Our data-driven world requires specialists in the economy, and at Calvin, you’ll be well-prepared to succeed in this increasingly important and global field.

You’ll learn from expert faculty and gain hands-on experience with prominent companies. You’ll graduate with expertise that is valued by businesses, non-profits, governments, and more.

Use analytical, creative, and critical-thinking skills to ask tough questions that shape our communities. Surrounded by an excellent academic community, you’ll frame those vital questions through a lens of rigorous and distinctly Christian intellectual inquiry.

Join a challenging, distinguished program that gives you both breadth and depth in computer science.

In intense classes, you’ll explore areas like software engineering, computer architecture, digital security, and 2D and 3D design. You’ll learn from—and do research alongside—professors with industry experience in fields like artificial intelligence and supercomputing.

On top of that, our BCS degree is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. It’s a distinction we share with a small number of significant programs around the country, such as MIT and the University of Michigan.

The result? Calvin BCS students go on to succeed at these and other graduate schools. They work for major technology firms internationally and locally, such as Google, Microsoft, Steelcase, Spectrum Health, and other business enterprises. And so can you.

A history major prepares you for a wide range of pursuits. You might pursue a career in teaching, public service, graduate or professional school (such as law or medicine), media, ministry, and business. You'll acquire strong skills in writing, research, critical thinking, and public speaking, while you engage with a broad range of cultures and eras.

After framing your coursework with a survey course in global history, build research and writing skills in our Research Methods of History course. Then choose from a wide range of electives to explore your own interests, all while opening doors to your career goals. Finally, bring it all together in our capstone course as you reflect on vocation as a Christian historian.

You’ve heard that adding a Spanish degree will make you more marketable in any job field. That’s certainly true. And as part of the Spanish community at Calvin, you’ll unlock amazing experiences that will enrich all aspects of your life.

Here’s just a glimpse: every Spanish major at Calvin studies abroad. You’ll live with a family in Arequipa, Peru. Take classes in the mountains of Spain at the University of Oviedo. Study language and culture in the tropical climate of Honduras. Your off-campus experience will be led by Calvin professors and you’ll travel with fellow Calvin students.

Back in Michigan, you’ll keep making connections and unlocking opportunities with your mastery of Spanish. Find mentors or an internship in west Grand Rapids’s vibrant local Hispanic community. Sharpen your Spanish speaking skills with a native speaker in a conversation group, celebrate at the annual Hispanic Festival downtown, or worship at Spanish chapel. All of this adds up to a degree that’s practical, interesting, and eye-opening.

Add powerful, high-demand skills to your teaching certificate with Calvin University's TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) program. This program is designed to pair seamlessly with your major, equipping you with specialized knowledge in sociolinguistics and the essential methods needed to effectively teach English language learners. You’ll gain crucial hands-on experience through field placements leveraging the School of Education's network of over 200+ K-12 partners, ensuring you graduate with the practical confidence to champion linguistic and cultural diversity in any classroom, locally or globally.

This program is part of the School of Education's Pre-K to 12th grade education program. For full details on this program, including a course list and other information, visit the main program page.

Education (Pre-K to 12th Grade) Major

At Calvin, you’ll learn how to make learning accessible to all students. Through teaching practices that honor individual differences, you'll help students flourish as learners and citizens.

You will begin interacting with learners long before you graduate. Explore opportunities for classroom experience in a wide variety of places—from west Michigan to California or Indonesia. A Christian faith foundation informs and deepens your growing understanding of teaching and learning. You'll love and champion students as image-bearers of God who deserve exceptional education and opportunity.

Develop a compassionate heart for our broken world—and gain the skills you need to do something about it.

In Calvin's accredited bachelor of social work (BSW) program, you'll wrestle with some of society's greatest concerns, like child abuse, drug addiction, homelessness, aging, and mental illness. Through your studies and experiences, you’ll learn what it means for people and communities to flourish.

You'll learn from expert faculty who are actively involved in research on contemporary issues. You'll take your learning even further with a field placement, where you'll get critical hands-on experience. When you graduate, you'll know how to connect groups of people, bring clarity to difficult situations, and improve everyday lives.

Through rigorous study and high-level performance opportunities across many genres and styles, your skills will be refined and your mind sharpened. You'll graduate as a versatile musician, ready for a lifetime of musical excellence. You'll be well-prepared to share beauty and engage God’s world through music.

In essence, Calvin's music program will bring out the best in you.

Graduate with broad musical skills, confidence in your abilities, and expertise in your specific interests. Calvin has the kinds of wide-ranging opportunities that big schools have—all within a community that will know you and encourage you to excel.

While you’re mastering your craft, you’re also being equipped for the future. Calvin graduates go on to pursue advanced music degrees and perform as professional musicians. They also work in other fields, like computer programming, communication, law, and medicine.

That’s because at Calvin, you’ll learn how to combine creativity and precision—in classrooms, in worship, in live performances. You’ll be ready to lead, whether at the conductor’s podium, in the recording studio, or in any professional field.