Areas of Study
Chart your own path as you choose from 45 majors, minors and programs, including interdisciplinary majors and self-designed courses of study.OXY ARTS
OXY ARTS is a vital public space bringing together the campus community, the Northeast Los Angeles community, and local and regional artists.Career Exploration at Oxy
Whatever you dream about doing—working in business, the nonprofit world, medicine or law—your four years at Oxy will serve as a springboard to success.
Liberal Arts in Los Angeles
Drawing on the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city,
Occidental provides a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action.
Explore Your Passions
Oxy’s remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An Oxy liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
Academic Spotlight
Our one-of-a-kind program lets students learn about political campaigns and elections through first-hand experience.
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Discover Occidental
A vibrant, small liberal arts college experience in the heart of Los Angeles, one of the most stimulating and creative cities in the world. That’s something you won’t find anywhere else.
The Oxy Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of Oxy in everything that they do.
Student
When Radha Arora began her college search, she knew she wanted to stay in California and study economics at a liberal arts college. But what brought her to Oxy was something less tangible.
Radha Arora
Economics | Class of 2023
Faculty
Meet Stephen Klemm of Comparative Studies in Literature & Culture, who teaches courses in German language, literature and culture, always with an eye toward their mutual interaction and co-constitution.
Stephen Klemm
Comparative Studies in Literature & Culture
Alumni
Singing and performing wasn’t Lencia Kebede’s main focus as a Diplomacy & World Affairs and politics double major at Oxy. But less than four years after graduating, she’s touring the country playing her dream roles on Broadway.
Lencia Kebede ’16
Diplomacy & World Affairs, Politics | Class of 2016
Faculty
Meet Robert Sanchez of philosophy, who specializes in Mexican/Latinx/Latin American philosophy, as well as existentialism. He also has interests in the philosophy of race, the philosophy of food and the history of philosophy.
Robert Sanchez
Philosophy
Student
Gavin Griswold ’23 is a third-generation Oxy student who looks forward to working internationally with a purpose after graduation. Oxy is helping him pave that path.
Gavin Griswold
Diplomacy & World Affairs | Class of 2023
Alumni
After building a solid foundation at Oxy, Collrane Frivold ’15 completed her Master of Science in Public Health degree, served as a technical officer at PATH, and entered an epidemiology Ph.D. program—all within 5 years.
Collrane Frivold ’15
Biochemistry, Public Health | Class of 2015
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As part of our inaugural Presidential Professorship, Oxy welcomes New York Times bestselling author and social justice activist Roxane Gay as a faculty member this year.
This semester, Oxy welcomes writer and social justice activist Roxane Gay (@rgay) who joins our @CTSJOxy department through the inaugural Presidential Professorship. https://t.co/ezZjtUdYsy
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