Interdisciplinary majors are described beginning on page 167. Students should have ample time to be exposed to a broad range of courses and experiences before focusing their educational interests and so do not declare their majors until spring of the sophomore year. Students are required to declare their majors before registering for courses for the junior year or applying to participate in off-campus study programs. Since some departments have courses that must be passed or criteria that must be met before a student will be accepted as a major, students are encouraged to think well in advance about possible majors and to speak with faculty about their educational interests. Students may change their majors after consultation with the relevant departments, but they may not declare a new major after the first semester of the senior year.
Special procedures exist for interdisciplinary and student-designed majors.
These are described below. A student who chooses a double major may drop one major at any time. The coordinate major encourages specialization in an area of learning within the framework of a recognized academic discipline. The coordinate major is offered only in relation to the Environmental Studies Program. For a specific description of this major, see page 118.