Most students will pursue one of the regular academic majors. However, a student may have special interest in pursuing in-depth study in a combination of disciplines drawing from different parts of the curriculum. Such a student has the option of designing an individualized major.

A proposal for an individualized undergraduate major will originate with a student working in conjunction with a primary and a secondary faculty adviser before being sent to the Registrar and the Academic Policies Committee (APC). After being vetted by the APC (a committee which includes the Registrar), the proposal would be sent to the Provost as long as there are no additional curricular changes.