Majors at Yale (bio, math and philosophy, german, women's)

gibby
Fri, 01 Jul 2016 23:01:33 +0000

Since you don’t declare a major for two years, I’m sure if admitted you could try out the various programs and decide what you would like to major in.

@BB1313: In yesteryear (about 20 to 40 years ago) that may have been somewhat true. However, all colleges (Yale included) are now run by bureaucratic bean-counters, and before you can declare a major during your sophomore year, you MUST-MUST-MUST have taken the INTRO COURSE for that major during your freshman year or 1st semester of your sophomore year. For example, a student cannot declare Anthropology as a major unless they have taken Intro to Anthropology during their freshman year or 1st semester of sophomore year. So, students at Yale (and most other colleges) need to hit the ground running with at least somewhat of idea of what they want to major in during their freshman year. (Sorry to burst your bubble about Yale.)