Academics
Dozens of majors.
Dozens of majors.
One path — yours.
Browse every major, minor, and program Guilford offers — filter by interest or degree type.
40+ majors · 50+ minors
Stay on top of today’s ever-changing business environment by majoring or minoring in Accounting, where you’ll develop highly valued skill sets.
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Local, regional, and national CPA firms, private businesses, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Internal Revenue Service, investment banking, graduate schools in accounting, business administration and law
Internship Ideas
Accounting majors have completed internships at banks in major cities, including Chicago and New York, as well as at a variety of local businesses.
Get to the heart of social and cultural topics when you pursue a major or minor in African and African American Studies.
Major, Minor, Interdisciplinary
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Human Resources, Counseling, Research, Teaching, Criminal Justice, Business, Law, Social Work, Sports, Public Service
Internship Ideas
Guilford College Multicultural Resource Center, African Services Coalition, Beloved Community Center, Guilford County District Attorney’s Office, N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice, YWCA Teen Parent Mentor Program
Study in an exotic African land. Learn about African writers, governments, anthropology, Africa in film and much more as an African Studies minor.
Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Graduate program in International Trade and Investment Policy; George Washington University; Elliot School of International Affairs; Harvard Divinity School; AmeriCorps; Peace Corps
Internship Ideas
The Washington Center, American Friends Service Committee, N.C. Justice Center
The B.S. in Analytics prepares students for a career in a rapidly expanding field focused on utilizing data collected by organizations for efficient decision-making and day-to-day management in a variety of industries.
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Analytics majors often continue their education in graduate programs focused on business, marketing, economics, and finance, as well as analytics, and can pursue various IT and STEM certifications.
Internship Ideas
Analytics majors can complete internships in practically any industry, including finance, marketing, human resources, transportation, government, and many more.
Learn to appreciate ways of life and cultural systems different from your own.
Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Historical and archaeological conservation training program; Israel Meeting Organizer; USAID Translating Research Into Action Project; New York Teaching Fellows Program; Admissions Counselor at Ashford University
Internship Ideas
International Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, Providence, Rhode Island; Mayan Archaeology Field School; Smithsonian Institution (National Museum of African Art); Casa de Guadalupe; Clara House
Get creative with a major or minor in Art at Guilford College, where you’ll enjoy studio time and small class sizes.
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Virginia Commonwealth University, N.Y. Academy of Art, Pratt Institute, Corcoran School of Art, Carnegie Mellon, UT-Austin, Boston University, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Bank Street College of Art, N.Y.
Internship Ideas
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Three Dogs Pottery, Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, SITE Santa Fe
Immerse yourself in the study of living things with hands-on experiences and innovative research and fieldwork.
Minor, Major
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Tufts University, Liberty University, University of Dundee, post-doctorate research at AMGen metabolic lab, medical student, Naturist Specialist for San Mateo Outdoor Education, high school science teacher.
Internship Ideas
Medical internships at Yale and Wake Forest universities, fieldwork at Carolina Equine Hospital, Piedmont Wildlife Rehab, North Carolina Zoo and the Smithsonian, laboratory programs at Transpharma and MWG Biotech.
Learn basic concepts and tools to enhance the marketability of your liberal arts degree with a minor in Business at Guilford College.
Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Business graduates find employment in banking, real estate, financial services and, as well as corporate management training programs. Others have entered graduate programs for M.B.A. and J.D. degrees.
Internship Ideas
American Red Cross, N.C. AIDs Action Network, Bryan Family YMCA, Merrill Lynch, Syngenta Inc., Disney, Erickson Advisors, Procter & Gamble, Samet Corporation
Show the world you mean business with a major or minor in Business administration at Guilford College.
Major
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Business majors find employment in banking, real estate, financial services and insurance, as well as corporate management training programs. Others have entered graduate programs and have earned M.B.A. and J.D. degrees.
Internship Ideas
American Red Cross, N.C. AIDs Action Network, Bryan Family YMCA, Merrill Lynch, Syngenta Inc., Disney, Erickson Advisors, Procter & Gamble, Samet Corporation
Find the formula for success with a major or minor in Chemistry at Guilford, where you’ll engage in hands-on research in cutting edge facilities.
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Syngenta, Proctor and Gamble, LabCorp, Princeton University, Cornell University, UVA, Broad Institute, Michigan State, Lawrence Livermore, NC State, UNCG/NCA&T Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
Internship Ideas
PharmaCore, Syngenta Crop Protection, Duke University, Georgetown University, University of Kentucky, Universities of Bristol and Bath, England, Greensboro Water Department
Maximize your potential with a minor in Communications at Guilford College and build the key skills that will propel you to success.
Minor, Interdisciplinary
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
BBC America, CNN, American Psychological Association, Dick Broadcasting Company, Northwestern University, American University
Internship Ideas
BBC London, Pace Communications, Intrepid Marketing Group, United Arts Council, Beloved Community Center, Inspired Marketing Solutions, Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Carroll Property Management
Study and in engage in the development of just and humane social systems as a Community and Justice Studies major.
Major
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Nonprofit community organizations; mediators; attorneys, case managers; educators; public, urban affairs, corrections officers; advanced degrees in law, social work, psychology, public affairs, communication studies
Internship Ideas
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars; American Friends Service Committee; Beloved Community Center of Greensboro; Interactive Resource Center; N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
The Community Studies minor focuses on community building and strategies for developing trust and power among people to address issues affecting their lives.
Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Nonprofit community organizations; mediators; attorneys; journalists; VISTA/AmeriCorps; public, urban affairs, corrections officers; advanced study in social work, folklore studies, psychology, education, public affairs
Internship Ideas
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars; American Friends Service Committee; Beloved Community Center of Greensboro; Family Life Council; N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Learn how computers work and turn your knowledge and skills into a career or the pursuit of a graduate degree.
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Careers in programming and software development, network administration, business and systems analysis; employment at Cisco, FedEx Services, IBM Watson; graduate education in computer science, human computer interaction
Internship Ideas
Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Bon Secours Health Systems, OSIsoft, ViForce
Turn your passion for books, reading, writing and literature into in-demand professional skills for a creative, idea-seeking economy.
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Yale professor, lawyer, U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst, Shakespearean actor, Congressional staff member, video game developer; UNC Chapel Hill, Brown University, New York University, Harvard University
Internship Ideas
Intern at local publishing firms, Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., Children's Book Council in New York City, media companies in London, independent film companies in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Discover how you can bring change to the U.S. criminal justice system as a Criminal Justice major. You can also continue your education by obtaining a master's.
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Police officers; probation, parole, federal law enforcement officers; graduate school, law school; research, policy-making positions. Graduates also transition directly into Guilford's Criminal Justice Master’s program.
Internship Ideas
Federal, city, state, county police agencies including the DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshall’s Office; district attorney’s and public defender’s offices, Victim/Witness Coordinator’s Office; correctional internships
Learn how computers work and turn your knowledge and skills into a career or the pursuit of a graduate degree.
Major
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Deloitte, FedEx Services, IBM Watson, Glen Raven and LabCorp. Students have pursued graduate education in computer science, human computer interaction and information technology management.
Internship Ideas
Secure Designs, Bon Secours Health Systems, OSIsoft ViForce
Whether your major is in social sciences, arts, business or policy, an Earth Science minor can enhance your studies and boost your career.
Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Duke University, Virginia Tech, Colorado School of Mines, Coastal Carolina University, University of Washington; environmental consulting, petroleum and mining industries, resource management, water quality assessment
Internship Ideas
Piedmont Land Conservancy, Sierra Rutile mining company in Sierra Leone and a paleontology museum in Philadelphia
Learn about medieval Japan, Imperial China, East Asian theatre, Buddhism, Daoism and much more as an East Asian Studies minor.
Minor, Track
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Graduate program in Japanese at Sophia University in Japan; Harvard Divinity School; Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme; AmeriCorps; Peace Corps
Internship Ideas
The Washington Center, American Friends Service Committee, N.C. Justice Center
Learn how economic systems work and turn your knowledge and skills into a career or the pursuit of a graduate degree.
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, BB&T, Bank of America, Sparta Commercial Lending, David Taussig & Associates, International Monetary Fund, Research Triangle Institute, law school, graduate school (economics, MBA)
Internship Ideas
Morgan Research Department, London, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Institute for International Finance, Hedge Fund Strategies at Gilford Securities, Emerging Market Securities at International Capital Management
Spend time in schools and challenge the way things are — our program closely adheres to the adage "Be the change you wish to see."
Major, Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Graduates have entered a variety of teaching positions across the U.S. as well as abroad in Israel and South Africa, in the Peace Corps, as tutors in educational support companies and in nonprofit organizations.
Internship Ideas
Students in local public schools grow close to Guilford’s Education Studies students as they work with children and their communities to help ensure every student is served and valued.
We’ve partnered with Elon University Law School to provide an accelerated pathway to law school for students interested in pursuing legal careers.
Pre-professional
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Elon Law School
Internship Ideas
We connect you with professional mentors at local agencies and law firms where you can gain hands-on legal experience and earn academic credit while building the skills to lead you to a thriving legal career.
Turn your passion for language into flexible and robust writing skills that prepare you for a career in media, education, law, business and much more.
Minor, Major
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Yale professor, lawyer, U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst, Shakespearean actor, Congressional staff member, video game developer; University of North Carolina, Brown University, New York University, Harvard University.
Internship Ideas
Local publishing firms, Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., Children’s Book Council in New York City, media companies in London, independent film companies in San Francisco and Los Angeles
The minor in Entrepreneurship is designed for students who want to develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
Minor
Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools
Business, non-profits
Internship Ideas
Business, non-profits