Major Exploration
This Major and Career Pathways tool is a resource designed to help you review interest areas, majors, and possible careers.
Art, Design, and Innovation
Click this box if you enjoy self-expression through art, design, music, or film.
Business, Industry, and Commerce
Click this box if you enjoy running and managing organizations, bringing new ideas to market, or thinking about trade, money and finance.
Health and Medicine
Click this box if you are interested in improving the health of humans through research, medicine, and science.
Human Studies and Social Justice
Click this box if you have a strong passion for citizenship, activism, advocating for justice, and working with others.
Language, Literature, and the Humanities
Click this box if you enjoy learning about the human experience and how to record, document, and think about other cultures.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Click this box if you see yourself solving difficult and complex problems that society faces on a daily basis with data, design, innovation, and research.
Choosing a Major
It can be hard for students to decide what they want to major in. In fact, many start college not knowing what interests them and are unaware of all the majors available to them. That’s where we come in. Choosing the right major is important for student success and our Center for Undergraduate Exploration and Advising (CUE&A) advisors are here to help students along their journey.
As you start to think about your major, there are several things to keep in mind:
- Your major doesn’t dictate what you will do for the rest of your life.
- There is no perfect major.
- Taking a personality assessment, an interest inventory, or other test can be helpful but don’t expect them to have all the answers.
- While academic advisors, career counselors, friends, and family will offer you good guidance, they can’t make up your mind for you—the decision is yours to make.
- You can change your major if you decide it’s not for you, but there may be consequences depending on your level of completion—be sure to consult your academic advisor when you’re thinking about changing your major to help you understand program requirements and make the transition smoother.
Tools to Research and Explore Majors
- Explore The Academic Adventurer, the CUE&A newsletter for undeclared students who are exploring majors
- Utilize the many personality, career, and major assessments offered by the Career Center that will help you get in touch with your interests, values, skills and goals
- Speak to faculty members and advisors in the major departments that you are considering
- Meet regularly with your CUE&A advisor to talk about the majors you might be interested in, your academic goals and interests, and your academic progress
Schedule an appointment for individualized guidance.