Majors & Minors

Declaring a Major  |  Declaring a Minor  |  Undergraduate Major Codes  |  Graduate Major Codes  |  Undergraduate Minor Codes | Certificate Programs

Declaring a Major

Undergraduate students in Schools 50 (College of Arts and Sciences) and 64 (University College) should contact the Office of the Registrar to declare a major.  Students should consult with their academic advisor before changing majors.  Certain majors have academic requirements and will require permission from the program director before the major may be declared. 

Students in School 52 (School of Business – Camden) should contact the Academic Services Office within the School of Business.  Students must be admitted into the School of Business before they can declare a business major.

Students in School 57 (School of Nursing – Camden) are Nursing majors.  There are, however, tracks within the nursing program.  Students should consult with their advisor to discuss their program of study.

Graduate students who apply for admission to Rutgers University-Camden are admitted into a specific degree program.  In the event the student wishes to change their program of study, he/she should speak with the Dean of their school.

Please Note:  Some upper level courses have restrictions limiting access based on student major.  Students that have not formally declared a major are classified as major 001 “Undeclared”.   Students must declare and complete the requirements of a major program in order to be eligible for graduation.  Undergraduate students may have more than one major.   The list of majors available by school is below.

Declaring a Minor

Undergraduate students in Schools 50 (College of Arts and Sciences), 64 (University College), and 57 (School of Nursing – Camden) can contact the Office of the Registrar to declare a minor.

Students in School 52 (School of Business – Camden) complete a request to change minor through the Academic Services Office in the School of Business.   It is possible for a student to have a major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a minor in Business. 

Undergraduate students may have more than one minor.  The list of minors available by school is below.

Graduate students do not declare minors.

Major and Minor Codes

Undergraduate Majors

NOTE: Students may not major in Education in NJ at the undergraduate level.   Students interested in a NJ Teacher Certification should contact the Institute for Effective Education for requirements.

Graduate Majors

Undergraduate Minors

Note there are different minor requirements for students that are primarily School of Business students versus students that are from other colleges wishing to minor in business.

010 Accounting
011 Corporate Accounting
012 Financial Accounting
014 Africana Studies
015 Tax Accounting
050 American Studies
070 Anthropology
080 Art
082 Art History
084 Auditing
120 Biology
135 Business Administration (non-Business majors)
141 Business Analytics
160 Chemistry
163 Childhood Studies
188 Corporate Finance
190 Classical Civilizations
192 Communication
198 Computer Science
202 Criminal Justice
204 Criminology
208 Digital Arts
210 Digital Studies
220 Economics
336 Electronic Arts
350 English
354 Film
360 European Studies
368 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
380 Film Studies - Interdisciplinary Minor
383 Ethics
390 Finance
412 Forensics
420 French
421 French - Accelerated
430 Financial Analysis
443 Gender Studies
470 German
486 Graphic Design
495 Health Science
510 General History
533 Human Resource Management
544 Information Technology
552 International Business
555 Individualized Minor
568 Juvenile Justice and Youth Development
570 Journalism, Writing, and Media
590 Latin American Studies - Interdisciplinary Minor
603 Legal Studies - Interdisciplinary Minor
609 Leadership
615 Linguistics - Interdisciplinary Minor
620 General Management
623 Management Information Systems
630 Marketing
631 Digital Marketing
640 Mathematics
698 Museum Studies
700 Music
730 Philosophy
733 Philosophy - Applied Ethics
750 Physics
790 Political Science
830 Psychology
840 Religion
910 Social Work
920 Sociology
940 Spanish
960 Statistics
965 Theater Arts
975 Urban Studies
982 Walt Whitman Studies
989 Writing

Certificate Programs

018 Accounting Analytics
019 Forensic Accounting
044 Civic Engagement and Social Change
063 Cybersecurity
131 Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing
136 Business Analytics
472 National Homeland Security
492 Labor and Employment Relations
636 Online Postgraduate Certificate: Business Analytics
637 Online Postgraduate Certificate: Digital Marketing
638 Online Postgraduate Certificate: Investments and Private Wealth Management
639 Online Postgraduate Certificate: Strategic Leadership
640 Online Postgraduate Certificate: Accounting Analytics
641 Online Postgraduate Certificate: Forensic Accounting
774 Teacher of Students with Disabilities, P-12 Certification
831 Spanish for the Health Professions
833 Publis Policy
985 Women's and Gender Studies