Scoping Out a Major

It's not too early for me to think of what my college major will be. After all, I need to make sure that I am on track with my high school credits, especially in math, english, and science. For all three, I need to be able to have under my belt the highest level offered. This will ensure that I don't have to take any repeats in college in order to qualify for courses. So now, my job is to both look forward, and look backwards at the same time. I'll explain. Forward by checking prerequisites for courses I can expect to take for my major, and of course I need to think that I will be in a pre-major situation for my first year. But everything goes in sequence. If I go "light" on my pre-major, I will probably have to take extra classes, and won't graduate on time. And now backwards. I need to say where I am at present to plan my senior year, and select those courses that will allow me to start my freshman year at the next level up. Each step will be the natural progression. I won't need to make my life more complicated if i stick to a schedule where I pick a course that has a prerequisite of the one I'm taking, and serves as a prerequisite to the next one that I will need to take.