Core Students are expected to take the 34 hours of the University Core Requirements during the freshman and Sophomore Years; therefore, pre-major students (unsure of their majors when they enrolled in the university) should be advised to defer the selection of their major within their college until the end of Freshman Year. However, the advisor must make the student aware of the necessity of choosing his/her major because the Freshman Year in some degree programs includes content courses. For example, during the first semester of the freshman year, all engineering students will be taking Introduction to Engineering, all Information Technology students will be taking Computer Science I, and all Interior Design students will be taking Introduction to Interior Design and Interior Design I. As such, changing to another major outside of the college would result in additional coursework.

The advisor should also make his/her advisees aware that the curriculum for each major is rigidly structured and that there are certain courses in mathematics, natural science, and social sciences required for specific degrees and are expected to be taken during the freshman year. Therefore, it is crucial that students get timely and accurate information from their advisors.

The College Core Curriculum requirements

According to PMU system design, each college of the university (college of Engineering, the College of Information Technology, and the College of Business) determines specific core courses in mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences).