You're Not Alone
Deciding ranks as 麻豆社鈥檚 most popular 鈥渕ajor.鈥 About 1:5 students enter with this same exploratory and growth mindset 鈥 and most stay on track to graduate in four years.
Find Your Fit
You will join other deciding students for College Compass, a semester-long immersion course that puts you in control of next steps.
Make a Stronger Decision
The extra support you鈥檒l receive as a deciding student means that when you鈥檙e ready, you will be more certain of your choices.
Available Majors at 麻豆社
JCU offers 70+ majors/minors/concentrations and fifth year options.
Mix + Match
You know best what sparks your passion. Combine majors, minors, research, internships and experiential learning and inspire next steps.
Arts, Education & Psychology
A passion for human growth.
Engineering & Environment
A passion for restorative solutions.
Data Science, Digital Media & Computing
A passion for code and content.
Communication, Cultures, Philosophy
A passion for ideas and meaning.
Business, Politics, Law
A passion for negotiation and human enterprise.
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, & Health
A passion for insights and problem solving.
Skills to Match Employer Needs
Our Integrative Core Curriculum prioritizes the same communication and problem solving skills that employers prize:
• written expression
• oral expression
• quantitative analysis
• technological/informational literacy
Support for Deciding Students
Facetime With Advisors
Once orientation wraps, you鈥檒l meet your academic success advisor and begin one-on-one sessions that give you fresh insights and carry you through freshman year.
Group Projects and Activities
Each College Compass class breaks into small groups during the semester to explore majors, interview professors and connect with new friends.
Assess, Reflect, Plan
Tools like the Strong Interest Inventory and the Gallup Strengths Test give you plenty of insights. From there, you鈥檒l create two parallel plans to further explore a direction.
Deciding Students Profiles
Leah Pritchard '26 walked into her first weeks and months of college more relaxed in knowing that she could sharpen her academic and career focus without having to change her major. Declaring herself 鈥渄eciding鈥 gave her a bit of breathing room, and plenty of resources. "The (deciding student) program helped me find interests, but it also helped me find things I am not interested in as well," she says. "At first, this was a little defeating, but it allowed me to open new doors again and explore even further. It's comforting knowing I wouldn't have