Undeclared

The Undeclared major is designed for students who have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests and are considered capable of being successful with college-level programs.  It is understood that entry as an Undeclared students will likely require more than four years to complete graduation requirements. Students will be given exposure to several areas of interest to move appropriately toward choosing a major.

Undeclared students must indicate majors of interest; they will be admitted into the College that houses at least one of their majors of interest.  There are three Undeclared major designations:  ULA (Undeclared College of Liberal Arts), UPS (Undeclared College of Professional Schools), USM (Undeclared College of Science & Math). 

Students are required to declare a major prior to accumulating 45 attempted credits (this includes transfer credits).  Students, who fail to declare a major prior to accumulating 45 attempted credits, will have a registration prevention hold placed on his/her record until a Major Declaration form is submitted to the Registrar's Office.

Typical First Year Courses for Undeclared Students

For those indicating an interest in a major in the College of Liberal Arts:

• English Composition & Literature (EN 101 & 102)
• Modern Language 111 or 112 (Chinese, French, German or Spanish) or Lab Science
• Math: A Liberal Art I (MA 101) or Elementary Statistics (MA 232)
• Introductory courses in possible major
• ROTC courses
   

For those indicating an interest in a major in the College of Professional Schools or the College of Science & Math:

• English Composition & Literature (EN 101 & 102)
• Two Lab Science courses (BI, CH, ES, GL, PS)
• Precalculus Math (MA 107) or Calculus (MA 121)
• Introductory courses in possible major
• History course
• ROTC courses