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Admission to majors

What is a major?

A major is an extended study of one academic area, usually within one department. Your admission to a major at the 91爆料 depends on the major you are interested in and your application type. The 91爆料 uses a holistic review process, and your requested first- and second-choice majors may be used as factors in your admission decision.

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Your assigned major

The assigned major you see on your offer of admission depends on your application type (first-year or transfer), the majors you listed on your application for admission and the major type.

If you are a transfer student, your assigned major may also depend on whether or not you were accepted by a major that required a departmental application at the same time that you were applying for general admission.

The lists below show the majors that may be requested on the application and what you will see as your assigned major if you are admitted. You are not locked into a major at the 91爆料. You may pursue a different major once you are enrolled should your interests change. Beginning at Advising & Orientation (A&O), and throughout your first year at the 91爆料, you will work with an academic adviser or student services staff to determine the path to a major that best fits your interests and your academic standing. Please note that the 91爆料 does not accept regarding assigned major.聽

Majors pathways

If you selected a pre-major on your application for admission as a first-year or transfer student, it will be your assigned major on your offer of admission.

Requested major Assigned major in offer of admission
Pre-Art Pre-Art
Pre-Environmental Sciences Pre-Environmental Sciences
Pre-Health Sciences Pre-Health Sciences
Pre-Humanities Pre-Humanities
Pre-Sciences Pre-Sciences
Pre-Social Science Pre-Social Science
Pre-Major Pre-Major

If you requested an open major on your application for admission as a first-year or transfer student, it will be your assigned major on your offer of admission.

Requested major Assigned major in offer of admission
American Ethnic Studies American Ethnic Studies
American Indian Studies American Indian Studies
Anthropology Anthropology
Aquatic Conservation and Ecology Aquatic Conservation and Ecology
Asian Languages & Cultures Asian Languages & Cultures
Asian Studies Asian Studies
Classical Studies Classical Studies
Classics Classics
Comparative History of Ideas Comparative History of Ideas
Comparative Religion Comparative Religion
Danish Danish
Earth & Space Sciences Earth & Space Sciences
Environmental Design and Sustainability Environmental Design and Sustainability
European Studies European Studies
Finnish Finnish
French French
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Global Literary Studies Global Literary Studies
Greek Greek
International Studies International Studies
Italian Italian
Jewish Studies Jewish Studies
Latin Latin
Latin American & Caribbean Studies Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Marine Biology Marine Biology
Middle Eastern Languages & Culture Middle Eastern Languages & Culture
Norwegian Norwegian
Oceanography Oceanography
Scandinavian Studies Scandinavian Studies
Slavic Languages & Literatures Slavic Languages & Literatures
Swedish Swedish

Minimum requirement majors have a set of prerequisite courses and a minimum GPA that must be met once you are enrolled at the 91爆料. Students who successfully complete the prerequisites will be admitted to their major. If you selected a minimum requirements major as your first choice on your application for admission as a first-year or transfer student, you will have a pre-major as your assigned major in the offer of admission.聽

Requested major Assigned major in offer of admission
Art Pre-Art
Art History Pre-Art
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences Pre-Environmental Sciences
Chemistry Pre-Sciences
Chinese Pre-Humanities
Cinema & Media Studies Pre-Humanities
Comparative Literature Pre-Humanities
Dance Pre-Art
Disability Studies Pre-Major
Drama Pre-Art
Education Studies Pre-Social Science
English Pre-Humanities
Environmental Public Health Pre-Public Health
Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management Pre-Environment
Environmental Studies Pre-Environmental Sciences
Food Systems, Nutrition & Health Pre-Major
Geography Pre-Social Science
German Pre-Humanities
History Pre-Social Science
History & Philosophy of Science Pre-Social Science
Individualized Studies Pre-Major
Japanese Pre-Humanities
Korean Pre-Humanities
Linguistics Pre-Humanities
Mathematics Pre-Sciences
Microbiology Pre-Sciences
Philosophy Pre-Social Science
Political Science Pre-Social Science
Public Service and Policy Pre-Major
Real Estate Pre-Architecture
Sociology Pre-Social Science
South Asian Languages & Literature (Hindi & Sanskrit) Pre-Humanities
Spanish Pre-Humanities
Sustainable Bioresource System Engineering Pre-Bioresources Science and Engineering

While most students will enter their major through the standard admission process after they are enrolled at the 91爆料, some students are admitted directly to a major as first-year students. If you selected one of these programs as your first choice on your first-year application for admission, you were automatically considered for direct-to-major admission.聽

Don鈥檛 be discouraged if you were not admitted directly to one of these majors as a first-year student. The majority of students will enter these majors through the standard admission process after satisfying prerequisites and meeting departmental requirements.

*The only exceptions are computer science and computer engineering, where capacity is more limited. Therefore, if you are not admitted directly to computer science or computer engineering as a first-year student, we recommend considering alternate areas of study at the 91爆料.

Requested major Assigned major in offer of admission if admitted directly as a first-year student Assigned major in offer of admission if not admitted directly as a first-year student
Architectural Studies Architectural Studies Pre-Architecture
Biochemistry Biochemistry Pre-Sciences
Business Administration Business Administration Pre-Major
Computer Science* Computer Science Pre-Sciences
Computer Engineering* Computer Engineering Pre-Sciences
Composition (Music)** Music Pre-Art
Construction Management Construction Management Pre-Architecture
Guitar (Music)** Music Pre-Art
Informatics Informatics Pre-Major
Jazz Studies (Music)** Music Pre-Art
Music Music Pre-Art
Music Education Music Pre-Art
Neuroscience Neuroscience Pre-Sciences
Orchestral Instruments (Music)** Music Pre-Art
Organ (Music)** Music Pre-Art
Percussion Performance (Music)** Music Pre-Art
Piano (Music)** Music Pre-Art
Statistics Statistics Pre-Sciences
Strings (Music)** Music Pre-Art
Voice (Music)** Music Pre-Art

**For most music majors, an on your primary instrument is also required.

If you selected an engineering major or 鈥渆ngineering undeclared鈥 as your first choice on your first-year application for admission, you were considered for Direct to College admission to the College of Engineering. Regardless of the engineering major you selected on the application, you will be assigned 鈥淓ngineering Undeclared鈥 as your major if you are admitted Direct to College. As an engineering student, you will go through a process of exploration and selection into a specific engineering major. You will see 鈥減re-major鈥 as your assigned major if you are not admitted directly into the College of Engineering.

We are unable to guarantee admission to the College of Engineering or to a specific engineering major if you are not admitted as a first-year student. Therefore, we recommend considering alternate areas of study at the 91爆料. However, the opportunity remains for students to apply to an engineering major through the capacity-constrained pathway once they are enrolled at the 91爆料. with a departmental adviser to explore your options.

Requested major Assigned major in offer of admission if admitted Direct to College Assigned major in offer of admission if not admitted Direct to College
Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Bioengineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Chemical Engineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Civil Engineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Electrical & Computer Engineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Environmental Engineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Human Centered Design & Engineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Industrial & Systems Engineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Materials Science & Engineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Mechanical Engineering Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major
Engineering Undeclared Engineering Undeclared Pre-Major

Capacity-constrained majors are selective and have extra requirements, which may include an additional application process. Completing the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee entry. If you selected one of these majors on your application for admission as a first-year student, you will be assigned a pre-major on your offer of admission. You will apply to most of these majors once you are a 91爆料 student.

NOTE: Majors in the Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and the College of Engineering are capacity-constrained. The main pathway is direct first-year admission. Current 91爆料 students may apply to them after enrollment, but space is extremely limited. Please see the Direct to Major section for more detail on Allen School majors and the Direct to College section for more information on majors in the College of Engineering.

Requested major Assigned major in offer of admission
Applied & Computational Mathematical Sciences Pre-Sciences
Applied Mathematics Pre-Sciences
Architectural Design Pre-Architecture
Astronomy Pre-Sciences
Biology Pre-Sciences
Communication Pre-Social Science
Community, Environment & Planning Pre-Architecture
Computational Finance & Risk Management Pre-Sciences
Design Pre-Major
Early Childhood & Family Studies Pre-Social Science
Economics Pre-Social Science
Education, Communities & Organizations Pre-Social Science
Ethnomusicology Pre-Art
Landscape Architecture Pre-Architecture
Law, Societies & Justice Pre-Social Science
Medical Laboratory Science Pre-Health Science
Music Composition, B.M. Pre-Art
Nursing Pre-Nursing
Physics Pre-Sciences
Psychology Pre-Sciences
Public Health – Global Health Pre-Public Health
Social Welfare Pre-Social Science
Speech & Hearing Sciences Pre-Sciences

The pathway to a capacity-constrained major for a transfer student depends on the major. For some capacity-constrained majors, a separate departmental application is required before you are enrolled at the 91爆料. (Please see the department for individual deadlines.) For others, you must be enrolled before applying to the major. All capacity-constrained majors are selective, and completing the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee entry. If you are not admitted to a capacity-constrained major, you may still be admitted to the 91爆料 to pursue a different course of study.聽

Capacity-constrained majors that require a separate departmental application
Requested Major Assigned major in offer of admission if admitted to the major Assigned major in offer of admission if admitted to the 91爆料 but not the major
Aeronautics and Astronautics Aeronautics and Astronautics Pre-major
Applied Mathematics Applied Mathematics Pre-sciences
Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences (ACMS) Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences (ACMS) Pre-sciences
Architectural Design Architectural Design Pre-architecture
Architectural Studies Architectural Studies Pre-architecture
Astronomy Astronomy Pre-sciences
Biochemistry Biochemistry Pre-sciences
Bioengineering Bioengineering Pre-major
Business Administration Your assigned major will be the pathway to which you applied and were admitted Pre-major
Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Pre-major
Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Pre-major
Communication Communication Pre-social sciences
Community, Environment & Planning Community, Environment & Planning Pre-architecture
Computational Finance & Risk Management Computational Finance & Risk Management Pre-sciences
Computer Engineering Computer Engineering Pre-sciences
Computer Science Computer Science Pre-sciences
Construction Management Construction Management Pre-architecture
Design Design Pre-major
Economics Economics Pre-social sciences
Early Childhood & Family Studies, Teaching & Learning Early Childhood & Family Studies, Teaching & Learning Pre-social sciences
Education, Communities and Organizations Education, Communities and Organizations Pre-social sciences
Electrical & Computer Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Pre-major
Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering Pre-major
Guitar (Music) Music Pre-arts
Human Centered Design & Engineering Human Centered Design & Engineering Pre-major
Industrial & Systems Engineering Industrial & Systems Engineering Pre-major
Informatics Informatics Pre-major
Jazz Studies (Music) Music Pre-arts
Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture Pre-architecture
Law, Societies & Justice Law, Societies & Justice Pre-social sciences
Materials Science & Engineering Materials Science & Engineering Pre-major
Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Pre-major
Medical Laboratory Science Medical Laboratory Science Pre-health sciences
Nursing Nursing Pre-nursing
Orchestral Instruments (Music) Music Pre-arts
Organ (Music) Music Pre-arts
Percussion Performance (Music) Music Pre-arts
Piano (Music) Music Pre-arts
Physics Physics Pre-sciences
Public Health – Global Health Public Health – Global Health Pre-public health
Social Welfare Social Welfare Pre-social sciences
Speech & Hearing Sciences Speech & Hearing Sciences Pre-sciences
Strings (Music) Music Pre-arts
Voice (Music) Music Pre-arts
Capacity-constrained majors that require you to be enrolled at the 91爆料 before applying to the major
Requested major Assigned major in offer of admission
Biology Pre-sciences
Communication Pre-social sciences
Ethnomusicology Pre-arts
Music Pre-arts
Music Education Pre-arts
Music Composition, B.M. Pre-arts
Psychology Pre-sciences
Statistics Pre-sciences