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Recommendations in Planning your Major or Minor
1. Become familiar with the Registrar - Majors and Minors Definition of Requirements
- Some programs require specific courses to be taken only at Barnard
- There is a maximum number of courses that may be taken outside of Barnard/Columbia: Receiving External Credits
- Requirements depend on the minor or major
- Minors require at least 5 courses
- Majors require 10 courses or more, in most cases
2. When to meet with the Chair
- Declaring your major
- To introduce yourself
- To decide, with the help of the Chair, on an appropriate advisor
- To ask any questions you may have about the major
3. When to meet with your advisor
- During Program Planning
- To determine the most appropriate courses specific to your Program
- Courses are posted early November, on the Directory of Classes
- View our Mapping Your Program form
- Address questions concerning the overall selection of courses
- To talk about literature
- To discuss any questions or concerns regarding your coursework