Students are encouraged to consider a self-designed major if they have a significant academic interest that spans multiple disciplines and/or are is not a major offered at Principia College. Special majors combine courses from existing curricular offerings on campus and/or from courses offered at other institutions.
Recent examples of special majors include:
- family studies
- art history
- range science
- film studies
- music production
Special majors must follow the same distribution requirements for BA or BS degrees.