An Analysis of Students and Faculty in Colleges of Undeclared Majors and Strategies for Improvement

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This research aims to analyze the perceptions of undeclared major students and faculty regarding career awareness, learning tendencies, and support needs to improve program operations.
Mixed methods research involving surveys, narrative response analysis, and in-depth faculty interviews.
Participants included 85 first-year undeclared students and 2 faculty members from 2 universities in South Korea.
Students recognize the motivation and need for major exploration but have low preparedness for university life and academic goal setting.
Uncertainty in major selection and transfer processes, lack of academic information, and insufficient peer interaction were identified as challenges.
Faculty acknowledged the ambiguity in academic structures, overburdened advising duties, and limitations in organizational support.

Mixed methods study identifies enhancement strategies for undeclared major programs in colleges, indicating key support needs.

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KIM et al. (2026) studied this question.

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