- Build a foundation by taking basic courses in a number of departments, so that you will have a range of choices for a major.
- Don't rush your choice of major. Explore several fields before deciding. (You will also have time to continue other interests after you declare a major.)
- Explore early those fields which are highly sequential (especially the sciences, math, and foreign language).
- Think carefully before you set your mind on a double major. Double majors are possible, but not always encouraged. Why? One reason is that students with two majors end up with half their credits in only two departments. If you major in one department, you are free to study the second area in depth without being bound by another set of major requirements and scheduling of two sets of required courses. Your adviser may have other reasons, given your overall academic goals.
- Don't focus exclusively on your choice of major. Your total program and the skills you develop here are more important for most jobs and graduate schools than the particular major listed on your transcript.
