Undergraduate Majors
Browse majors available to undergraduates through the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences.
African American Studies, B.A. with a concentration in:
- Artistic, historical and literary perspectives
- Political, religious and societal perspectives
- Social and behavioral perspectives
Chemistry, B.S. with a concentration in:
- Biochemistry
- Chemical modeling
- Chemical science
- Professional chemist
- Professional chemist with honors
Forensic Science, B.S. with a concentration in:
- Forensic biology
- Forensic chemistry
- Physical evidence
Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, B.A. with a concentration in:
- Health, society and social justice
Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science, B.S. with a concentration in:
- Exercise science
- Health science
International Studies, B.A. with a concentration in:
- European studies
- General studies
- International social justice studies
- Latin American studies
- World cinema
Mass Communications, B.S. with a concentration in:
- Advertising/creative
- Advertising/strategic
- Journalism/broadcast
- Journalism/digital
- Media production
- Public relations
Mathematical Sciences, B.S. with a concentration in:
- Applied mathematics
- Biomathematics
- General mathematical sciences
- Mathematics
- Operations research
- Secondary teacher preparation
- Statistics
Philosophy, B.A. with a concentration in:
- Ethics and public policy
- Philosophy and law
- Philosophy and science
Political Science, B.A. with a concentration in:
- Civil rights
- Comparative politics
- Human security
- International relations
- Political theory and methodology
- Politics and government
- Public policy and administration
- U.S. government
Psychology, B.S. with a concentration in:
- Addiction studies
- Applied psychology
- Life science
- Pre-graduate school
- Urban psychology
Interested in a career in healthcare?
Pre-Health
VCU offers four pre-health baccalaureate programs, which prepare students for competitive admission into nursing, medical laboratory sciences, radiation sciences or dental hygiene.
Students interested in earning a bachelor’s degree in one of these programs may declare pre-nursing, pre-medical laboratory sciences, pre-clinical radiation sciences or pre-dental hygiene either as their primary major or as a dual major.
Once a student applies and is admitted into the professional health major, their pre-major is changed to the new major. If they are not successful in their admission, they will remain a pre-major until they either apply again in a future semester or decide to declare a new major.
Visit University Academic Advising's Pre-Health Advising page to learn how they help students navigate pre-health program admission requirements, while also supporting their career exploration into parallel majors.
Pre-Professional Health Care
VCU offers pre-professional health career advising to students seeking competitive admission into medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, veterinary, optometry or physician assistant programs.
Students should declare a major in an academic discipline, in addition to an advising track. Students may select an advising track in a health profession field when they are admitted to VCU or at any time during their enrollment. VCU’s pre-professional health program is not an academic major or minor, but rather it is a combination of career development advising and a set of predetermined courses that are widely accepted across the nation for admission requirements.
Visit VCU Career Services' Pre-Professional Health Career Advising page to learn how pre-professional health career advisors help prepare students for professional school application through guidance with pre-professional health curriculum, admissions test preparation, co-curricular activity involvement and application competitiveness.