About Choosing a Major

• Students are Admitted into Majors
• Not Ready to Choose a Major?
• Teaching Certification
• Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs
• Pre-Professional Programs
• Requirements by Major
• Majors

Students are Admitted into Majors
UMass Lowell admits incoming students directly into majors. Students are asked to identify a chosen major on their application for admission.  This policy has been in place, in part, so students have a home base – their major, their department and/or their college – as they make the transition to campus.

It is possible to change your selected major. Before you register at the June Smart Start orientation, that change can be made by contacting the Admissions Office. Once you are registered, any change must go through the Registrar’s Office.

Not Ready to Choose a Major?
Students who are unsure of their career goals or need to learn more about their academic and professional possibilities may find it difficult to choose a major. For them, the Office of Enrollment and Student Success has launched an Exploratory Students Program designed to use their first year at UML as an academic exploration.

Pre-Professional Programs
In addition to the available majors, UMass Lowell offers pre-professional counseling for dentistry, medicine, law and veterinary science. Pre-professional advising will help students interested in these careers make the best choices of undergraduate courses. If you are interested in any of these areas, be sure to check off the pre-professional options box on the Application for Undergraduate Admissions.

Requirements by Major

Go to the undergraduate catalog and search for your major.