Degree Programs: Plan Your Program

Degree Programs

Plan Your Program

• Upperclass Decisions
  
  
• Self-Assessment
  
  
• Gather Information
  
• Make a Plan
  
  
• Track Your Progress
  
  
• Update Your Plan
  
  
• Change Your Major

Your Requirements

Minors

Yearly Progress

Grading & Credit

Subjects

Performance

Registration

Topic Index

Upperclass Decisions

During your sophomore, junior, and senior years, you have many decisions to make about your academic program. You continue the process of self-assessment and exploration that you began in your first year leading to your decision about a choice of major.

As an upperclassman, you will be making decisions about:

• Your Major
  • Is it right for you?
  • What area/field should you pursue?
    
    
• Your Requirements
  • How do you fulfill your requirements?
  • Which HASS Concentration?
  • Which REST and Lab subjects?
    
    
• Enriching Your Program
  • Should you minor in something?
  • Pursue a second bachelor's degree?
  • What about research or hands-on experience?
  • Do you want to take advantage of study abroad or cross-registration programs?
    
    
• After MIT
  • Graduate or Professional School—What are the requirements for admission?
  • Career—What skills and knowledge do you need?
    

For more information about making these decisions, see Self-Assessment, Gather Information, and Make a Plan.

Read more about Choice of Major on the First Year site. Information on majors is available in the Bulletin and on the sites of the Academic Departments.

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