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Our liberal arts education gives you the opportunity to take a wide variety of classes and explore connections across disciplines. Our academics are challenging and rigorous, but you will be supported every step of the way by your advisors, your professors, and your peers. And for those of you who are ready to think about your education long term, we offer pathways to and partnerships with our Graduate School of Education and Counseling and School of Law.

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L&C Academics at a Glance

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree
  • 28 majors, 34 minors
  • 19 average class size
  • 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio
  • No graduate teaching assistants

Majors and Minors at Lewis & Clark

Your Lewis & Clark education will provide you with the opportunity to explore a wide variety of subjects, and to dig deep into those you find most intriguing. Lots of interests? Double major, or add a minor or two. Your education in and out of the classroom will prepare you to see connections others miss and to creatively solve complex problems, skills that are valuable in all professions.

You will take approximately 32 courses during your time here, and you’ll have choices when it comes to every single one. Your classes will be split roughly into thirds: general education, major requirements, and electives.

  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Neurobiology with Associate Professor Tamily Weissman-Unni</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> No class has been as illuminating, fascinating, and downright fun as this one. This course fully delved into the mechanics and properties of neurons and the nervous system, and it brought me into a group of enthusiastic students with a fervor to discuss, learn, and grow in the field of neuroscience.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/18325-katya-schwieterman"> <a href="/live/profiles/18325-katya-schwieterman">Katya Schwieterman BA ’24</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Neuroscience </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>The Art of Solidarity by Magalí Rabasa</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> This class opened up my mind to many more perspectives and ideas. At first, I was a little nervous because any mention of art is daunting due to my very amateur, stick figure artistic capabilities. However, the practice of standing in solidarity with different groups of people and using art as an expression of unity is what this class was really about! Social movements, progression, and unity is what I hope for in this world, and I had a little taste of that in this class.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/9453-carolina-ruiz"> <a href="/live/profiles/9453-carolina-ruiz">Carolina Ruíz BA ’22</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Hispanic Studies </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Professor Rishona Zimring’s honors seminar on the works of Virginia Woolf</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> Rishona’s course pushed me to engage with some of Woolf’s more challenging essays, and I became a more critical reader and writer as a result.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/19826-noah-foster-koth"> <a href="/live/profiles/19826-noah-foster-koth">Noah Foster-Koth BA ’19</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: English, Hispanic Studies </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Renaissance Medicine with Hannah Crummé</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> I took this class my senior year and I really enjoyed the multidisciplinary approach to a fascinating topic that straddles history, literature, science and belief. I loved learning about medieval and early modern approaches to health and healing.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/19624-margarete-maneker"> <a href="/live/profiles/19624-margarete-maneker">Margarete Maneker BA ’21</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: History </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Chinese </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Human Rights in International Affairs with Assistant Professor Suparna Chaudhry and Asian Studies Colloquium with Professor Jennifer Hubbert</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> Both of these classes combined concepts from my majors together and challenged me academically. Additionally, the professors were extremely supportive of me and my success.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/17133-rocio-yao"> <a href="/live/profiles/17133-rocio-yao">Rocío Yao BA ’24</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: International Affairs and Sociology and Anthropology (double) </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Ethnic Studies </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Computational Physics with Mohamed Anber</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">It was the course during which I finally felt that I wasn’t learning to do science, but I was actually doing science. During the course, I learned to take a physical question, choose appropriate physical models or analogues to try to answer the question, then choose the right mathematical tools to make sense of those physical models, and finally how to use a computer to get us an easily understandable answer to what those mathematical tools are pointing us towards.</span> </p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/19626-ben-glick"> <a href="/live/profiles/19626-ben-glick">Ben Glick BA ’20</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Physics, Math and Computer Science </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>American Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties with Todd Lochner</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">It was undoubtedly one of the most challenging classes that I took, but I am much better for it. This was one of the first classes that made me reexamine my thought process on law and our society. Professor Lochner’s method of cold calling on students and creating scenarios to test our understanding of the law lead to interesting and free discussions. More importantly, these discussions challenged all of us to see existing prejudices and/or biases.</span> </p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/14620-alex-scioscia"> <a href="/live/profiles/14620-alex-scioscia">Alex Scioscia BA ’21</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Political science and German (double) </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Thinking, Memory, and Problem Solving</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> The course had a profound impact on me because of its direct application to my everyday life. It expanded my understanding of how the mind constructs knowledge, processes information, and solves problems.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/22480-torrey-lind"> <a href="/live/profiles/22480-torrey-lind">Torrey Lind BA ’22</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Neuroscience </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Feminist Theory with Associate Professor Kim Brodkin</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> Feminist Theory introduced me to a wide range of literature in Feminist and Queer studies that I engage with in my other courses and in my life. There are pieces we read that I still think of new questions about to this day! This is a great class to take if you are interested in reading a wide range of contemporary and classic theory about gender and sexuality.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/18338-grace-marchant"> <a href="/live/profiles/18338-grace-marchant">Grace Marchant BA ’25</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Philosophy </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Gender Studies </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Drawing I</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> Drawing I was the perfect mix of being a structured art class while also leaving a lot of room for individual styles. </p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/21556-kate-meinhard"> <a href="/live/profiles/21556-kate-meinhard">Kate Meinhard BA ’26</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Physics </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Studio Art, Mathematics </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Argument and Social Justice taught by Professor Mitch Reyes</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> It’s very hard to choose, but I think my favorite was this one.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/16648-dj-smith"> <a href="/live/profiles/16648-dj-smith">DJ Smith BA ’23</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Rhetoric and Media Studies </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>I have taken a lot of Chinese classes with Instructor Liu Meiru</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> She is a very knowledgeable and cheerful person. She makes learning Chinese fun.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/16641-htoo-ray-wah"> <a href="/live/profiles/16641-htoo-ray-wah">Htoo Ray Wah BA ’23</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Asian Studies </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Chinese </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Cold War Culture with Associate Professor Therese Augst</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> The class has allowed me to tap into both my knowledge of international affairs and German studies to evaluate what happened during this crucial period of history. I also reflect upon my experiences abroad and connect them to themes discussed each week. I look forward to every class as I know that I will leave enriched from the engaging lectures and discussions.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/16198-tiffani-wong"> <a href="/live/profiles/16198-tiffani-wong">Tiffani Wong BA ’22</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: International Affairs, German Studies (double) </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>World War I, The War to End All Wars by Professor David Campion</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> Professor Campion expanded my thinking on what war looks like and what it means for different groups of people to be at war. He encouraged us to think more critically about all aspects of war from the economy, women’s rights, contemporary art, and science. Professor Campion expanded my knowledge.</p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/13057-alys-chang"> <a href="/live/profiles/13057-alys-chang">Alys Chang BA ’22</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Political Science </div> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="statistics_slide swiper-slide"> <div class="statistics_box" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="statistics_box_inner"> <h4 class="statistics_headline" style="font-size: 3rem;"> Favorite Class </h4> <h6 class="statistics_summary" style="font-size: 2rem;"> <strong>Non-Extant Art</strong> </h6> <!-- quote --> <div class="statistics_summary"> <p> Everyone in Non-Extant Art was super passionate about the material, so the discussions were always incredibly rich and rewarding. </p> </div> <div class="profile-box_name" href="/live/profiles/21524-cleo-lockhart"> <a href="/live/profiles/21524-cleo-lockhart">Cleo Lockhart BA ’25</a> </div> <!-- class year --> <div class="profile-box_field"> Major: Theatre </div> <div class="profile-box_field"> Minor: Art and Art History, English </div> </div> </div> </div>

The Liberal Arts Advantage

Studying the liberal arts means that all of your classes will be grounded in critical thinking, written and verbal communication, teamwork, and problem solving. You’ll draw on these skills throughout your life, and our Career Accelerator will give you access to the opportunities that will prepare you for a meaningful career. Our academics are also closely connected with our location in Portland. The Connect-Portland (PDX) designation is given to courses highlighting the experiential, experimental, and inquiry-based learning that is derived from our location. Lewis & Clark is the perfect place to get an education that will prepare you to take on the world.

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Looking for a paid internship while earning class credit? We have opportunities through our entrepreneurship minor, our Office of Sustainability, and our Career Center.


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Accelerated Degree Programs

Want even more of the Lewis & Clark experience? Through our 4-5-6 Commitment, we offer a five-year bachelor’s degree + master’s in teaching degree (MAT) with our graduate school and a six-year bachelor’s degree + law degree (JD) with our law school.


 

  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> I love that my major allows me to explore the connections between biology and chemistry. </p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21551-ella-radvany">Ella Radvany BA ’26</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Bellingham, Washington</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> I love the professors in the department—they were ultimately the reason why I decided to become a math major.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21528-sophie-homolka">Sophie Homolka BA ’26</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Jacksonville, Illinois</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"></div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16984-lee-hinkle">Lee Hinkle BA ’24</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Newberg, Oregon</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> I really love the blend of sociology and anthropology. This connection with the two disciplines brings together really interesting perspectives and allows me to gain experience with both fields.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/24152-avarie-goerling">Avarie Goerling BA ’27</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Hillsboro, Oregon</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> What I find most interesting about rhetoric and media studies is how broad it is. There are so many different and interesting classes that you can take with outstanding professors.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18353-bode-dalton">Bode Dalton BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Idaho Springs, Colorado</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> Being a psychology major has allowed me a larger critical understanding of our society and the people within it.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/22611-zoe-smith">Zoë Smith BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Elk Grove, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> I love the class discussions and debates in international affairs because there are a lot of intelligent, but vastly different, opinions that come up. It’s very rousing and educational.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/17800-jade-weihz">Jade Weihz BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Phillipsburg, New Jersey</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> Economics can study gender issues, immigration, poverty, world health, and practically any social, political, or personal issue where people make decisions about their behavior within a larger system.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/19038-lena-essak">Lena Essak BA ’24</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"></div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/22121-ella-wydra">Ella Wydra BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Bend, Oregon</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> I took a sustainability course through my entrepreneurship minor to learn about what L&C does to support sustainability and what people can do on a national or global scale.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16323-ryan-cibull">Ryan Cibull BA ’22</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Alameda, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"></div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16983-oskar-kohlbrenner">Oskar Kohlbrenner BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Kraków, Poland </span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My favorite class is Evolution</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">because I learned something fascinating and new every day in that class.</span></p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16650-sofia-reeves">Sofia Reeves BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Sacramento, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> With my psychology major I am able to easily link my area of focus with entrepreneurship and sales. It gives me the freedom to explore different areas of business with a liberal arts major.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18328-bennett-gazor">Bennett Gazor BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Tiburon, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> Rhetoric and media studies challenges me to view the world through different lenses.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21237-colin-blume">Colin J. Blume BA ’26</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Irvine, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_329"> <p> When I decided on a career in law, Lewis & Clark was the perfect fit for me, not only because it’s close to home but because of the outstanding political science department.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/20424-ashtyn-aponte">Ashtyn Aponte BA ’26</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Milwaukie, Oregon</span> </p> </blockquote>

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Lewis & Clark study abroad programs are immersive experiences in unexpected places, often with one of your own faculty members as your leader. Our programs are either a semester or full year long, giving you time to live new experiences and perspectives rather than simply to observe them. No matter your major—even the sciences—you will be encouraged to study overseas.

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