The chief function of the Undeclared program is the advisement of students who have not yet decided upon a major or area of specialization. Students in the Undeclared program typically work on their general education requirements while exploring major options. This allows them to make progress towards overall degree requirements and provides them with extra time to make wise, informed decisions. Students who are enrolled in another department but feel they have chosen their major unwisely may transfer to the Undeclared program upon receiving permission from the dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. No degree is offered through the Undeclared program.
Most Undeclared students are freshmen or sophomores.
Typically, by the junior year, most students have selected a major and are involved in taking major courses. Students do not usually remain in the Undeclared program beyond 90 credit hours or past the end of the sophomore year. The Women's Studies program is multidisciplinary and focuses on the changing roles of women and men in society. It provides the individual student an opportunity to become academically involved in a program which deals with the socialization and gender roles of adults together with analyses of these roles and changes from early childhood. The program also emphasizes the contributions of women in the past, during the present, and toward the future.