Academics: Departments, Majors and Programs
All undergraduate students at CMC must complete at least one major. Majors can be pursued at CMC or through intercollegiate majors and off-campus majors offered through the Claremont Colleges consortium. Admission to off-campus majors is determined by those programs and is not guaranteed. In addition to completing the major requirements, students have the option to complete a “sequence,” which consists of a set of courses related to a subject, and selected from different disciplines offered at CMC or the other Claremont Colleges (akin to a minor). The college offers a number of accelerated, joint or dual degree programs as listed below. CMC has a single graduate program, a master of arts degree in finance.
Students have the opportunity to pursue a variety of academic areas of interest listed below, including the innovative new Integrated Sciences program and the prestigious Oxford-style PPE program (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics). In addition to traditional CMC majors, the academic areas of interest include dual majors, sequences, and integrated areas within other majors, as well as intercollegiate majors and off-campus majors offered through the Claremont Colleges consortium.
Departments
Undergraduate Academic Areas of Interest
- Integrated Sciences: Genomics, Systems Biology, and Health
- Integrated Sciences: Brain, Learning, and Decision Sciences
- Integrated Sciences: Climate, Energy, and the Environment
The Integrated Sciences major is part of the academic program in the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences (KDIS). The major is currently structured around three global societal and scientific challenges: Health (genomics, systems biology, and health), Brain (brain, learning, and decision), and Planet (climate, energy, and the environment). The Integrated Sciences major aims to provide students with skills and knowledge to engage in research, critically evaluate new results and emerging trends, and reason and communicate about the relationship of science and society. The program seeks to develop strong foundations in the natural science disciplines (biology, chemistry, and physics) combined with computational, data science, and experimental approaches. An Integrated Sciences major is especially appropriate for students interested in scientific research, entrepreneurship and innovation, consulting, policy, and provides outstanding preparation for students who wish to continue on to medical school and other health-related careers.
Students in the class of 2028 majoring in Integrated Sciences take a combination of courses suited to their particular interests. Core requirements must be taken in KDIS with one exception that in academic year 2024-2025 only, students in the class of 2028 may request alternative core courses (excluding SCI 010L CM) offered through the Department of Natural Sciences with the approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair. Students may request alternative elective courses with approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair.
- Integrated Sciences: Genomics, Systems Biology, and Health
- Integrated Sciences: Brain, Learning, and Decision Sciences
- Integrated Sciences: Climate, Energy, and the Environment
The Integrated Sciences major is part of the academic program in the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences (KDIS). The major is currently structured around three global societal and scientific challenges: Health (genomics, systems biology, and health), Brain (brain, learning, and decision), and Planet (climate, energy, and the environment). The Integrated Sciences major aims to provide students with skills and knowledge to engage in research, critically evaluate new results and emerging trends, and reason and communicate about the relationship of science and society. The program seeks to develop strong foundations in the natural science disciplines (biology, chemistry, and physics) combined with computational, data science, and experimental approaches. An Integrated Sciences major is especially appropriate for students interested in scientific research, entrepreneurship and innovation, consulting, policy, and provides outstanding preparation for students who wish to continue on to medical school and other health-related careers.
Students in the class of 2028 majoring in Integrated Sciences take a combination of courses suited to their particular interests. Core requirements must be taken in KDIS with one exception that in academic year 2024-2025 only, students in the class of 2028 may request alternative core courses (excluding SCI 010L CM) offered through the Department of Natural Sciences with the approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair. Students may request alternative elective courses with approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair.
- Integrated Sciences: Genomics, Systems Biology, and Health
- Integrated Sciences: Brain, Learning, and Decision Sciences
- Integrated Sciences: Climate, Energy, and the Environment
The Integrated Sciences major is part of the academic program in the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences (KDIS). The major is currently structured around three global societal and scientific challenges: Health (genomics, systems biology, and health), Brain (brain, learning, and decision), and Planet (climate, energy, and the environment). The Integrated Sciences major aims to provide students with skills and knowledge to engage in research, critically evaluate new results and emerging trends, and reason and communicate about the relationship of science and society. The program seeks to develop strong foundations in the natural science disciplines (biology, chemistry, and physics) combined with computational, data science, and experimental approaches. An Integrated Sciences major is especially appropriate for students interested in scientific research, entrepreneurship and innovation, consulting, policy, and provides outstanding preparation for students who wish to continue on to medical school and other health-related careers.
Students in the class of 2028 majoring in Integrated Sciences take a combination of courses suited to their particular interests. Core requirements must be taken in KDIS with one exception that in academic year 2024-2025 only, students in the class of 2028 may request alternative core courses (excluding SCI 010L CM) offered through the Department of Natural Sciences with the approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair. Students may request alternative elective courses with approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair.
- Integrated Sciences: Genomics, Systems Biology, and Health
- Integrated Sciences: Brain, Learning, and Decision Sciences
- Integrated Sciences: Climate, Energy, and the Environment
The Integrated Sciences major is part of the academic program in the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences (KDIS). The major is currently structured around three global societal and scientific challenges: Health (genomics, systems biology, and health), Brain (brain, learning, and decision), and Planet (climate, energy, and the environment). The Integrated Sciences major aims to provide students with skills and knowledge to engage in research, critically evaluate new results and emerging trends, and reason and communicate about the relationship of science and society. The program seeks to develop strong foundations in the natural science disciplines (biology, chemistry, and physics) combined with computational, data science, and experimental approaches. An Integrated Sciences major is especially appropriate for students interested in scientific research, entrepreneurship and innovation, consulting, policy, and provides outstanding preparation for students who wish to continue on to medical school and other health-related careers.
Students in the class of 2028 majoring in Integrated Sciences take a combination of courses suited to their particular interests. Core requirements must be taken in KDIS with one exception that in academic year 2024-2025 only, students in the class of 2028 may request alternative core courses (excluding SCI 010L CM) offered through the Department of Natural Sciences with the approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair. Students may request alternative elective courses with approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair.
- Integrated Sciences: Genomics, Systems Biology, and Health
- Integrated Sciences: Brain, Learning, and Decision Sciences
- Integrated Sciences: Climate, Energy, and the Environment
The Integrated Sciences major is part of the academic program in the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences (KDIS). The major is currently structured around three global societal and scientific challenges: Health (genomics, systems biology, and health), Brain (brain, learning, and decision), and Planet (climate, energy, and the environment). The Integrated Sciences major aims to provide students with skills and knowledge to engage in research, critically evaluate new results and emerging trends, and reason and communicate about the relationship of science and society. The program seeks to develop strong foundations in the natural science disciplines (biology, chemistry, and physics) combined with computational, data science, and experimental approaches. An Integrated Sciences major is especially appropriate for students interested in scientific research, entrepreneurship and innovation, consulting, policy, and provides outstanding preparation for students who wish to continue on to medical school and other health-related careers.
Students in the class of 2028 majoring in Integrated Sciences take a combination of courses suited to their particular interests. Core requirements must be taken in KDIS with one exception that in academic year 2024-2025 only, students in the class of 2028 may request alternative core courses (excluding SCI 010L CM) offered through the Department of Natural Sciences with the approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair. Students may request alternative elective courses with approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair.
- Integrated Sciences: Genomics, Systems Biology, and Health
- Integrated Sciences: Brain, Learning, and Decision Sciences
- Integrated Sciences: Climate, Energy, and the Environment
The Integrated Sciences major is part of the academic program in the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences (KDIS). The major is currently structured around three global societal and scientific challenges: Health (genomics, systems biology, and health), Brain (brain, learning, and decision), and Planet (climate, energy, and the environment). The Integrated Sciences major aims to provide students with skills and knowledge to engage in research, critically evaluate new results and emerging trends, and reason and communicate about the relationship of science and society. The program seeks to develop strong foundations in the natural science disciplines (biology, chemistry, and physics) combined with computational, data science, and experimental approaches. An Integrated Sciences major is especially appropriate for students interested in scientific research, entrepreneurship and innovation, consulting, policy, and provides outstanding preparation for students who wish to continue on to medical school and other health-related careers.
Students in the class of 2028 majoring in Integrated Sciences take a combination of courses suited to their particular interests. Core requirements must be taken in KDIS with one exception that in academic year 2024-2025 only, students in the class of 2028 may request alternative core courses (excluding SCI 010L CM) offered through the Department of Natural Sciences with the approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair. Students may request alternative elective courses with approval by the KDIS advisor and department chair.