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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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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.

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, no matter where you work or what you do. 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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Graduate-Level Research

Interested in conducting graduate-level research or getting published in a peer-reviewed journal? Our faculty are ready to partner up with you.


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Student-Led Symposium

Want to plan an academic symposium? We have five student-led symposia a year.


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College Internships

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><span style="font-weight: 400;">Modern Latin American History</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">inspired me to take more history classes and political science classes, which I’ve generally enjoyed, and the material we talked about has stuck with me.</span></p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16649-frankie-spurbeck">Frankie Spurbeck BA ’23</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Minneapolis, Minnesota</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> My favorite course was Ordinary Differential Equations. This class greatly tested my interdisciplinary skills and enabled me to use knowledge I had gained from all different kinds of classes at Lewis & Clark to come up with creative ways to construct, manipulate, and use models.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16685-drew-blauth">Drew Blauth BA ’23</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Redlands, California</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> I was drawn to Lewis & Clark because I loved the excited energy of the campus and the dedicated and ingenuitive spirit of the students. I could feel, and still do, that big things were happening here and I wanted to be a part of it.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/9449-riley-arnold">Riley Arnold BA ’19</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Monument, Colorado, and Tampa, Florida</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> I chose to major in economics, specifically in national monetary policy, in order to close the racial income gap between privileged groups and marginalized communities following grad school.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18324-leah-huffington">Leah Huffington BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Long Beach, California</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> Any student from abroad can be sure to find a support system here that will enrich and help them create their college experience.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/9535-emma-franco">Emma Franco BA ’20</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> My favorite class has been Key Monuments with Professor Benjamin David. He brought new and remarkable perspectives to Western art history. 10/10, would recommend!</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14605-lucia-sheridan">Lucia Sheridan BA ’23</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Saugatuck, Michigan</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> I love how I have the special opportunity to learn multiple languages at the same time, as a world languages major. It brings me to make connections with people that I otherwise would not have the chance to interact with, and I feel like I grow as a person when exposed to their different global perspectives.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/20610-tanner-lee">Tanner Lee BA ’27</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Taipei, Taiwan</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> My internship has provided me the opportunity to network and meet a lot of people within my desired career field.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18474-harmony-mcmullin">Harmony McMullin BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Golden, Colorado</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> I am continually amazed at what this interdisciplinary degree has to offer. Biochemistry is a continually growing field, and job opportunities after college are ample. This is also a pretty flexible major, and it can open doors for several different pathways after your time at L&C.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18352-luke-bass">Luke Bass BA ’24</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Chandler, Arizona</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> My favorite class has been the marketing seminar through the Bates Center. I got acquainted with ethical marketing practices that broadened my perspective. Now I’m applying for marketing internships and want to find a way to connect it to my future career!</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14675-katrina-kuzmina">Katrina Kuzmina BA ’23</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Moscow, Russia</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> I enjoy understanding how the world works from the basics of cell biology to bigger environmental patterns. I aim to be more informed when I go out into the world and explore with intention and awareness.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18326-gen-coutant">Gen Coutant BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Queensbury, New York</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> My internship showed me what sustainability can look like in the real world and how to make it happen beyond the ideas that we learn about in school.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/19043-latifatou-savadogo">Latifatou Savadogo BA ’24</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My favorite class has to be The Art of War taught by</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Professor Bob Mandel</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The course mostly focused on in-class discussion guided by the professor. The class gave me the tools to facilitate constructive debate and the opportunity to hear new viewpoints.</span></p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16684-cami-hildum">Cami Hildum BA ’24</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Corbett, Oregon</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> The classes on my overseas program in London provided me with opportunities to explore English literature in more varied ways, such as through the study of contemporary works and linguistics.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/9441-arista-engineer">Arista Engineer BA ’19</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Pune, India</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p></p><div class="lw_profiles_329"><p> BCMB is a major that involves many experiments, which I love. It allows me to release my imagination to set up a hypothesis and use my knowledge and effort to solve any difficulties I face.</p></div><p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18350-polly-ren">Polly Ren BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Shanghai, China</span></p></blockquote>

Study Abroad With Lewis & Clark

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.

Our ... Our biology program in New Zealand is a great way for science majors to study overseas and earn classes toward their major.

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