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A Great Place to Start!

Not ready to choose a major? Want to explore many options before having to choose just one? The University Studies Program will provide you with an academic home until you are ready to declare your major. The program is designed to enhance and support the educational experiences of students who have a wide variety of interests and have either not yet declared a major or are in transition from one major to another. You may choose to enter the program to explore many majors within one or more interest areas, to examine one or two majors in depth before committing or to enhance your skills before applying to a specific major. Through classroom interaction, individual academic advising, and specially tailored programming, the University Studies Program ensures that you can explore the many majors available to you before you choose your academic path. Typically, 20% of the incoming freshman class enters UD as UST students.

AREAS OF STUDY

Arts & Humanities
Business
Elementary & Early Childhood Education
Environmental Studies
Life & Health Sciences
Physical & Applied Sciences
Social Sciences
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What’s special about this program?

As a UST student, you will be assigned a professional advisor who will meet with you as often as you would like to help you craft an academic plan and to support your development while you explore majors. Because of the structure of the baccalaureate degree, you will often be able to choose coursework, during your first few semesters, that will fulfill requirements in more than one potential interest area to allow you to be “on track” for a number of different academic paths. This may not be possible with highly structured programs such as nursing, engineering, or elementary teacher education.

Get Involved

You can hold leadership positions on campus, in the dorms and in the UD Community. UST students participate in study abroad, service learning, undergraduate research and internships to help them decide which major to pursue. Some unique opportunities within the UST program include:

UST Peer Liaisons (Student Mentoring Program)

World Scholars

Honors Program

Sample curriculum

Humanities/Social Science Interest

ENGL110	Seminar in Composition
	Foreign Language Course (according to placement)
	MATH (according to placement)
	University Breadth Courses
	First Year Experience or Honors Colloquia

Business Interest

ENGL110	Seminar in Composition
ECON101	Introduction to Microeconomics
	MATH (according to placement)
	University Breadth Courses
	First Year Seminar or Honors Colloquia

Life and Health Sciences Interest

ENGL110	Seminar in Composition
BISC207	Introductory Biology
CHEM103	General Chemistry I
	MATH (according to placement)
	First Year Experience or Honors Colloquia