Updated October 31, 2025
Try the suggestions below to help you decide on a major:
1) Try a Major Card Sorting Activity:
You can use this online activity to help you identify and narrow down the majors you are most interested in exploring.
2) Review Possible Major Options:
Look at a complete list of majors offered at BYU and "mark out" those majors you know you are not interested in.
3) Review Your Options:
Then take a look at the remaining majors and investigate them further by reviewing the Major Academic Plans (MAPS).
4) Meet with an Advisor:
Once you have your list narrowed down to 3 to 5 choices you may now benefit by visiting with an advisor in the College Advisement Centers where the major is located.
5) Visit Exploration Point
You can meet with an Exploration Specialist to gain greater self-awareness, explore majors and careers, and decide how to take your next step.
6) Take a Course:
Take introductory or seminar courses for the majors or careers you are considering — BYU has seminar courses for pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, pre-law, and for many of the engineering programs. Many majors also have introductory courses such as Introduction to the English Major (ENGL 195), Historian’s Craft (HIST 200), and Introduction to International Studies (IAS 100).