<p>Do most college students finish up their majors before senior year or at least the first semester of senior year? Is it risky to have a bunch of your classes for your major during senior year?</p>
<p>It’s very risky because you might not get all the classes you need. Try to finish early and leave a few more general ones for later. For example, don’t leave three classes that only have one section for the last semester- you might be SOL.</p>
<p>Also, many classes for majors have a lot of pre-req classes that you have to take before that class, which would make that theory a little more complicated. For my major it would be impossible to save all classes for senior year as my major classes are pretty linear, and you always have to pass one class before moving onto the next. With some classes like this you can sometimes just test out of them or ask for permission to not take them, but in my case it’s skills you really have to have before moving onto the next hardest class. So if I left all my classes until senior year I’d be in trouble.</p>
<p>If you plan on finishing your major classes before senior year then just plan on graduating early.</p>
<p>Barely anyone I know finishes their major before their senior year but people do plan ahead to make sure it’s doable. If you can, try to get specific course requirements (e.g. Physics 309) out of the way early and save only general requirements (e.g. one upper-level physics elective and a thesis) for your last semester. That way scheduling conflicts or last-minute class cancellations won’t be as much of an issue.</p>