Exploratory Studies (for undecided students)
THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE POWER OF DISCOVERY
Here’s a secret: Many bright students don’t know what they want to major in. And that’s ok.
Purdue’s Exploratory Studies lets you dive into a world of possibilities. Explore. Research. Find your path. You’ll have up to four semesters to learn about yourself, Purdue majors, and the world of work.
- Explore your strengths, interests, and values
- Individualized academic and career planning
- Transition to a major that is right for you
- Take different personality assessments and discover careers that fit your personality type.
- Research majors and occupations they lead to.
- Interview upperclassmen and professionals in careers you’d like to explore.
What are Purdue graduates doing?
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69.86% are employed, 20.91% are continuing with their education, 3.56% are seeking employment, 1.32% are seeking education, and 4.35% are engaged in other activities.
Average Salary: N/A
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Exploratory Studies Majors
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- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering Technology
- Aerospace Financial Analysis
- African American Studies
- Agribusiness (multiple concentrations)
- Agricultural Communication
- Agricultural Economics (multiple concentrations)
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Engineering (College of Agriculture)
- Agricultural Engineering (College of Engineering)
- Agricultural Systems Management
- Agronomy
- Airline Management and Operations
- Airport Management and Operations
- American Studies
- Animal Sciences (multiple concentrations)
- Animation and Visual Effects
- Anthropology
- Applied Meteorology and Climatology
- Aquatic Sciences
- Art History
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence (College of Science)
- Asian Studies
- Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
- Audio Engineering Technology
- Automation and Systems Integration Engineering Technology
- Aviation Management
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry (Chemistry)
- Biological Engineering (College of Agriculture)
- Biological Engineering (College of Engineering)
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Health Sciences
- Brain and Behavioral Sciences
- Building Information Modeling
- Business Analytics and Information Management
- Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
- Chemical Biology and Biochemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chemistry - American Chemical Society
- Chinese Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Classical Studies
- Communication (multiple concentrations)
- Comparative Literature
- Computer and Information Technology
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Infrastructure & Network Engineering Technology
- Computer Science
- Computing Systems Analysis and Design
- Construction Engineering and Management
- Construction Management Technology
- Creative Writing
- Crop Science
- Cybersecurity
- Data Analytics, Technologies and Applications
- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- Design and Construction Integration
- Developmental and Family Science
- Digital Criminology
- Digital Enterprise Systems
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs
- Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Sciences
- Economics (Pre) (College of Liberal Arts)
- Economics (Daniels School of Business)
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering Technology
- Elementary Education
- Energy Engineering Technology
- Engineering (First Year)
- Engineering / Technology Teacher Education
- English
- English Education
- Environmental and Ecological Engineering
- Environmental & Natural Resources Engineering (College of Agriculture)
- Environmental & Natural Resources Engineering (College of Engineering)
- Environmental Geosciences
- Exploratory Studies (for undecided students)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- Farm Management
- Fermentation Science
- Film and Video
- Finance
- Financial Counseling and Planning
- Flight (Professional Flight Technology)
- Food Science
- Forestry
- French
- Game Development and Design
- General Education: Curriculum and Instruction (non-licensure)
- General Education: Educational Studies (non-licensure)
- Genetics
- Geology and Geophysics
- German
- Global Studies
- Health and Disease
- History
- Horticulture (multiple concentrations)
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Human Resource Development
- Human Services
- Inclusion: Dual License in Special Education (K-6) & Elementary Education
- Industrial Design
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Engineering Technology
- Insect Biology
- Integrated Business and Engineering
- Integrated Studio Arts, BFA (Portfolio Required)
- Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies
- Interior Architecture
- Interior Design - Professional Program
- Italian Studies
- Japanese
- Jewish Studies
- Kinesiology
- Landscape Architecture (Pre)
- Law and Society (Criminology)
- Linguistics
- Management (General)
- Marketing
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mathematics, Applied
- Mathematics - Business
- Mathematics Education
- Mathematics - Statistics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Mechatronics Engineering Technology
- Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Microbiology
- Motorsports Engineering
- Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Music
- Natural Resources and Environmental Science (multiple concentrations)
- Neurobiology and Physiology
- Nuclear Engineering
- Nursing
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics/Nutrition, Fitness, and Health (double major)
- Nutrition, Fitness, and Health
- Nutrition Science
- Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences
- Organizational Leadership
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics, Applied
- Planetary Sciences
- Plant Genetics, Breeding, and Biotechnology
- Plant Science
- Plant Studies - Exploratory (Pre)
- Political Science
- Pre-dentistry
- Pre-law
- Pre-medicine
- Pre-occupational Therapy
- Pre-physical Therapy
- Pre-physician Assistant
- Pre-veterinary Medicine
- Professional Writing
- Psychological Sciences
- Public Health
- Purdue Polytechnic Institute Statewide Programs
- Quantitative Business Economics (QBE)
- Radiological Health Sciences
- Religious Studies
- Retail Management
- Robotics Engineering Technology
- Russian
- Sales and Marketing
- Science Education (Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space, Physics)
- Selling and Sales Management
- Smart Manufacturing Industrial Informatics
- Social Studies Education
- Sociology
- Soil and Water Sciences
- Sound for the Performing Arts (Portfolio Required)
- Spanish
- Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention 5-12
- Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention K-6
- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
- Statistics, Applied
- Statistics with Mathematics Option
- Studio Arts and Technology
- Supply Chain and Operations Management
- Supply Chain & Sales Engineering Technology
- Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
- Theatre
- Themed Entertainment Design
- Turf Management and Science
- Unmanned Aerial Systems
- UX Design
- Veterinary Nursing
- Visual Arts Design Education
- Visual Arts Education
- Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design)
- Web Programming and Design
- Wildlife
- Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
