American Civilization is the study of the culture of the United States from such interdisciplinary perspectives as history, political science, literature, economics, philosophy, sociology and art history.

In addition to satisfying the general requirements for graduation from New College, American Civilization students must design, with the adviser for this focus, a program of 40 s.h. of studies, at least 20 s.h. of which are in advanced courses or projects including a 4 s.h. Senior Project. This program design must be submitted to the Area Coordinator for approval by the end of the sophomore year.