Solidify your chosen career path or expand your intellectual horizons by choosing from among Fisher’s full complement of academic programs. Special and pre-professional programs also are offered.
The Fisher Edge is our commitment to your success. Learn how we’ve aligned our focus so that you can sharpen yours at Fisher and beyond.
Don’t let temporary indecision about a course of study keep you from deciding to join the Fisher family.
Location: Lavery Library, Main Level
Phone: (585) 385-8050
Fax: (585) 385-8386
Email: ccap@sjf.edu
30-plus undergraduate majors
Pre-professional programs
Special programs
Take this into account: Nearly 100 percent of Fisher accounting graduates are accepted into graduate school or placed in full-time jobs within three months of graduation.
Omar Watts, Chair
Email: owatts@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-5212
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Fisher's African American studies program provides a scholarly perspective on the lives and achievements of African Americans throughout history.
Jenna Rossi, Interim Program Director
Email: jrossi@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8110
Offered as: Minor only
Gain a richer understanding of what it means to be an American in the American studies major. Fisher's program draws from a wide range of course offerings in the humanities, the social sciences, and history.
Jenna Rossi, Chair
Email: jrossi@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8110
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Unlock the secrets of human behavior in the classroom. Unearth keys to the past through archeological digs. Unleash your academic potential as an anthropology major at Fisher.
David Baronov, Chair
Email: dbaronov@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8220
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Study the impact of the arts on society, and practice ways to make your own artistic mark on the world, when you minor in interdisciplinary arts at Fisher.
Jeremy Sarachan, Interim Program Director
Email: jsarachan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7277
Offered as: Minor only
Fisher's athletic performance program builds a science-based approach for promoting health and improving athletic performance in the health and fitness industries and beyond.
Dr. Noveera Ahmed, Program Director
Email: nahmed@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3819
B.S. degree
Offered: Major
Combine cutting-edge research with courses in cell biology, analytical chemistry, and biochemistry and graduate ready for technical positions in biotechnology, regulatory science, analytical chemistry or the pharmaceutical industry.
Kimberly Chichester, Chair
Email: kchichester@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3741
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major only
Work with faculty on either established research or an exploratory project of your own devising as part of the biology program at Fisher.
Noveera Ahmed, Chair
Email: nahmed@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3819
B.S., B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Small class sizes, faculty-student collaborations, and a variety of degree offerings are but a few reasons why up-and-coming scientific minds choose Fisher's chemistry program.
Kimberly Chichester, Chair
Email: kchichester@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3741
B.A., B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
You gain the keys to a treasure trove of masterworks–in literature, law, medicine, religion, philosophy, and history–when you elect to pursue a classical studies minor at Fisher.
Timothy Madigan, Chair
Email: tmadigan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-5259
Offered as: Minor only
Refresh and reboot: Course offerings in Fisher's computer science program are continually evaluated to keep ahead of developments in this quickly evolving field.
Mark McKinzie, Chair
Email: mmckinzie@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8250
B.A., B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Investigate crime and the criminal mind, as well as how justice is meted out to the perpetrators of illegal activity, through Fisher's criminology and criminal justice program.
Timothy Franz, Chair
Email: tfranz@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8170
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Protecting and securing digital assets is critical for organizations of all sizes. At Fisher, you will learn the techniques and tools you will need to start your career in the rapidly growing cybersecurity industry.
Mark McKinzie
Email: mmckinzie@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8250
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major
Fisher's data analytics program is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates statistics, computing and programming, data skills, and a problem-solving approach to data analysis. And the jobs are plentiful.
Clair Smith, Chair
Email: csmith@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7253
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Join the ranks of alumni who have become successful portfolio managers, payroll specialists, finance coordinators, lawyers, and teachers after studying economics at Fisher.
Clair Smith, Chair
Email: csmith@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7253
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Become even more marketable once you hit the job market after leaving Fisher. As an undergraduate education major, you will gain dual certification in general education and special education.
Kathy Broikou, Interim Chair
Email: kbroikou@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8112
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major only
Second content-area major or concentration required
Become even more marketable once you hit the job market after leaving Fisher. As an undergraduate education major, you will gain dual certification in general education and special education.
Kathy Broikou, Interim Chair
Email: kbroikou@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8112
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major only
Second major or concentration required
Master the power, beauty, dangers, and limits of language with a major in English. You’ll study literature that will help you develop essential and highly marketable skills including empathy, insight, and critical thinking.
Jim Bowman, Chair
Email: jbowman@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3791
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor, certificate
Certificate: Public and Professional Writing
Think critically and act constructively using the principles you learn in Fisher's ethics minor program.
Timothy Madigan, Chair
Email: tmadigan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-5259
Offered as: Minor only
The film and television studies minor at Fisher gives you a chance to examine some of your favorite forms of popular culture from an academic standpoint.
Jeremy Sarachan, Chair
Email: jsarachan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7277
Offered as: Minor only
As a finance major, you may qualify for the 4+1 MBA program, which would allow you to complete your MBA degree within a year of your undergraduate degree.
Omar Watts, Chair
Email: owatts@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-5212
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, corporate finance minor
Tracks: Corporate finance, financial planning
Fisher's gender and sexuality studies minor is designed to enrich your understanding of the role of gender in shaping the human experience.
Lisa J. Cunningham, Program Director
Email: lcunningham@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3723
Offered as: Minor only
The gerontology minor allows you to explore a range of emerging social, medical, and cultural issues tied to society's aging population.
Marta Rodríguez-Galán, Program Director
Email: mrodriguez-galan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-5279
Offered as: Minor only
Explore connections between local, regional, or worldwide health conditions with a global health minor at Fisher. You'll examine the social, biological, and cultural determinants of health while assessing health risks and hazards across geopolitical boundaries.
David Baronov, Chair
Email: dbaronov@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8220
Offered as: Minor only
Fisher's health communication minor prepares you to create professional, evidence-based strategic communication that promotes community health and wellbeing.
Jeremy Sarachan, Chair (Media and Communication)
Email: jsarachan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7277
Offered as: Minor only
What do certain college professors, government officials, research analysts, and technical/sports writers have in common? As Fisher students, they all were history majors.
Carolyn Vacca, Chair
Email: cvacca@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8244
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Fisher's information technology minor gives you the power to apply current concepts and practices in information technologies, including programming, networking, database operations, and security.
Mark McKinzie, Chair
Email: mmckinzie@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8250
Offered as: Minor only
If you see yourself going in a decidedly unique academic or employment direction, check out Fisher's interdisciplinary studies program.
Ann Marie Fallon, Program Director
Email: afallon@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8477
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Written proposal and permission required
It’s a big world and a global marketplace. Let Fisher's international studies program make finding your place in both a bit easier and more efficient.
Robert Dunbar, Program Director
Email: rdunbar@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8243
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Students in Fisher's legal studies program can take advantage of 3+3 LEAP programs to earn a law degree faster.
Sebastien Lazardeux, Chair
Email: slazardeux@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8440
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
In addition to receiving the best undergraduate training in the field, management majors may qualify for Fisher's 4+1 accelerated MBA degree program.
Nikki Leifker, Chair
Email: nleifker@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3817
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Minor not applicable to other School of Business majors
Courses in internet marketing and supply chain systems augment the traditional emphasis on promotion, selling, buyer behavior, and market research in Fisher’s marketing program.
Nikki Leifker, Chair
Email: nleifker@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3817
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Fisher's mathematics program can teach you to become a statistician, scientific programmer, actuary, math teacher, and more. It definitely will teach you to be a masterful problem-solver.
Mark McKinzie, Chair
Email: mmckinzie@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8250
B.A., B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Students in Fisher's media and communication program write and produce media content as journalists, video producers, and designers, as well as PR and ad professionals.
Jeremy Sarachan, Chair
Email: jsarachan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7277
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Focus on proficiency in one language, or double your linguistic prowess by studying two languages through this program. Classes are offered in Spanish, French, Italian, and ASL.
Francisco Plata, Chair
Email: fplata@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8224
Minor only
Offered as: Single-language or dual-languages minor
Learn to appreciate and address the challenges of selecting, maintaining, and interpreting material culture through Fisher's museum studies certificate program.
Carolyn Vacca, Chair
Email: cvacca@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8244
Offered as: Certificate program
Credits may be used toward student's major, minor, or Core requirements
The nursing program at Fisher offers you training in cultural sensitivity and ethical decision-making, in addition to exceptional patient- and family-centered care.
Christine Boev, Co-Chair
Email: cboev@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3869
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major only
Academically qualified students may enter Fisher's Pharmacy Early Assurance Program (PHEA). After a minimum of two years of pre-pharmacy coursework at Fisher, students have the opportunity to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy.
David McCaffrey, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Email: dmccaffrey@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7234
Participating students can complete both undergraduate and Pharm.D. requirements at Fisher in as little as six years.
Study the works of great thinkers as you become one yourself through Fisher’s philosophy program. The program examines ways in which philosophical thought leads one to an ethical, well-considered existence.
Timothy Madigan, Chair
Email: tmadigan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-5259
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
The physics program at Fisher blends and delivers the best aspects of a major university and those of a small liberal arts college.
Kimberly Chichester, Chair
Email: kchichester@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3741
B.A., B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Collaborative research, internship opportunities, outstanding faculty, and the ability to tailor the curriculum to your interests are just some of the reasons to choose Fisher's political science program.
Sebastien Lazardeux, Chair
Email: slazardeux@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8440
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Many Fisher undergraduates move a step closer to their career goals by following the course of study mapped out in a pre-professional program.
Office of Admissions
Email: admissions@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8064
The professional sales minor emphasizes problem-solving, business development, and sales leadership across a wide range of industries.
Hemant Sashittal, Interim Chair
Email: hsashittal@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8088
Offered as: Minor only
Theories and concepts from neighboring natural and social sciences - easily accessed through Fisher's interdisciplinary, liberal arts core - are an integral part of the psychology program.
Timothy Franz, Chair
Email: tfranz@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8170
B.A., B.S. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
A minor must be declared for the B.A. program
The public and professional writing certificate offers students a focused curriculum that prepares them for a variety of careers and develops their written, oral, and visual composition skills.
Jim Bowman, Chair
Email: jbowman@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3791
Offered as a certificate only
The public health programs at Fisher give you an interdisciplinary, science-based foundation to study, evaluate, and maintain the conditions that keep people healthy and safe.
Heather McGrane Minton, Director
Email: hmcgrane@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7359
B.A., B.S. degree
Offered as: Major only
Fisher's public relations curriculum helps you develop the skills needed to create professional messages that inform, persuade, and entertain.
Jeremy Sarachan, Chair (Media and Communication)
Email: jsarachan@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7277
B.S. degree
Offered as: Major only
The mission of Fisher's religious studies program is to help students appreciate and cultivate a culture of religious pluralism and tolerance.
Linda MacCammon, Interim Chair
Email: lmaccammon@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8363
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Minors choose from five areas of concentration
With flexible scheduling in an accelerated format, Fisher's accredited RN to BSN online program lets you complete your bachelor's degree in nursing at a pace that suits you.
Pam Herendeen, Visiting Associate Professor
Email: pherendeen@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7233
BSN
Offered as: Major only
Fisher's sociology program provides students with the skills and tools to navigate an ever-shifting and altering world after graduation and into the future.
David Baronov, Chair
Email: dbaronov@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8220
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Medical professionals learn how to communicate with Spanish-speaking populations—in their patients' native language and with greater cultural sensitivity—through the Spanish for the health professions minor.
Francisco Plata, Program Director
Email: fplata@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8224
Offered as: Minor, certificate program
Major in Spanish through Fisher's modern languages program, which features an advantageous and adventurous study-abroad component.
Francisco Plata, Chair (Modern Languages)
Email: fplata@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8224
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor
Spanish can be taken as an individual or dual-language minor
In addition to unmatched academics, Fisher offers programs that support your goals and enrich your learning experience in a variety of constructive, relevant ways.
Office of Admissions
Email: admissions@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8064
Fisher's sport management program produces graduates with the leadership, team-building, critical-thinking, and ethical decision-making skills needed to shape the future of the sports industry.
Katharine Burakowski, Chair
Email: kburakowski@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7389
B.S. degree
Offered: Major, minor
Fisher's study abroad program gives you access to more than 100 locations around the world, including Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
Stella Plutino-Calabrese, Program Director
Email: mplutino@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 385-7258
The study abroad program at Fisher is considered a special program; there is no major or minor in study abroad.
The sustainability program at Fisher prepares you to become a careful steward of the world's natural, social, and economic resources.
Michael Boller, Program Director
Email: mboller@sjf.edu
Phone: (585) 899-3732
B.A. degree
Offered as: Major, minor