<p>I'm really excited about my major, but as I was reviewing some notes I took that an inspirational speaker made at our school, I noticed that I wrote that you don't actually start pursuing your major until your graduate (junior/senior?) years? If I'm reading this correctly, do we take a general cirriculum or something until our second year?</p>
<p>i dont know how your school does it, but for example I had to take the following for my major</p>
<p>MAT120
IFS105
IBS200
ECO200
ECO201
MKT200
ACC220
ACC225
MGT250
QBA260
FIN300
IFS305
BUS330
BUS345
MGT350
BUS495
IFS205
IFS325
IFS350
MGT315
IFS410
IFS440
IFS460
IFS200
IFS206</p>
<p>plus i needed 12 credits of electives, and a bunch of general ed requirements.. i got most of my general ed's done during freshman/sophomore years, as well as some of the 100 and 200 level courses, and then i did my electives and my 300/400 level courses during my junior and senior years.. hope that helps.</p>
<p>I did an intro course and a few pre-reqs for my major this past semester but I will actually begin courses for my major my sophomore year. Like fendergirl stated, I am focusing on getting a large portion of gen eds out of the way right now.</p>
<p>Most schools have distribution requirements and usually students get those done frsh and soph years. Me? I take one or two courses in my major and the rest I try to make sure are general ed/distro reqs. It's a pain though...I wish I would have done JUST gen eds first....because now that it's been 2 years already, I have to scramble to fit all my reqs for distribution/gen eds and major/minor/certificate reqs into the next two years if I want to graduate "on time". </p>
<p>You could maybe do summer school to start your major courses or to catch up on your gen eds.</p>
<p>it depends on the school - at AU i am able to use six of my ten gen eds towards my major, so I am taking courses that I really like and pertain to what I am studying (international relations)</p>
<p>every school does their general ed classes/requirements a bit differently, but i am sure you will be able to take things you are interested and probably will get to start on a couple classes for your major in your first year or two!</p>
<p>It depends on the major. For example, if you're interested in anything related to math, you should take calculus your first year or risk falling behind. Similarly, a chemistry major has to take freshman chemistry, then organic chemistry, then physical chemistry and other advanced classes. In general, science majors are more dependent on sequences, so you can't just start junior year and expect to finish on time.</p>
<p>It will depend on the school you attend and the major you wish to pursue. Most students are in what is considered ''general college'' for the first 3 or 4 semesters - or until they ''declare'' - and take gen ed classes and electives towards that goal. In other situations - Engineering as an example - you might be starting your 'major' classes during the 1st semester. Physical therapy - if the school has a freshman admission program - then you would start on your way in specific class order as a freshman - otherwise you would pursue the gen eds and pre-reqs for a couple of years.</p>
<p>Most college students really do not know what their major will be until sometime during their sophmore year - hopefully - and classes they take are ones that would apply to most majors. You usually have to complete so many credits of gen eds to complete any major - so you get those out of the way early on - hopefully.</p>
<p>The school you attend should have some sort of 4 year plan available for the major you are considering - so that you can make sure to get all the classes you will need - and sometimes - in the right order.</p>