BA Exploratory

More than a third of the students in a typical first-year class at Xavier have not chosen a major, and many more switch majors during their first or second year. As a student in the exploratory program, you’ll work with professors, academic advisors and mentors to discover how your passions and interests relate to majors, careers and industries.

Your first year will include opportunities to register for intro-level and core curriculum courses in majors and subjects that interest you. You’ll also have access to a wide-range of career exploration resources, including staff at Xavier’s Career Development Office, career assessments and self-guided courses. By your sophomore year, you’ll have all the information and support needed to declare one or more of Xavier’s 90 academic majors and minors.

Xavier University, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, is nationally recognized as a top university by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes. 98 percent of our students are working, volunteering or in graduate school within six months of graduation (Class of 2021).