Why science students should declare their program

Benefits of declaring a major:
While many have an idea of what curriculum they want to study when they show up at school, many do not. A case can be made, to a degree, for remaining undeclared for a little while to decide what it is you want to study, but an even better one can be made for having your degree path chosen early in your college career. 1) You’re going to have to pick sooner or later anyway.
Most universities require that by the end of your sophomore year, you have a major. A little indecisiveness early on could put a lot of pressure on you to have to make the decision late. Too much indecisiveness throughout your first two years could open up a can of worms, including hastily choosing a major you aren’t necessarily in love with or, if you totally botch it, may get your transcript frozen and your graduation progress delayed.
Experiencing a few different courses of study very early at university can be enlightening, but before you’re half-way done with school, you must commit. Don’t spend too much time testing the waters or not caring what happens. 2) Scheduling flexibility.
Getting into your major curriculum early will give you elective scheduling flexibility later. In case you weren’t aware, freshmen and sophomores don’t always get the courses they want, but if you’re able to get some of your major and core curriculum out of the way from the outset, this will hopefully give you a few more electives to play with when you’re a junior or senior. At that point, you should be able to get your pick of whatever you want.

3) Building connections within a department. [3] Just about every academic department at a university worth a damn has professors who are experts in their field. Being experts, they know people in your field. Furthermore, their departments offer resources like