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===Academic program===
Macalester offers over 800 courses each academic year, providing pathways to 39 majors, 40 minors, and 11 concentrations.<ref name=":0" /> Students may also design their own [[interdisciplinary]] majors.<ref name="catalog.macalester.edu">{{cite web|url=http://catalog.macalester.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=1013|title=The Academic Program|work=Macalester College|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=September 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910144846/http://catalog.macalester.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=1013|url-status=live}}</ref> Courses are available in the physical sciences, humanities, mathematics and computer sciences, arts, social sciences, foreign languages, classics, several interdisciplinary fields, and pre-professional programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalog.macalester.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=1023|title=The Curriculum|work=Macalester College|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=September 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910101236/http://catalog.macalester.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=1023|url-status=live}}</ref> Pre-professional programs includes pre-law, pre-medical, a cooperative architecture program, and a cooperative engineering program.<ref name=PPPP>{{cite web|url=http://catalog.macalester.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=1024#Pre-Professional_and_Professional_Programs|title=Special Programs|work=Macalester College|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=September 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910150105/http://catalog.macalester.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=1024#Pre-Professional_and_Professional_Programs|url-status=live}}</ref> The most popular majors (in order) are economics, mathematics, biology, psychology, and political science.<ref name=About/>

The academic calendar at Macalester is divided into a 14-week fall semester (September to December) and a 14-week spring semester (January to May).<ref name="catalog.macalester.edu"/> All courses are offered for semester credit. Most courses are offered for four semester credits, but the amount of credit may vary.<ref name="catalog.macalester.edu"/>

During January, Macalester students may earn up to two semester credits in independent projects, internships, or Macalester-sponsored off-campus courses.<ref name="catalog.macalester.edu"/> They may also earn up to eight semester credits in independent study during the summer through independent projects or internships.<ref name="catalog.macalester.edu"/>