Major Fields of Study

Lyon College offers courses leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, depending on the major chosen and, in some cases, the course of study within the major. Lyon offers major programs of study in 23 specific fields of study:

Bachelor of Arts

  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • Fine Arts
  • French
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion & Philosophy
  • Spanish
  • Theater Arts

Bachelor of Science

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Data Science
  • Exercise Science
  • Neuroscience

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

  • Anthropology
  • Biology
  • *Individualized

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

* Students may develop individualized majors with the approval of their advisor, the division chair, and the provost. The Veterans Administration will not pay for individualized majors. Students may also complete two majors but will receive only one degree. If the two completed majors result in different degrees (B.A. and B.S.), the student may decide which degree he or she will receive.