It's important for you to consider your personal characteristics as you explore majors.

Choose at least one of the activities below and discuss the results with your adviser.

• Take a quick online interest survey.
  
  Take the What major is right for you? quiz and bring the results the next time you meet with your DUS adviser.
  
  
  
  
• Read and answer some open-ended questions about yourself.
  
  Go to Who are you?, write down your answers to the questions, and bring your answers with you the next time you meet with your DUS adviser.
  
  

• On eLion, click on the Alternative Majors link, and follow the steps to generate a list of majors that you might consider. Then e-mail the list to yourself and print a copy.
  
  
• Click on the links in the e-mail and read the description of each major in the Baccalaureate Degree Programs Bulletin. Do these courses sound interesting? Can you do well in them? Will you be learning about things that are important to you?
  
  
• As you read about each major, cross off those majors that don't interest you. Keep an open mind to majors you've not heard of or that you know little about.
  
  

Use the links in the Majors section of the College Information Chart to gather more information. Continue to narrow down your list of majors.

• Link to majors of interest. (Check out their home pages.)
  
• Look at faculty interests, activities, and research. (Does their work interest you?)
  
• Learn about internships, co-ops, and careers. (Do they appeal to you?)
  
• Find information about student organizations. (Would you want to participate in the activities?)

Most students who change majors do it because they don't like and/or don't do well in the required courses. Check out courses now to find majors that relate to your interests and abilities.

Select one of the majors that interests you. Go to the College Information Chart, click on the RAP (Recommended Academic Plan) link for the college that offers the major, then click on the link for the major. Print the plan. (If there is no plan for the major, select a different major of interest or use the Bulletin listing instead.) Then:

• Read the descriptions of the specified courses (e.g., MGMT 301, COMM 320, E MCH 211).
  
  If the major allows you to choose from a group of courses (e.g., “400 level CAS course of choice,” “400-level GEOG,” “PSYCH 4xx,” “Additional COMM 300/400”), read the descriptions of the possible courses in that group.
  
  If the Recommended Academic Plan indicates “courses from department list,” check the major's Web site to see if you can find the list. If you can't find it, your adviser can help you with this.
  
  Do the specified courses sound interesting to you? Are you able to choose courses that interest you from the alternatives? Do the courses take advantage of your academic strengths? Are they important to you?
  
  
• Look at clusters of required courses, especially in the junior and senior years. How many major courses will you have to take each semester? Do you think you'll enjoy and do well in this combination of courses?
  
  
• To really get a sense of what you'll experience in courses, check out Choosing Courses.

Repeat this activity for other majors you are considering.

Fill out the Major Interests form.

Schedule an appointment to meet with your DUS adviser to discuss

• your interests and abilities (#1 above);
• your list of majors from Major Themes (#2 above);
• majors of interest to you and entry-to-major requirements (#3,4 above);
• the Recommended Academic Plan for majors you are considering (#4 above);
• additional resources you have used (#5 above);
• your educational goals and plans to attain them.