Choose Your Path
Explore the dozens of fields you could major or minor in, ranging from the arts and the humanities to the natural and social sciences. Pair two or more areas of study together to fulfill your interests.
Explore our majors and minorsAs a central part of our Jesuit and Catholic University, the College of Arts and Sciences advances fundamental knowledge and addresses the fundamental challenges of society by promoting discovery, deepening knowledge, and fostering artistic expression. Our community of faculty, staff, and students are continuously exploring their fields and engaging in research and scholarship towards this end.
Academics
Degree programs in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences are offered to undergraduate students, as well as a Master's degree in Pastoral Ministries for graduate students.
Undergraduate
Pastoral Ministries
The Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries offers three emphases—Youth and Young Adult Ministries, Latina/o Ministries, and Restorative Justice and Chaplaincy—along with the general Masters in Arts degree with no emphasis and the Diaconate Education program. A Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice and Chaplaincy as part of the Catholic Restorative Justice Network is also offered.
Our Stories
Composer Nicolás Lell Benavides ’10 reflects on how Santa Clara mentorship shaped his work
His return to campus for the Sinatra Series marks a full-circle moment of performing and teaching at the place where he began his classical music journey.
What matters to teaching professor Andrew Ishak? He’s still searching—and that’s the whole point.
In an acclaimed new book, Santa Clara theology professor Paul J. Schutz explores the potential of flourishing for Christian theology, spirituality, and inclusion.
As she prepares to take the stage for her senior showcase, Ximena De La Parra-Tostado ’26 shares the inspiration behind her original choreography.
Standing on the battlefields of South Korea, Six Bronco Battalion seniors transformed classroom strategy into lived understanding through an immersive Korean War staff ride.
