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Special temporary designations are intended to provide appropriate advisement to students who have not yet declared a major. Students declaring a temporary designation will take courses to complete core curriculum and GPA requirements in preparation for entering a major. Academic advisors from the supervising college or department will assist students with exploring possible majors and determining appropriate course options based on that exploration.
Students normally change from the temporary designation and declare a major by the time they have earned 35 to 45 semester credit hours.
Students who have not decided on a major should consider one of the following alternatives for a temporary designation:
- An incoming student can be designated initially as Exploratory. The Exploratory designation is most appropriate for students (0-35 hours) who are exploring majors in a variety of academic disciplines and colleges. The eXplore designation is also appropriate for students who are working toward the competitive entry requirements for specific majors, including those in the Whitacre College of Engineering or the Rawls College of Business Administration. Through the university’s eXplore process , students can meet with explore advisors to identify values, interest, skills, and abilities which align with their best-fit major. Exploratory status allows students the freedom to explore best-fit academic majors while staying on track in progress toward a degree. For more information on the Exploratory designation, contact Texas Tech University Advising, 347 Drane Hall, 806.742.2189, advising@ttu.edu, www.advising.ttu.edu.
- Students who are only exploring majors that fall within one particular academic college should check with advisors in that specific college.
- Students who aspire to apply to a law, dental, medical, nursing, optometry, or pharmacy school or to one of a full range of health career professional schools (e.g., physical therapy, physician assistant) should consult the Pre-Professional Programs section of this catalog and seek appropriate advisement as recommended.
- Students who aspire to pursue pre-veterinary medicine should refer to Pre-Veterinary Medicine and seek advisement from the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources.
The temporary designations are as follows:
STEM (TSTM) – Students who are interested in any area of science, technology, engineering, or math fit into the STEM eXplore field! Every field of engineering fits into this category, as do the identifiable mathematics and physical science degrees. Students might also explore Economics as a science or even Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences as technology.
Public Service (TPBS) – Explore majors from health care to education; counseling to public relations fall under this area. Many pre-professional areas fall under Public Service, including those leading to nursing school, law school, and graduate school.
Business & Industry (TBSI) – Students with thoughts of owning their own business or working in banking or money industries, fall under the TBSI category. eXplore Business and Industry includes the traditional areas of business as well as economics, international and global studies, and agricultural industries.
Arts & Humanities (TARH) – Students interested in exploring majors that work primarily on figuring out the historical relevance of events or the potential impact of activities often start with the TARH area.
Social Sciences (TSSC) – Students who are interested in classic social sciences such as humanities or human sciences may choose to start their exploration with the TSSC designation.
Multidisciplinary (TMLT) – Sometimes, students want to explore a variety of combinations of majors and minors. The Multidisciplinary designation fits well for the student looking to combine academic elements from a variety of departments, colleges, or disciplines.
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