New for 2026-27

Items approved for the 2026-27 academic year are listed below.

Note: Curricular items approved after March 30, 2026, will be published in the 2027-28 Oberlin College and Conservatory Course Catalog.

Updates to Department / Program Names

The Musical Studies Program is now the Music Program .

New Degrees / Degree Programs

New Areas of Study

Composition Minor
Computer Science Major optional concentrations :
- Artificial Intelligence Concentration
- Human-Computer Interaction Concentration
- Systems and Security Concentration
Critical AI Studies Minor
Sport Studies and Management Integrative Concentration

Revised Areas of Study

Areas of Study No Longer Offered

Effective fall 2026, students will no longer be able to declare these programs. Students who declared these programs prior to fall 2026 may complete them.

Arts and Creative Technologies Minor
- Bachelor of Arts students may instead apply to the BA/BFA dual degree program .
Interdisciplinary Performance Minor
- Bachelor of Arts students may instead apply to the BA/BFA dual degree program .
- College of Arts and Sciences students with musical interests who are not in the double degree program may instead pursue a music minor .
Music and Popular Culture Minor
- Students may instead pursue a musicology minor .
Bachelor of Music combined with Master of Music in Choral Conducting
- Bachelor of Music students interested in choral conducting may instead pursue the choral conducting minor .
Bachelor of Music combined with Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting
- Bachelor of Music students interested in instrumental conducting may instead pursue the orchestral conducting minor .

New Subjects and Prefix Codes

Critical AI Studies (CAIS)
Learning Portfolio (LPRT)
Sport Studies and Management (SPRT)

New Courses

View new courses for the 2026-27 course catalog.