Overview

Design Your Own Major empowers you to work closely with faculty across disciplines and develop the academic program that uniquely suits your interests and prepares you for the professional career you seek.

Your intellectual creativity and development will be supported through work with faculty mentors and your major will culminate in a final capstone project.

Program Expectations

Your major/minor must be comparable in size and expectation to a conventional major/minor from McDaniel College . Particularly, it must be cohesive, integrated, and possess significant breadth and depth.

Process for Approval

The initial proposal for a student-designed major/minor should be submitted to the Curriculum Committee by the end of the sophomore year.

This proposal must include

a reason for the proposal

evidence that a standard major/minor will not satisfy the student’s goals.

The complete program should be presented (including specific courses to be included in the program and specific areas from which choices must be made). A student-designed major program of studies must include a Capstone Experience.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Westminster, United States

Disciplines

General Studies View 577 other Bachelors in General Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Please include the last three completed years of schooling at minimum and your senior year schedule.
If English is not your first language or primary language of instruction, you will need to demonstrate English Proficiency by completing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), IELTS, SAT, or ACT.
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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

53150 USD / year

≈ 53150 USD / year
Out-of-State

53150 USD / year

≈ 53150 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

53150 USD / year

≈ 53150 USD / year

Living costs

Westminster

United States

1610 - 2727 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Program Expectations

Process for Approval

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Westminster

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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