First Year Guidebooks
Major Guidebooks for First-Year Students
We have provided many First-Year Guidebooks by major below. This is a key opportunity to explore the majors that Elon offers as well as learn about requirements for each. In each Guidebook, you will find:
- A brief overview of what the Guidebook is and includes
- Recommended (but not necessarily required) first semester and first-year courses by academic major/discipline
- A two-page worksheet to answer questions about your placements, courses of interest, and questions for your small group virtual advising session
- Two sample schedules by past Elon University students pursuing this path
All Major Guidebooks are available in Microsoft Word. You may download these guidebooks using your Elon University Microsoft 365 Account.
Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education
The Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education includes four primary majors, multiple licensure tracks, and seven minors. Some of the minors also include concentrations, such as Middle Grades Education. The Guidebooks below focus on the majors available in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education. Secondary Educations concentrations are also available in English and History.
| Elementary Education | Outdoor Leadership and Education |
| Middle Grades Education | Science Education |
Love School of Business
Love School of Business majors have several introductory level courses in common. Students have a choice of 13 majors and 8 minors in LSB. Some minors cannot be combined with certain majors but the versatility of the foundational courses provides students time to explore the School while completing common coursework. We have provided one LSB Guidebook with additional major information as needed.
| Love School of Business Majors |
School of Communications
The School of Communications offers 5 majors in the field of communications and the major of Sport Management. Students can pursue 1 of 3 available minors. Some minors cannot be combined with certain majors. Foundational coursework allows students to explore the School of Communications with common requirements as well as where some courses overlap with multiple other majors.
| Cinema & Television Arts | Media Analytics |
| Communication Design | Sport Management |
| Journalism | Strategic Communications |
School of Health Sciences
The School of Health Sciences currently offers one undergraduate degree: Nursing. Students must be admitted into this program to pursue this pathway. While it is competitive to be admitted, students may opt to pursue the common first-semester courses listed in the Nursing Guidebook. Questions about entrance into the program should be sent to the Department Chair of the program.
| Nursing (Admission Required) |
Elon College of Arts & Sciences
The Elon College of Arts & Sciences offers the most majors at Elon, many with additional sub-fields called focal areas, concentrations, or tracks. Many, but not all, introductory classes for these majors fit into the Elon Core Curriculum and are great options to “explore through the Core.” The Guidebooks are arranged by 3 groups: Humanities & Social Science majors; Math, Engineering & Technology and Life Sciences; and the Arts, Music, & Performing Arts majors.
Math, Engineering, & Technology |
Life Sciences |
| Computer Science | Biochemistry |
| Data Analytics | Biology |
| Engineering Majors | Chemistry |
| Mathematics Majors | Environmental Science Majors |
| Physics Majors | Exercise Science |
| Statistics | Neuroscience (New Major!) |
The Arts, Music, and Performing Arts
Several of the majors in this area require a specific audition or portfolio review for admittance into the program. When applicable, this is noted in the Guidebook.