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
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
| 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 |
| 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 |