For students who prefer to investigate several academic programs before choosing a specific college or major. Eighty percent of Penn State's entering first-year students are uncertain about their choice of major.
Many students change majors five or six times before graduation.
Entering Penn State students enroll in DUS because they recognize that they need time and experience before making an appropriate decision about a field of study. For students in transition from one college to another. After their plans crystallize and program requirements are met, they transfer into a new major. For anyone who requests assistance For DUS students For Provisional and non-degree students DUS provides academic advising, information, and referral services to anyone who requests them, including students enrolled elsewhere in the University. DUS advisers help students evaluate their educational plans, answer questions about exploring major fields, and provide general information about academic policies, rules, and procedures.