Choosing a Major or Minor

See where your major or minor might take you!

Using the guides linked below, you can take time to do the following as you explore which majors or minors you want to pursue:

  • Read about and consider reasons you might choose a certain major/minor.
  • See how to translate your learning into professional competencies.
  • See some of the interesting ways Middlebury alums have applied their liberal arts learning to engage the world.
View Midd’s Major and Minor Guides

Selecting a major at Middlebury is an exciting point in your academic career, but it may also feel like a big decision.

In addition to your first-year seminar advisors, other faculty, upperclassmen, peers, alumni, family, the team at the Career Center is happy to offer advice and resources to help you in this decision. 

Additional ways to explore majors:

  • Field Guide events – Alumni come to campus for these events to discuss how the liberal arts and their major have had an impact on their life and career decisions.
  • Networking in Midd2Midd – Middlebury alumni build meaningful and dynamic careers in every field you can imagine, from every major. Students can find our alumni and discover the many interesting and creative ways our graduates apply their liberal arts learning to engage the world by searching Midd2Midd, our on-line alumni/student community.
  • List of previous internships – Check out the list of previous internships in our resource section here on the ELC site and sort by major to get ideas from your peers.
  • Meet with an Advisor – advisors provide guidance to help you think through decisions about majors and potential career paths.
  • Check out What Can I Do With This Major? – Developed by the University of Tennessee Center for Career Development, this resource is a good working list across a wide variety of majors. The information can give you ideas about career fields that might interest you, but don’t limit your thinking to only these areas—you can pursue a variety of post-graduate goals with any academic major, especially as a liberal arts graduate. The Career Center holds a subscription to this site for future reference.
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