<p>The information is not always obvious or easy to find, or may be scattered about the college or university web site (especially if (a) or (b) differs for different majors). In the case of (c), that can often only be determined by going to the department web site at the college or university; this can be a time consuming process for an undecided student considering many majors at many colleges or universities.</p>
<p>It also appears that many students or parents looking for colleges and universities to apply to are not aware that different colleges and universities handle major selection differently. This can be especially important to an undecided student who wants to keep his/her options open after starting to attend a college or university.</p>