Resources available to assist with declarina major
■ Beginning each year, there
are about 2,400 University
students who haven’t yet
selected an area of study
By Maggie Young
Oregon Daily Emerald
When art history graduate stu
dent Kate Ryan signed up for a
class that accidentally led her to
her major, she joined a large
group of students on campus
who spend a great deal of time
choosing a major and who are
satisfied in the end.
“I tried to choose a major by
choosing a career, but that didn’t
work,” Ryan said. “What worked
was taking classes I enjoy that led
me to my major.”
An abundance of ways to find
a major, as well as willing advi
sors, are available on campus to
those students who have an un
declared major status.
At the beginning of each acad
emic year, approximately 2,400
students are registered at the
University with an undeclared
major status.
This figure generally decreases
as the year goes on and students
experience different courses, said
Joe Wade, director of the Office
of Academic Advising and Stu
dent Services.
On average, college students
change majors two-and-a-half
times during their college ca
reers, and some will change three
or four times, Wade said.
Students are trying to make de
cisions for the next 20 to 30 years
of their lives when they should be
thinking about the next four years
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at this University, Wade said.
“Students are incorrectly try
ing to equate their life’s work
Undeclared students should
not worry too much about their
status, Wade said.
k h Students are incorrectly trying to equate their life’s work
with their major at this University. Developing communication
skills, the capacity to learn things in an academic basis and de
veloping a track record are things that everyone should be
working on.
Joe Wade
director, Office of Academic Advising and Student Services J J
with their major at this Universi
ty,” Wade said. “Developing
communication skills, the capac
ity to learn things in an academ
ic basis and developing a track
record are things that everyone
should be working on.”
“To be undeclared is not un
heard of,” Wade said. “It’s noth
ing to be overly concerned about
during the freshman year and the
beginning of sophomore year.”
A time does come when it is
necessary to begin worrying
about an undeclared status. Stu
dents should come to a decision
at some point in their sophomore
year, Wade said.
A few simple things can make
the decision easier for those
searching for a major, said Lor
raine Davis, vice-provost for aca
demic affairs. These include
making an appointment to talk to
an academic advisor, speaking
with faculty, meeting with advi
sors in areas you’re interested in
and visiting the Career Center.
Davis advises that people who
are undeclared use their time as a
transition and to move forward
and take advantage of their re
sources.
“Many people aren’t thinking
enough,” Davis said. “Your peri
od of being undeclared should be
an organized period of inquiry.”
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