Easy Majors

[tennisball80]

What are the usual majors that are considered "easy" get high GPA ? I am kinda thinking majoring in business.

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[Narmerguy]

What are the usual majors that are considered "easy" get high GPA ? I am kinda thinking majoring in business.

In truth there really are no "easy" majors. Most majors are going to be of varying difficulty depending on what school you go to. So being an English major at University X may be harder than an English major at Y University.

Some people do consider some of the arts related majors "easy" but this isn't really true. My music class was one of my most difficult compared to all the chem/bio/physics etc. A lot of this is going to depend on your personal orientation towards these subjects as well. For me, I'd tell you that chemistry was my easiest class. On the other hand, many students would slap me in the face for saying that.

Despite it being morally reprehensible to look for an easy route to a high GPA I can understand your choice. That said, business is not typically considered an "easy" major. That's not to say that it's considered difficult. From what I've heard from a lot of people, health/exercise related majors are less intense than some of the others but this is purely anecdotal.

My recommendation: Take a major that suits your strengths if you're going for a high GPA. You'll do best at a major that both interests you and also is something that you excel best at. For me that just happens to be science related. If you enjoy business and think you can do extremely well at it go for it.

 

[Dr Lyss]

Ditto to the poster above me. What's easy to me won't be easy to you and since you have to study it for 4 years and potentially use it for future work your better served studying something that interests you. That being said, there are some majors that are considered ridiculously easy. (no offense to anyone with these majors) Communications is terribly easy but difficult to find a job in later on. English is really easy if you like to read. Philosophy is ridiculous if you pick your classes right (I was a bio & philosophy major so I know from experience). If you really want to know what's easiest at your school ask the people playing frisbee all day what their major is. good luck.

 

[tennisball80]

My recommendation: Take a major that suits your strengths if you're going for a high GPA. You'll do best at a major that both interests you and also is something that you excel best at. For me that just happens to be science related. If you enjoy business and think you can do extremely well at it go for it.

Thank you for your advice.

Ditto to the poster above me. What's easy to me won't be easy to you and since you have to study it for 4 years and potentially use it for future work your better served studying something that interests you.

Thank you for your advice. I also looked at your MD applicant through your profile. Good luck to you too !

 

[niblet]

Don't choose a major solely based off how easy it will be. Choose the one that you enjoy the most.

That way, your interest in the subject will keep you wanting to learn it. You will get good grades because you are studying what you want to be studying.

If you enjoy business, then go for it. Just don't major in something that will get you a high GPA at the expense of your personal happiness and satisfaction.

 

[teddybear]

What are the usual majors that are considered "easy" get high GPA ? I am kinda thinking majoring in business.

I don't think you'll find business to be a cakewalk.

 

[DrReo]

Do whatever interests you the most. You'll devote more time to it, try hard, and most importantly, enjoy what you're studying.

 

[DrReo]

I don't think you'll find business to be a cakewalk.

I agree. I hate accounting. I love chemistry. Chemistry is easy to me.

 

[xnfs93hy]

What are the usual majors that are considered "easy" get high GPA ? I am kinda thinking majoring in business.

Business is not that hard, it isn't "easy" though. Honestly it really just depends, you will enjoy UG more if you major in something you want to major in. Make sure that whatever you major in you can get a job out of UG because you might not get accepted to med school right away.

 

[MilkmanAl]

There are a lot of surprisingly PC answers here. I think you'll find that most people agree that political science, communications, psych, philosophy, and English are often cited (rightfully, in many cases) as the easiest majors. That said, you should pursue a major that you enjoy. It'll make college a whole lot more fun.

 

[beepbeep]

PSYCH-O-LO-GY (or Communications if your school offers it). and pu-leeez don't feed me that bull about how "all majors are difficult in their own way". Some majors are just easy. period.

 

[pressmom]

There are a lot of surprisingly PC answers here. I think you'll find that most people agree that political science, communications, psych, philosophy, and English are often cited (rightfully, in many cases) as the easiest majors. That said, you should pursue a major that you enjoy. It'll make college a whole lot more fun.

Actually if you're used to the way that science works, these majors can actually be harder. Many people make it to professional school without really being able to write. English could be a helpful major, but honestly, if you're not a good writer, social science or arts majors is going to have a really steep learning curve. I went from public school to Duke and took mostly liberal arts and social sciences classes and had a really steep learning curve on writing college-level papers. It really is learning a different way to think as opposed to memorizing facts in the sciences. (And trust me, I've gone both ways. I have a degree in political science and THEN went back and did chem, bio, biochem, genetics, microbio, etc.)

Just do what you'll enjoy. If you're good at memorization, take a chem or bio major. If you're good at essays, take a social science major. Just don't be miserable.

 

[MilkmanAl]

If UNC is any indication, there are tons of poor writers in humanities majors. I actually wrote more in my science classes - far more, in fact - than I did in any others. Maybe that would be different if I'd taken more than 3 upper-level humanities classes, but meh.

 

[RySerr21]

PSYCH-O-LO-GY (or Communications if your school offers it). and pu-leeez don't feed me that bull about how "all majors are difficult in their own way". Some majors are just easy. period.

Of course you are going to have people who think chemistry is easy....and people that think physics is easy....but thats not the norm.

Majors liek psychology and sociology............... those are easy for a large majority of the student population, thats why people take those subjects when the rest of their schedule is pretty tough....

For example:

"Oh what classes are you takin this semester?"

"I'm takin ochem, physics, a math course.....and my easy course is sociology."

 

[kdburton]

I always felt like the classes I was most interested in were the "easiest." First off you're going to pay a lot more attention in class, while reading notes and texbooks, etc if you're reading something you enjoy than if you're learning something you have little or not interest in. Thus, a "hard" major for one person may be relatively "easy" for you if you're more interested in the subject than they are even if your ability to learn the subject matter is the same. Similarly you'll probably dedicate more time to something that you enjoy and feel less like you're giving up or sacrificing time that could be used doing something else. So with that said its probably in your best interest to choose something that you enjoy and are interested in.

At the same time, however, even if I'm ridiculously interested in a subject doesn't mean that I necessarily have the intellectual capabilities to excel in it. Taking my first point into this context it will be important for you to choose a major that you're interested in and one that you can excel at.

 

[saveourpens]

I remember thinking Russian class was going to be easy (i was born in russia, moved to US when I was 5).

Turns out I was not even paying attention to the professor because I was so bored (I could speak better than him). I dropped the class in a week.

take a variety of courses freshman year and see what interests you. if you like your major, you'll do well in it.

 

[Electrophile]

PSYCH-O-LO-GY (or Communications if your school offers it). and pu-leeez don't feed me that bull about how "all majors are difficult in their own way". Some majors are just easy. period.

If you're doing the neuroscience route, like the stuff that crosses over heavily with biology, then no, it's not easy. Yes, in general, you can make psych a very easy degree and a lot of people go the psychology degree route for a lot of different reasons, but not all psych majors have it easy. And finance and accounting is not a breeze either, especially if it doesn't come naturally to you. My husband did say that his marketing degree was really quite easy and he got a 3.9 GPA. I double majored in religious studies as well as bio, but cranking out quality 25 papers is not always cake and I'm a pretty decent writer.

 

[JJMrK]

Sociology, business, health science, communications, liberal studies, women's studies, kinesiology, social work, etc are often cited as easy around here.

 

[Doctorverardoll]

What is your ultimate goal?
Do you want to go to professional school (med, dental)?
Getting a 4.0 in an "easy" major might look but good, but:
1. don't think the admissions committees already don't know such things
2. Getting good grades in harder course is certainly going to prepare you better for med school.

As someone who took a variety of classes in college (bio major, poli sci & psych minor), I think it's better off to challenge yourself. I got all As in my poli sci classes by reading the texts once or twice before the test. This definitely didn't prepare me as well as my biochem class, where I had to bust tail.

Think of it as running: med school is a marathon, you're better off with a 1/2 marathon in college, than a 5k.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Getting a good GPA in easy classes may not prepare you for med school as well as taking a bunch of tough science courses, but it sure will make getting in a lot easier. I took the "do what you're interested in" route and nearly escorted myself right out of contention even though I actually did pretty well in my (astro)physics major (3.1 GPA vs. school avg of 2.5-2.6). If you can manage good/great grades in the hard classes, more power to you, but if you have to choose between A's in blow-off classes and B's in tough ones, take the A's. Trust me. If you get a solid GPA going, you can tank it a bit with classes like biochem without damaging your chances.

 

[RySerr21]

Sociology, business, health science, communications, liberal studies, women's studies, kinesiology, social work, etc are often cited as easy around here.

kinesiology varies widely across campuses. At a lot of the bigger public universities kines is seen as a "PE teacher" major where you take classes liek tennis and other BS.

That is DEFINITELY not the case at my school, a small private liberal arts college. The kines major at my campus is considered one of the hardest majors. Along with the upper level kines courses of anatomy (2 semesters), physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics, motor learning, exercise physiology and other courses, you have to take ALL of the pre med requiremetns.... bio 1 and 2, gen chem 1 and 2, ochem 1 and 2, physics 1 and 2, calculus 1 and 2. You also have to take an intro to psych course. The kines major has the most requirements out of any on campus by far.

You definitely do not take an upper level kines class if you are looking for the "easy" way out. A lot of people go in to anatomy courses with this mindset and then get demolished by the first test. Since it is graded straight points and no curve, if you miss more than 16 points the entire year you are already down to an A-.

 

[JJMrK]

That is DEFINITELY not the case at my school, a small private liberal arts college. The kines major at my campus is considered one of the hardest majors. Along with the upper level kines courses of anatomy (2 semesters), physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics, motor learning, exercise physiology and other courses, you have to take ALL of the pre med requiremetns.... bio 1 and 2, gen chem 1 and 2, ochem 1 and 2, physics 1 and 2, calculus 1 and 2.

Yeah, definitely different here.

 

[michaelrack]

What are the usual majors that are considered "easy" get high GPA ? I am kinda thinking majoring in business.

Political science

 

[tennisball80]

Thank you guys for the comments so far

 

[OMGMike]

Im currently double-majoring in Psychology and Biology at Rutgers University; a moderately-difficult college.

The difference between the two majors (in terms of difficulty) is ENORMOUS. If you talk to people and learn what psychology classes to take, you can breeze by in most classes and nab an A with an hour of studying before each test.

Biology is an entirely different story, however. Studying is a must if you want a decent grade; to get an A, you can expect to study for many hours, for days in advance.

The difference between the two, in my opinion, is absolutely unbelievable. If I knew everything that I know now, I would have given serious consideration to majoring in Psych, acing all my Psych classes, and using a large bulk of my time to study my premed courses and (ultimately) aim for that prestigious 4.0 =)

But alas, I spread myself too thin and Organic Chemistry had it's way with me. Haha take it from me-- if you have an interest in something generally considered "easy" (EX. psychology, philosophy, political sciene) I would STRONGLY suggest that you run with it. You''l enjoy college AND you can focus on your premeds and get an awesome GPA!

Hope that helps!

 

[Narmerguy]

There are a lot of surprisingly PC answers here. I think you'll find that most people agree that political science, communications, psych, philosophy, and English are often cited (rightfully, in many cases) as the easiest majors. That said, you should pursue a major that you enjoy. It'll make college a whole lot more fun.

Yah see this is why that's bad advice to give because that simply doesn't fly at my university. Philosophy here has a reputation for being a suicide wish and psych is not far behind. English is English and it's subjective so that will depend on what flavor of Professor you end up with.

Every university is different and no one major just comes off as easy. And at the end of the day it comes down to personal preference.

Except Communications...forgot about that major.

 

[MilkmanAl]

It might not be true at your university, but there's a reason that certain majors are often considered easier than others. It's always a good idea to look before you leap (i.e. talk to people who've done or are doing the major you're considering), but the ones I listed are safe bets to be easier than the rest, on the whole. The exception doesn't disprove the rule, in this case.

 

[tennisball80]

Yah see this is why that's bad advice to give because that simply doesn't fly at my university. Philosophy here has a reputation for being a suicide wish and psych is not far behind. English is English and it's subjective so that will depend on what flavor of Professor you end up with.

Every university is different and no one major just comes off as easy. And at the end of the day it comes down to personal preference.

Except Communications...forgot about that major.

What do you mean about "forgot about that major" ?

Communications are too easy ?

 

[RySerr21]

What do you mean about "forgot about that major" ?

Communications are too easy ?

i think narmer meant to say "forget about that major" as in "its easy no matter where you go."

 

[alibai3ah]

As much as I agree that certain majors are fit for certain people depending on the way they study. Social science majors are in fact easier. I'm sorry but it is tremendously difficult to get a C in a social science (history, psych, english class), but I'll tell you from personal experience its not that hard to get C in a science class.

 

[Terpskins99]

What are the usual majors that are considered "easy" get high GPA ? I am kinda thinking majoring in business.

For the most part, humanities majors have it considerably easier than the science majors. (Not having an equivalent lab requirement is a huge difference.)

A small trade off is your grade may be a little less predictable in a humanities course. Subjectivity is kind of the rule here and your grade can be heavily influenced by an opinionated instructor (this is especially true for any course whose grade relies mostly on essays).

In a science course, you will always know exactly the reason why you missed any question on any exam. Of the science majors, psychology is often considered the easiest.

 

[tennisball80]

For the most part, humanities majors have it considerably easier than the science majors. (Not having an equivalent lab requirement is a huge difference.)

A small trade off is your grade may be a little less predictable in a humanities course. Subjectivity is kind of the rule here and your grade can be heavily influenced by an opinionated instructor (this is especially true for any course whose grade relies mostly on essays).

In a science course, you will always know exactly the reason why you missed any question on any exam. Of the science majors, psychology is often considered the easiest.

Is business major considered science or humanities ?

 

[Terpskins99]

Is business major considered science or humanities ?

Well, business major is its own little world.

But it is certainly much more of a technical field than say english or art history.

Humanities include Classics, History, Languages, Law, Literature, Performing arts, Philosophy, Religion and Visual arts.

 

[poiuyt123]

Im currently double-majoring in Psychology and Biology at Rutgers University; a moderately-difficult college.

The difference between the two majors (in terms of difficulty) is ENORMOUS. If you talk to people and learn what psychology classes to take, you can breeze by in most classes and nab an A with an hour of studying before each test.

Biology is an entirely different story, however. Studying is a must if you want a decent grade; to get an A, you can expect to study for many hours, for days in advance.

The difference between the two, in my opinion, is absolutely unbelievable. If I knew everything that I know now, I would have given serious consideration to majoring in Psych, acing all my Psych classes, and using a large bulk of my time to study my premed courses and (ultimately) aim for that prestigious 4.0 =)

But alas, I spread myself too thin and Organic Chemistry had it's way with me. Haha take it from me-- if you have an interest in something generally considered "easy" (EX. psychology, philosophy, political sciene) I would STRONGLY suggest that you run with it. You''l enjoy college AND you can focus on your premeds and get an awesome GPA!

Hope that helps!

cool, I go to Rutgers too.

 

[RySerr21]

For the most part, humanities majors have it considerably easier than the science majors. (Not having an equivalent lab requirement is a huge difference.)

A small trade off is your grade may be a little less predictable in a humanities course. Subjectivity is kind of the rule here and your grade can be heavily influenced by an opinionated instructor (this is especially true for any course whose grade relies mostly on essays).

In a science course, you will always know exactly the reason why you missed any question on any exam. Of the science majors, psychology is often considered the easiest.

psychology is not a science major which is probaby a huge reason why psychology courses don't count towards your science GPA.

 

[liquid8r]

I was a Psych major and loved every bit of it. I found it balanced out my curriculum well between hard science and humanities. However, most kids in my classes were going for BA's and wanted to do a variety of things such as law, social work, grad psych, etc. This was also nice because I had enough classes with the "gunner" type pre-meds to drive me insane. I also learned a lot about human behavior which will serve me well in the medical field.

As to content difficulty, my courses varied. There was certainly an "easy" track that a Psych major could take. I wanted to take courses that were much more grounded in science rather than theory. Courses such as biopsych and developmental biopsych actually counted toward my science GPA and were the most interesting courses that I took in undergrad.

One other plus to psychology is that it helps your writing skills tremendously. You constantly have to think outside the box when interpreting and analyzing data and drawing your own conclusions based upon available research. Perhaps this is the biggest advantage the major offers. It offers you a chance to develop your own theory and beliefs about the human mind.

The downside, however, is that a Psych degree alone can do very little for you in the job world. You pretty much have to go on to professional or graduate school. Most people know this anyway before they declare it as a major.

Finally, I am a male and I must say that I had an enormous amount of attractive female students in my classes. Needless to say, I enjoyed going to class. Just be sure you do not try to psychoanalyze on your dates with classmates .

Choose your major wisely and do not be afraid to shop around.

 

[RySerr21]

I was a Psych major and loved every bit of it. I found it balanced out my curriculum well between hard science and humanities. However, most kids in my classes were going for BA's and wanted to do a variety of things such as law, social work, grad psych, etc. This was also nice because I had enough classes with the "gunner" type pre-meds to drive me insane. I also learned a lot about human behavior which will serve me well in the medical field. Perhaps this is the biggest advantage the major offers. It offers you a chance to develop your own theory and beliefs about the human mind.

this is one of the things I enjoyed the most about taking psych courses, especially courses like Health Psych. You really learn how and why the practice of medicine/health care is so much more than prescribing medication and ordering tests. These courses have definitely given me an even stronger appreciation for the doctor-patient relationship and the contributing role of other health professionals.

The downside, however, is that a Psych degree alone can do very little for you in the job world. You pretty much have to go on to professional or graduate school. Most people know this anyway before they declare it as a major.

Yea, but really you can say that about most any major on campus. What are you gonna do with a biology major? Or an English major? Or a kines major? A lot of jobs/careers are requiring higher level education at the graduate and professional level.

 

[135892]

What are the usual majors that are considered "easy" get high GPA ? I am kinda thinking majoring in business.

Majoring in business is a great idea. At my school at least, it is considered one of the "easier" majors (certainly when compared to the sciences), and it gives you a decent background of knowledge that you can use in any profession. And if you decide to take a year off or something before med school, you can also use a business degree to get a job, whereas if you're a biomedical sciences major, pretty much you're only option, job-wise, is to become a lab tech.

 

[w0344990]

You have to be careful if you're considering majors based on perceived difficult. If you get into a program you consider easy and begin to take classes that really don't interest you, your grades are very likely to suffer, if from nothing else, apathy. Like 84350344 people said before, do something you enjoy, that's where you'll have the "easiest" time.

 

[SweetButterfly]

I believe easy is relative alot of times. Im an Business Administration-Information Technology major. I just finished my first semester and things went well. Not yet that in depth with IT.

I took a general science for non science majors and that was pretty interesting. Alot of the premed majors at my school made fun of how easy it was and how they could get A's without studying and basically no major was harder than what they are doing. LIttle did they know that we covered the EXACT same things in less detail. I sit in and participate in quite a few of their class and lab sessions (out of interest) and id get surprised looks as to HOW IN THE WORLD id know what the Heck they were talking about. LEarning what they were being taught was SO much easier going through the non science class....

ANYHOW......

Halfway through the semester, a good number had switched to business(and other majors) and their stories changed. For some it was a breeze for others,,,,,it still was a challenge. So hey as alot of people here said, do what you enjoy. It makes things alot easier. I love science and technology so its easier learning about them. I have more patience when i dont understand because I enjoy it.