Washington and Lee University

Academics

Available Majors and Career Preparation

• Washington and Lee offers 1,100 courses, 40 majors, and 15 minors. See a full list of academic departments and programs here.
• Interested in Business? Washington and Lee has an accredited Business School. At the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, students can major in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Politics.
• Interested in Journalism? Washington and Lee has multiple student-run publications, and the Journalism and Mass Communication Major has three sequences: Business Journalism, Journalism, and Mass Communications.
• Interested in Pre-Law? While there is no pre-law major, Washington and Lee offers pre-law advisors, legal ethics courses, and allows students to enroll in courses at the Law School.
• Interested in Engineering? Washington and Lee offers two engineering degrees, in Physics and Engineering and Chemistry and Engineering.