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Keywords:
Academic,
Undergraduate,
Bachelor,
Sophomore,
Course
A program of courses that meets the requirements for a degree in a particular field of study.
Choosing a major is a decision students need to make during their college careers. After exploring the academic world, students settle on one academic discipline and this becomes the chosen major. Picking a major does not mean picking a career - it just means picking a direction in which to set a-sail on an academic journey.
student's chosen field of study - courses will fall within single department of instruction or may overlap several departments.
The field or career you want to study. For example, business, psychology, engineering, and computer science are majors.
The subject of study in which the student chooses to specialize in.
A major is the principal subject or area of concentration within a Bachelor Degree.
The subject or subject areas upon which a student chooses to place principal academic emphasis.
Many programs require students to complete a major. A major is an approved sequence of study in an area of academic or vocational specialisation. This is some times also called a plan.
A focused area of study. Students take many classes in their major, gain specialized knowledge and earn a degree in that area.
A major is a specific subject or area of concentration.
an academic discipline chosen as your primary specialization within a degree.
An academic major indicates a primary field of study, such as art, business, electronics, mechanics, nursing, etc. Your major may also be “Undecidedâ€. Every credit student must have a current major at Lane.
Primary focus of study or concentration. Majors usually require a pattern of coursework in a particular field and a minimum unit requirement.
A sequence of subjects which make up the main area of study in a degree or diploma.
Primary field of study in pursuit of a bachelor's degree, implying that the individual has substantial knowledge of the academic discipline or subject area.
A major is a requirement for graduation. It consists of in-depth study in a department or program of your choice. It is a good idea to choose and declare your major as soon as possible. "Declaration or Change of Major" forms are available at Advising and Evaluations. Please refer to the Major and Minor Requirements page of this web site for more information. You may change your major anytime, but some majors are impacted and require specified prerequisites before you are able to declare the major. Please refer to the SDSU Impacted Majors web page for more information. If you need help in selecting a major, you may consult an adviser at the Academic Advising Center.
There are four designations for the area of academic study. A major is the principal area of study, and usually requires from 30-39 credit hours of prescribed study in a particular subject matter. A Minor is also an area of specified study, but not to the same extent as the major. A minor ordinarily requires about 18 hours of study in a particular subject matter. Some majors will have several alternatives of areas of study. These are called Concentrations. Concentrations may be further subdivided into Specializations.
Many programs require students to complete a major. A major is an area of concentration or specialisation within a program of study (eg majoring in Anatomy in a Science course or History in an Arts course). In some courses it is possible to major in more than one area.
Your chosen field of study. For a bachelor's degree, you focus on a discipline by taking between 10 and 20 required courses in that area, primarily in the last two years of a 4-year bachelor's degree. The first two years are primarily general education. A minor represents from 5 to 12 courses in a specific subject.
A major is a degree-seeking student's primary area of academic concentration. Students are encouraged to declair a major as soon as possible by filling out the declairation of major form in the Office of Academic Advising. All UALR majors require at least 27 credit hours of work in the major, and some require more. A few, called major/minors, require up to 60 credit hours of work in a single field and do not require a minor. See "Declaring a Major" on page 38 See also "Minor."
A general degree requires at least 120 credit hours and normally completion of a major program. A major program requires approximately 28-30 credit hours in upper division courses in the specified "major" subject.
a collection of units that make up a specific area of expertise. Most courses will require students to complete one or two majors. The requirements of a major, including the number of units it contains, will vary from course to course. Additional units studied in the area of a major may enable a student to obtain an e xtended major or a d ouble major . The second major undertaken in a course may be called a c o-major and may involve different rules from the first major.
The academic area in which represents a student's educational concentration.
The academic subject in which you choose to specialize with a prescribed pattern of course work. All students are required to complete a major to graduate.
A student's chosen field of study. The major may fall within a single department of instruction or may overlap several departments. In the latter case, the major is described as a combination or interdisciplinary major.
The concentration of a number of credit hours in a specific subject. Colleges and universities often specify the number of credits needed to complete a major, the sequence of courses, and the level of course work necessary to complete the requirements.
A formally declared concentration of study or specialization which requires 120 hours of credit (roughly 4 years of study). Details or requirements for declaring a major are given in the faculty sections or the university calendar.
A program of study in a degree where about 25-50% of the courses are in a single discipline (e.g. Philosophy, History).
A concentration of study in a specified discipline.
The primary field of study in which an individual wishes to receive a degree.
The subject area in which a student pursuing a college degree develops greatest depth of knowledge.
A subject or area of studies in which students concentrate. Undergraduates usually choose a major after the first two years of a degree program.
an area of specialization chosen by the student. For a degree, the majority of credit units taken will be in the major. (Note: colleges may refer to majors as fields of specialization, routes of study or disciplines).
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"
have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"
a cohesive combination of courses, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced course work that designates a student's primary area of specialization
a concentration of related courses designed to provide individual depth within a discipline or a recognized field of study
a coordinated group of lower- and upper-division courses in a field of specialization
a coordinated group of upper-division courses giving depth to a student's work in a chosen area
a course of credit-bearing study in a specific academic area
a course of study designated by the faculty in a given department or area that ensures, in their judgment, the student has achieved both depth and breadth in the field
a course of study pursued by a student which meets requirements of a program or an option of the A
a defined amount of course work concentrating in a specific discipline and may constitute from one-quarter to one-third of the courses needed for an undergraduate degree
a designated program of study within a discipline or a field of knowledge
a field-grade officer who is condemned to staff positions until he gets promoted
a field of academic inquiry, and a subject you will study in depth
a field of study that you'd like to specialize in over the course of your academic career
a field you have chosen to study in depth
a focused area of study that requires the student to take a specific set of courses, including all required prerequisites
a focus of study meant to prepare you to enter a certain field or discipline
a formalized curricular program leading to a degree
a good choice for students who want to pursue graduate studies or careers in archaeology as well as for those interested in a solid liberal arts education with a focus on the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds
a grouping of coherent units approved by Academic Council leading to an award
a group of courses clustered in an area of intellectual inquiry
a group of eight subjects in the same discipline which requires the acquisition of both breadth and depth of knowledge in the discipline
a group or series of courses designed to provide intensive education or training in a specialized area
a main area of study at a university or college, and minor is a secondary area of study
a method of organizing studies around a single discipline
a more enhanced, enriched academic experience with greater depth in the area of concentration
an academic area of study in which you specialize to earn your Bachelor's degree
an approved grouping of eight units of study in an area of study
an area of specialization within the degree
an entire semester dedicated to a specific discipline
an extensive and detailed study of a particular discipline or coherent combination of disciplines
an intellectual foundation, and a center from which you reach out to other fields, not an isolated fortress
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