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Majors/Programs

Sixteen Colleges comprise the University of Florida.  Many students do not realize how many programs and majors the University of Florida Offers.  The Undergraduate Catalog describes each major offered at the University.  You may want to begin by examing the catalog and making a list of each major you find interesting.  Next explore these majors in more depth by reading about them in the catalog.  Each major in the catalog has an eight-semester plan that will enable you to graduate in four years.  Examine the courses listed in the plans of the majors on your list and decide if these are courses you might enjoy.  Section three of the catalog contains course descriptions to aid you in this process.

As you review each major ask yourself some basic questions.  Do I have any past experiences in the content area of this major?  Does this major have a foreign language requirement?  Does this major require a certain talent that I do or do not have?  Would I enjoy taking the courses required for this major?  Does this major require science and math courses?  Is my major offered in more than one college, for example computer science?

As you answer these questions eliminate majors from your initial long list of majors.  Develop a short list of several majors you are really interested in and begin to research those majors further.  Each College has contact information in the course catalog and advisors to assist  you further.  You can use the degree shopping function in  ISIS to see how close you are to the tracking requirements of your intended major. You may want to read about career possibilites for each major in the Career Resource Center's Career Decision Making.

Some students find it helpful to explore majors by areas of interest. The Majors at UF, by Interest Area allows you to view all the majors that relate the area(s) or career field(s) in which you are interested.

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