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Field of Study/Major Questions

Field of Study Questions

"So...what's your major?"

"Umm...not sure. What about you?"

"Well, I think I have 2 of them but maybe one's a minor and maybe I'll do a POE..."

It's not always easy, especially since you have lots of choices at Alma College. This section includes a number of resources to help you with those choices:

  • What is a "field of study"? How does it relate to a "major"?
  • How do I select a field of study? What are the steps?
  • What if I'm undecided? What do I do for this term?
  • Declaring, changing or deleting majors (and minors)
  • How to select courses: A decision making guide
  • How to work toward a four-year plan that grows with you
  • I've really changed my direction! Will I have to transfer?
  • Majors/pre-professional programs: Special announcements
  • The informational interview: What's that career really like?

 

Many of Alma’s pre-law graduates go on to attend prestigious law schools, including 2004 graduate Jessica Karbowski, who was accepted at Yale, Stanford and Harvard law schools and is attending Yale. Colin McGlaughlin, a 20004 graduated enrolled at Case Western Reserve Law School, is the first American to intern at the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the Netherlands.

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Student Profile

Melissa Carstens

Melissa Carstens
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Marquette, Michigan
Interests: Singing, Dancing

Alma’s off-campus study programs do more than place students in exciting locales to meet interesting people; they also create new opportunities for personal growth and skill development. One of the best ways to learn about other societies and cultures is to study and travel in international settings. You do not always have to know a foreign language.

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