Experiential Learning
Oxy faculty and students seek ways to link theory to practice, and to provide real-world applications to the ideas discussed in class.Welcome to Oxy
The best way to experience the energy of our campus is to visit in person.Areas of Study
Choose from 45 majors, minors and programs, including interdisciplinary majors, self-designed courses of study and majors with multiple emphases.
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
Every year, qualified students receive an in-depth education on our 21st-century global community by directly participating in it.
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
Rahsaan Middleton has worked to build community on campus through his involvement with the Muslim Student Association.
Rahsaan Middleton
Biology | Class of 2019
Student
Math major Kate Grossmann studied abroad in Hungary through the uniquely rigorous Budapest Semester in Mathematics program, which introduced her to a new culture and showed her what it means to seriously pursue math.
Kate Grossmann
Mathematics | Class of 2020
Faculty
From music to computer programming and back again, Jongnic Bontemps has found a way to parlay his liberal arts education into a career that satisfies his passions and pays the bills. Teaching at Oxy is icing on the cake.
Jongnic Bontemps
Music
Alumni
Marissa Chan has aspired to be an environmental epidemiologist since she was 17. Committed to fighting environmental injustices that disproportionately affect some communities, she’s on her way to Harvard for graduate training.
Marissa Chan ’17
Urban & Environmental Policy, Public Health | Class of 2017
Alumni
A cognitive science major at Oxy, Besher Ashouri is a now a student at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Besher Ashouri ’18
Cognitive Science | Class of 2018
Student
Coming to Oxy with plans to pursue chemical engineering, the liberal arts took Lynn He in unexpected directions. Her classes and professors helped her discover new passions and blend them with existing ones, forging a path she says better reflects who she is.
Lynn He
Chemistry, Art & Art History | Class of 2019
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Ready to head off-campus? Neah Bois '19 is here with a tour of Highland Park, a short walk from Oxy. https://t.co/i5dJOlWXIk
Pencil it in: Involvement Fair takes place on September 5! Get a preview of the student clubs you can join. ⬇️ https://t.co/SkvszcvIVw
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