General Studies Undecided | Montgomery College, Maryland

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Many students come to Montgomery College unsure of their path. The General Studies program offers flexibility and guidance to help you determine your academic goals and develop a path to your completing those goals. Use the following questions to help you select what the best degree option for you is while you are considering your longer-term options.

Consider the following questions to help you decide which major is right for you

Are you seeking a degree from Montgomery College?
Are you using or are planning to use Financial Aid?
Are you attending for personal interest?
Do you already have a degree or are you completing pre-requisites for another program?
Are you just visiting from another institution with the intent to transfer credits back to your home institution?
Are you planning to transfer with a degree or without a degree?
Are you completely unsure of what you academic or career path you might want to pursue?
Do you have several ideas for academic and career pursuits?
Do we not have the degree that you are seeking?

NON-MC Degree Seeking- Non-Exploratory Students

You are taking courses for personal interest and do not need financial aid.

Select the Major: 00A Undeclared

Students with degrees pursuing pre-requisites before going to another school

Select the General Studies degree that aligns with the courses you need to take:

Visiting Students

Select the General Studies Degree aligned with courses you want to take or with your major at your home institution:

Attending with the intent to transfer without a degree

Select General Studies major(or other major) aligned with transfer goals:

MC-Degree Seeking- Exploratory Students

You are unsure of your goals related to college and career.

Select Integrated Studies- General Studies 611D (INTG) to begin and take part in some of the exploratory activities listed below.

There are too many options for you to select from.

Select Integrated Studies- General Studies 611D (INTG) to begin and take part in some of the exploratory activities.

Montgomery College does not have the degree you are interested in.

Review the General Studies Cores to see if we have a recommended academic or transfer pathway that you are interested in. Or work with a counselor to determine which General Studies Degree lines up with your interests:

You have some Idea, but several options exist.

Select General Studies major aligned with your academic, career, and transfer goals and participate in some of the exploratory activities:

You are attending with the intent to transfer.

Select General Studies (Or other major) aligned with your academic, transfer goals:

General Studies Advising Weeks

Attend events in the advising weeks to find out more about your options in that area. Download STEM Advising Week Events calendar. (PDF, )

March 1: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics- General Studies 611B
April 5: Humanities, Arts, Communication, and Languages- General Studies 611A (coming soon - check back for link)
April 12: Social Sciences, Administration, and Health- General Studies 611C (coming soon - check back for link)

Participate in a General Studies Workshop

How to Choose a Major?

This is a session designed for undecided students who want help deciding on a major. This session will introduce key questions and resources you can use to narrow and decide on what major to pursue.

Making Your Plan

This session is designed to help you learn how to create an academic plan and take advantage of the resources and tools that can help you determine your path at MC.

How to Plan your Transfer

This is a session designed for undecided students who want help deciding on a major. This session will introduce key questions and resources you can use to narrow and decide on what major to pursue.

Resume Building with your Academic and Career Experiences

Learn how to use your “experiences” (clubs/volunteer/internships/classroom project) on your resume and why these experiences help your the student’s career exploration.

Getting to Graduation

This session is designed for students who have completed 30 credits or more to look at how to run and read a graduation audit, find resources to plan out your final semester(s) at Montgomery College, and determine what you need to in order to meet your requirements for graduation.

Career Exploration

Check out Career Exploration Resources and/or make an appointment with a Career Counselor.

Advising

Related Programs and Courses

General Studies Degree

Students who major in general studies explore personal, professional, and academic areas of interest within a flexible framework supporting transfer.

Workforce Development and Continuing Education

MC offers a wide variety of noncredit classes. These courses are designed to help you upgrade your skills, pursue career training, or learn something new.