▁college ▁offers ▁maj ors ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁liberal ▁arts . ▁The ▁school ▁also ▁offers ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁areas ▁of ▁study ▁and ▁allows ▁students ▁to ▁design ▁their ▁own ▁maj ors . ▁ ▁All ▁students ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁take ▁F resh man ▁Studies , ▁which ▁introdu ces ▁students ▁to ▁broad ▁areas ▁of ▁study ▁and ▁provides ▁a ▁common ▁academic ▁experience ▁for ▁the ▁college . ▁Lawrence ' s ▁fresh man ▁studies ▁program ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁Great ▁Books ▁and ▁more ▁contemporary , ▁influ ential ▁works . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 ▁list ▁included ▁Pl ato ' s ▁Republic ▁and ▁Al ison ▁Be ch del ' s ▁Fun ▁Home : ▁A ▁Family ▁T rag ic omic . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁an ▁independent ▁study ▁option ▁that ▁allows ▁students ▁to ▁design ▁their ▁own ▁courses . ▁This ▁allows ▁students ▁to ▁explore ▁academic ▁interests ▁not ▁covered ▁by ▁Lawrence ' s ▁classes ▁or ▁to ▁explore ▁topics ▁more ▁deeply . ▁Over ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁study ▁program . ▁ ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁ever ▁since . ▁The ▁Conserv atory ▁offers ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁degrees ▁in ▁Performance , ▁Theory / Com position , ▁Music ▁Education , ▁and ▁a ▁five - year ▁double ▁degree ▁option ▁that ▁gr ants ▁both ▁a ▁B M ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁and ▁a ▁B