Major Tiers

The following are the approved majors for NROTC Scholarships for Duke University. They include Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 scholarships. Navy guidance on major tiers can be found here.

The following are the approved NROTC Tier 1 academic majors for the NROTC scholarship at Duke University:

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering, General
  • Mechanical Engineering

The following are the approved NROTC Tier 2 academic majors for the NROTC Scholarship at Duke University:

  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biology, General and Life Sciences
  • Chemistry (Other Than Biochemistry)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Earth and Ocean Science
  • Economics (BS)
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Sciences and Policy
  • Evolutionary Anthropology (T2)
  • Interdepartmental Major (BS)
  • Mathematics
  • Neuroscience
  • Physics
  • Program II (Alternative Major, BS)
  • Statistics

The following are the approved NROTC Tier 3 academic majors for the NROTC Scholarship at Duke University:

  • African and African American Studies
  • Arabic
  • Art History, Criticism, and Conservation
  • Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Canadian Studies
  • Chinese
  • Classical Civilizations
  • Classical Languages and Literature
  • Cultural Anthropology
  • Dance
  • Economics (BA)
  • English
  • Environmental Science/Natural Resources Conservation
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • French
  • French Studies
  • Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • History
  • Interdepartmental Major (BA)
  • International Comparative Studies
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Linguistics: General; Theoretical
  • Literature
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Music
  • Music - General Performance
  • Music, General
  • Pashto
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Program II (Alternative Major, BA)
  • Psychology
  • Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Religion
  • Russian
  • Slavic and Eurasian Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theater Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts