies
- French and Francophone Studies
- German
- History
- International Studies
- Italian
- Japanese
- Management
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy, Ethics, and Policy
- Philosophy and Religion
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Science, Health, and Values
- Social and Economic Justice
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Women’s Studies

Non-Major Programs:
Elementary and Secondary Education