Programs

Justin Herp came to the College to study business. Then his business law professor suggested accounting. After some research, he realized there's a lot more to the accounting profession than staring at spreadsheets. "I d...

Siera Barksdale transferred to the College to study sociology. She'd heard about the research professors were doing and she was looking to find a niche for herself. After coming to campus, she discovered the African Amer...

Before her second year of high school, Kelsey Fevrier hadn't heard of anthropology. But in a world history class, she realized that it would be the perfect major because it encompasses her two great passions – learning a...

Meet Olivia Adams. She came to the College planning to major in anthropology, then she discovered archaeology her first semester on campus. She didn't know that it would take her all over the Carolina Lowcountry for fiel...

Meet Ashlan Bishop – an art history major bound for medical school. Most people would be surprised at her game plan, but Ashlan has found that her professors are wholly supportive. "They want to instill a lifelong intere...

For Maria Carrillo-Marquina, one of the most appealing aspects of studying arts management at the College of Charleston is the broad scope of courses that this program offers. "Requiring students to take a range of class...

At first, Carter Rhea thought he'd major in German. Then, his interests turned toward geology and then math. And that's how he found his way to astronomy. "A lot of the math research that you do at the upper levels invol...

Starstruck. That's a fitting description for Zachary Griggs. This self-professed "star nut" came to the College because it's the only university in South Carolina with an undergraduate degree in astrophysics. Zach wants...

Like a lot of students, Brenna Norton-Baker thought she wanted to go to medical school. Biology, she thought, would be her major. Then, she took organic chemistry as a freshman and everything changed. Brenna loved the su...

Like a lot of students, Emily Beam knew that she wanted to major in biology even before coming to the College. Working in wildlife biology has been her passion since before high school. Now, she's gaining a solid academi...