Exploratory Students
Students who come to NDSU as exploratory (or undeclared) students will select an Exploratory Area that most closely aligns with potential interests. These students then have the opportunity to further explore potential majors in UNIV 101: Major Exploration and Academic Planning. Within an Exploratory Area, students are advised to take a variety of general education courses that tend to cover requirements common to most of the majors included in the Area. Additionally, students work with their advisor to identify and enroll in a course that can serve as an introduction or a foundation to a major that might be of interest.
Deciding on a new major?
Many students come in to college thinking they know exactly what they want to study and are surprised to find out they may not enjoy it as much as they thought they would. Exploratory Areas can help these students as well in looking at other options within a similar field or changing a field of study completely!