The majors listed below are those in which early choices are particularly important. If you are considering one of these majors, the recommended courses will help you get started.
Other majors have not been listed because those majors do not require that you begin study during your first semester at Wheaton. In those cases, we suggest beginning with an appropriate 100 or 200-level course.
Please note that not all courses are offered every semester.
| Major |
Recommendation |
| Anthropology |
ANTH 102 |
| Art History |
ARTH 111 or 211 |
| Biology |
BIO 111 or 112; CHEM 153 |
| Biochemistry |
BIO 112; CHEM 153 |
| Bioinformatics |
one or both of BIO 112 and COMP 115 |
| Business and Management |
ECON 101 or ECON 102 |
| Chemistry |
CHEM 153 |
| Computer Science |
COMP 115 (fall), COMP 116 (spring) |
Education minor (Early Childhood)
Attend an informational meeting. |
MATH 133; PSY 203 |
| Education minor (Elementary)Attend an informational meeting. |
MATH 133; PSY 203 |
| Education minor (Secondary)Attend an informational meeting. |
Email the Secondary Education Coordinator. |
| Engineering Meet with the Physics Department chair. |
PHYS 170 or 180 (Enhanced); appropriate MATH course |
| Environmental Science |
BIO 111
CHEM 153 |
| English |
ENG 101 (fall) |
| Film and New Media Studies |
one of the following: ENG 231, ENG 258, ARTS 260, COMP 115 |
| French |
French 236 or 245 |
| German |
German 101, 102, 201, 202 or 198 |
| Hispanic Studies |
Please consult department. |
| Italian Studies |
Please consult department. |
| Mathematics Meet with the department chair. |
appropriate MATH course |
| Mathematics/Computer Science Meet with the department chair. |
COMP 115; appropriate MATH course |
| Mathematics/Economics Meet with the department chair. |
ECON 101 or 102; appropriate MATH course |
| Music |
Please see recommendations here. |
| Neuroscience |
BIO 111 or 112; CHEM 153 (fall)
BIO 111 or 112; PSY 225 (spring) |
| Philosophy |
a 100-level course |
| Physics |
PHYS 170 or 180 (Enhanced); appropriate MATH course |
| Pre-Health, Pre-Med |
Please see discussion here. |
| Studio Art |
ARTS 111, 112, or 116; ARTH 111 or 211 |
| Women's Studies |
WMST 101 |
