The Undergraduate College

Program of Study

Princeton offers two bachelor’s degrees: a bachelor of arts (A.B.) and a bachelor of science in engineering (B.S.E.). Within these degree programs, students can choose from among 71 departments and interdepartmental programs. In lieu of existing programs, students may apply for independent concentration.

Undergraduates in the A.B. program must successfully complete general education requirements that include two courses each in literature and the arts, science and technology (with laboratory), and social analysis; and one course each in epistemology and cognition, ethical thought and moral values, historical analysis, and quantitative reasoning.

Departmental requirements combine upper-level courses with independent work in both the junior and senior years. A senior thesis is required of all A.B. candidates.

Engineering students take at least seven courses in the humanities and social sciences in addition to satisfying the writing requirement and meeting the requirements in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer programming as specified by the School of Engineering and Applied Science. B.S.E. students are required to take one course in four of the following six areas: epistemology and cognition, ethical thought and moral values, foreign language, historical analysis, literature and the arts, and social analysis.

All engineering departments offer upperclass students opportunities to pursue independent work in lieu of formal course work. In some departments, independent work or a senior thesis is required for completion of the B.S.E. degree.

Departments and Programs

Academic Departments. Undergraduates may concentrate their studies in the following fields:

Anthropology Architecture Art and Archaeology Astrophysical Sciences Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil and Environmental Engineering Classics Comparative Literature Computer Science East Asian Studies Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Economics Electrical Engineering English French and Italian Geosciences

German History Mathematics Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Molecular Biology Music Near Eastern Studies Operations Research and Financial Engineering Philosophy Physics Politics Psychology Religion Slavic Languages and Literatures Sociology Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Interdepartmental Programs. Undergraduates may supplement their concentration by participating in any of the following programs, most of which grant certificates of proficiency:

African-American Studies African Studies American Studies Applications of Computing Applied and Computational         Mathematics Architecture and Engineering Biophysics Contemporary European Politics         and Society Creative Writing East Asian Studies Engineering Biology Engineering and Management         Systems Engineering Physics Environmental Studies European Cultural Studies Finance Geological Engineering Hellenic Studies Humanistic Studies

Judaic Studies Language and Culture Latin American Studies Linguistics Materials Science and Engineering Medieval Studies Musical Performance Near Eastern Studies Neuroscience Quantitative and Computational Biology Robotics and Intelligent Systems Russian and Eurasian Studies Teacher Preparation Theater and Dance Urban Studies Visual Arts Study of Women and Gender Woodrow Wilson School of Public         and International Affairs

Areas of Concentration. Undergraduate concentration patterns have remained fairly constant over the years. Here, in descending order, are the 15 areas of concentration for juniors and seniors that were most popular in academic year 2005–06:

Department	Number of Concentrators
Economics	236
History	225
Politics	213
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs	162
Psychology	120
Molecular Biology	117
English	111
Operations Research and Financial Engineering	104
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	82
Anthropology	76
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	66
Religion	64
Sociology	64
Philosophy	60
Art and Archaeology	57