Choosing a Major or Minor
Our professional staff offer personalized, one-on-one assistance to students who are in the process of exploring and selecting their major. They also help students who are considering changing their major; adding one or more majors; adding one or more minors; or dropping a major or minor.
We help A&S students to choose a major based on things such as their:
• Interests;
• Aptitudes and Abilities;
• Personality;
• Values;
• Lifestyle.
In addition, we help students who may have questions such as:
• What is a the difference between a double major and dual enrollment?
• What is a combined degree?
• Is it OK to choose one or more minors outside The College of Arts and Sciences? (The answer is "yes"—see link below.)
• What types of Interdisciplinary Programs are available through The College of Arts and Sciences?
• Is it possible, under special circumstances, to tailor a major to my specific interests, although The College may not offer a formal degree in this particular area? (The answer is "yes"—click here to read about Selected Studies).
As part of the process of exploring majors, our professional staff sometimes make use of various self-assessments in helping students to identify their interests, values and personality.
Major Insights
Updated annually, this 125-page publication is essential reading for students in The College of Arts and Sciences. More in depth than the SU Undergraduate Course Catalog, Major Insights is the source for understanding the significance of an Arts and Sciences degree. Browse Major Insights to explore the 46 majors (also known as "programs of study") offered by The College, as well as the approximately 100 minors available to A&S students at SU. Each major is described in terms of course content, co-curricular opportunities, degrees offered, potential career paths, and graduate study. Contact information is also included for each academic department, along with a link to their Web site. Click here to begin reading Major Insights.
Click here to view a full list of majors offered through The College of Arts and Sciences, along with a link to each of their Web sites and the corresponding Department's Web site.
To view a full list of minors available to A&S Students at SU, see the "Available Minors at SU" section (pages 107-110) of Major Insights.
If you have already decided to declare a specific major or minor, click here for information about the process to declare a major or minor.
