Amherst has an Open Curriculum with no core or general education requirements. Learn More.

Amherst students can enroll in any of the 5,300 courses offered at members of The Five College Consortium. Browse the Five College Course Catalog.

Learn about community-based learning courses offered through Amherst's Center for Community Engagement.

Interested in studying abroad? Learn More.

Available Majors

  • Offers 34 programs of study varying from Mathematics to Dance. See the entire list of available majors at Amherst.

  • Interested in Engineering? Amherst has a partnership with Dartmouth so that students interested in engineering can attend Dartmouth during their junior or senior year, as well as a fifth year after graduating from Amherst and earn both a BA from Amherst and a BS in engineering from Dartmouth. Learn more.

  • Interested in Pre-Med? Amherst offers a variety of science programs to prepare students to apply to medical school. While pre-med students are not required to have any specific major, Amherst offers majors and areas of study including Neuroscience, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

  • Interested in Pre-Law? While no particular track or major is necessary to apply to law school, Amherst offers a unique major called Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought.

  • Interested in Business? Amherst offers majors, including Economics and Mathematics, which prepare students for future work in business.


Most Popular Majors

  • English
  • Economics
  • History
  • Psychology
  • Biology
  • Political science