# How to Declare: Majors, Minors and Notations

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The process of declaring a major varies by department. For many majors, you will be asked to fill out a Program Sheet that charts the courses you will take to complete the major. You then have that program sheet approved by your faculty Major Advisor in a meeting, and then finalize your declaration in Axess.

[You can find general advice about declaring here in the Advising Student Handbook](https://advising.stanford.edu/current-students/advising-student-handbook/declaring-major). Some departments have alternative—or additional—requirements for declaration; for example, they may have you write a reflective essay, or meet with a peer advisor. Select a tile below to see the specific declaration process for that major, and be aware: selecting a major in Axess is often the smallest and least important step in this process! [Click here to jump to Notation programs.](#notations)

## African and African American Studies

Major, Minor

## Anthropology

Major, Minor

[Anthropology Minor](https://anthropology.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/minor/how-declare-minor)

## Art Practice

Major, Minor

[Art Practice Minor](https://art.stanford.edu/undergraduate-programs/how-declare-majorminor)

## Bioengineering

Major, Minor

## Biomedical Computation

Major

## Chicana/or-Latina/o Studies

Major, Minor

## Classics

Major, Minor

[Classics Minor](https://classics.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/minor)

## Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity

Major, Minor

## Dance

Minor

## Data Science for Artistic and Cultural Analysis

Major

## Earth & Planetary Sciences

Major, Minor

*(Formerly Geological Sciences)*

## Economics

Major, Minor

[Economics Minor](https://economics.stanford.edu/undergraduate/minor)

## Energy Science and Engineering

Major, Minor

[Energy Science and Engineering Minor](https://bulletin.stanford.edu/programs/ERE-MIN)

## Environmental Justice

Minor

## Ethics and Technology

Minor

## Film and Media Studies

Major, Minor

## German Studies

Major, Minor

[German Studies Minor](https://dlcl.stanford.edu/departments/german-studies/german-studies-undergraduate-program)

## Human Biology

Major, Minor

[HumBio Minor](https://humanbiology.stanford.edu/academics/minor-requirements)

## Individually Designed Major in Engineering

Major

## Islamic Studies

Minor

## Jewish Studies

Major, Minor

[Jewish Studies Minor](https://jewishstudies.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-program)

## Linguistics

Major, Minor

[Linguistics Minor](https://linguistics.stanford.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate-programs/minor)

## Mathematics

Major, Minor

[Math Minor](https://mathematics.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-students/math-minor)

## Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Minor

## Native American Studies

Minor

## Physics

Major, Minor

[Physics Minor](https://physics.stanford.edu/undergraduate/minors)

## Psychology

Major, Minor

[Psychology Minor](https://psychology.stanford.edu/academicsundergraduate-program/minor)

## Science Technology and Society

Major

## South Asian Studies

Minor

## Sustainability

Minor

## Theater and Performance Studies

Major, Minor

## Notations

## Notation in Cultural Rhetorics

Notation

## See also

- Learn how other students have navigated declaration by reading [**My Stanford Story: Majors and Major Decisions**](https://advising.stanford.edu/current-students/my-stanford-story/major-decisions)
- [**CareerEd Resources**](https://careered.stanford.edu/froshsoph)that can help you refine your interests and incorporate professional interests and goals into your academic journey including [events](https://careered.stanford.edu/events) and also events especially for [frosh/sophomores](https://careered.stanford.edu/events/frosh-soph).
- [**Engaging with Faculty**](https://advising.stanford.edu/current-students/advising-resource-toolkit/engaging-faculty)
- [**Connecting with Faculty**](https://advising.stanford.edu/current-students/advising-student-handbook/connecting-faculty#:~:text=Reach%20Out%20to%20Faculty%20Over%20Email&text=When%20you%20email%20a%20faculty,polite%2C%20and%20to%20the%20point.)
- [**Emailing Faculty (emailing a potential mentor for the first time)**](https://advising.stanford.edu/current-students/advising-student-handbook/email-faculty)
- [Double Majors, Secondary Majors, and Dual Degrees](/current-students/advising-student-handbook/double-secondary-dual)

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