A few at a time.
Hands-on from day one.
A wide range of majors and minors, small classes, and close mentorship — with Principled Problem Solving and ethical leadership woven through the curriculum. You're known by name here, not by a seat number.
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A wide range of majors and minors — from biology and business to art, history, and criminal justice. Browse by interest or build your own path.
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Research, internships, and fieldwork from your first year — funded, mentored, and yours to present. Experience that counts, on your transcript.
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Guilford classes are small — often just a handful of students at a time — so professors know each student by name and shape the work around who's in the room. You're a collaborator from day one, not a face in a lecture hall.
Principled Problem Solving at the core
- Tackle real, messy problems — the kind the world actually hands you.
- Ethical leadership certificates you can layer onto any major.
- A balance of hands-on, analog craft and digital, data-driven tools.
- A capstone you present, publish, or pitch before you leave.
Majors & minors, your way
Choose from a wide range of majors and minors, mix them freely, or design your own interdisciplinary major with a faculty mentor. Advising is personal — we help you build a path, not just pick from a list.
Hands-on from year one
Through Guilford Rise, every student builds a portfolio of real experience — paid research, internships across the Greensboro Triad, study away, and community projects — funded, mentored, and theirs to show.
Where it leads
Faculty and career advisors work together to connect your major to what's next — graduate school, a first job, or a venture of your own. Nearly every student completes hands-on learning before they graduate.
An education built around you.
Small classes, faculty who know your name, and a signature approach that turns liberal-arts study into real, usable experience. You'll graduate having done the work — not just read about it.
Common questions
Can I design my own major?
Yes. With a faculty mentor you can build an interdisciplinary major that combines fields, or pair any of our majors with a minor that stretches it.
What is Principled Problem Solving?
It's Guilford's signature approach — applying your studies to real, messy problems with an ethical lens, woven through the curriculum rather than bolted on.
Do I get research as a first-year?
You can. Through Guilford Rise, paid research, internships, and fieldwork start in year one — not just senior year — mentored by faculty who know you.
How does the Honors Program work?
Honors students take small seminars, work closely with faculty, and complete an independent project — an extra layer of challenge on top of any major.