create your own major

Colleges and Universities A-Z Occidental College
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<p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but at Occidental college you can create your own major. I guess I could easily find this out by emailing someone at the college, but does anyone know what are the most common majors that are self-created by students? Are mass communications, public relations, or any similar majors ever created by students?</p>

<p>I really want to major in something in the field of communications, probably in public relations. I love EVERYTHING about occidental college, aside from the fact that no similar majors are offered. Do you think I would be able to create this as a major?</p>

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<p>Hi,
I am a current Oxy student (junior) and I can say that I know about 4 people who have created their own major… It’s doable, but not too many people do it. You could probably make a communications major, taking classes like Econ, Film/Media, etc, but you have to work pretty hard to find the classes you deem necessary, and you’re sort of on your own when it comes to advising, because you won’t necessarily have a specialized professor.</p>