Academic Departments and Majors

The course is the basic unit of instruction and measurement of academic progress at Guilford. Almost all courses carry four credits (the equivalent of four semester hours). Exceptions include some sport studies courses, independent study projects, internships and seminars.

Normally, 100-level courses are introductory courses, 200-level courses are sophomore courses and 300- and 400-level courses are junior and senior courses. First-year students may not enroll in 300- or 400-level courses unless they demonstrate exceptional maturity or background in the discipline.

Courses are generally offered by academic departments, which make available coherent patterns of courses for students to take to complete the requirement for a major. Interdisciplinary majors are also available.

Major

Department

Course Schedule

Abbreviation

Degree

Offered

Evening Major

Major requires 2nd

Disciplinary Major

Accounting
ACCT
B.S.
E
African American Studies
AFAS
A.B
E
Yes

Art

Art

ART
A.B.;B.F.A.
Biology
BIOL
A.B.;B.S
Business Management
BUS
B.S.
E
Chemistry
CHEM
A.B.;B.S.
Community & Justice Studies
JPS
B.S.
E
Computer Information Systems Business Management

BUS

B.S.

E

Computing & Info Technology
CMIT
B.S.
E
Criminal Justice
JPS
B.S.
E
Economics
ECON
A.B.
Education Studies
EDUC
A.B.
E
Yes
English
ENGL
A.B.
Environmental Studies
ENVS
A.B.
Yes
Sport Studies
SPST
B.S.
Accounting
ACCT
B.S.
E
Forensic Biology
BIOL
A.B.
E
French
FREN
A.B.
Geology
GEOL
A.B.;B.S.
German
GERM
A.B.
German Studies
GERM
A.B.
Health Sciences
HSCI
B.S.
Yes
History
HIST
A.B.
E
Integrative Studies
ITGR
A.B.
International Studies
INTR
A.B.
Yes
Mathematics
MATH
B.S.
Music
MUS
A.B.
Peace & Conflict Studies
PECS
A.B.
Philosophy
PHIL
A.B.
Physics
PHYS
B.S.
Political Science
PSCI
A.B.
E
Psychology
PSY
A.B.
E
Religious Studies
REL
A.B.
Soc & Anthropolgy
SOAN
A.B.
Spanish
SPAN
A.B.
Sport Management
SPST
B.S.
Theatre Studies
THEA
A.B.
Women's Studies
WMST
A.B.
Yes

 

To find information on specific majors, please search under the heading for the corresponding department.

Course offerings of departments and interdisciplinary programs are listed in this section. The following order is observed: course number, descriptive title, any cross-listing(s) of the course, and credits awarded for the course. Noted at the end of the course description are prerequisites and any general college requirements to which the course applies in the current curriculum.