{"id":19661,"date":"2021-03-22T12:21:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T12:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=19661"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:44:01","slug":"pre-major-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/pre-major-students","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re in your first year, or beyond, if you&#8217;re currently a pre-major (meaning, you have not yet been accepted into a degree program by one of our schools), we have gathered some great resources for you here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-purple-300-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5cb678297c19e1bc48ccbf8f2493aaf9\">Meta-Majors Pathways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta-Majors Pathways are intended to help undergraduate students discover academic, co-curricular, and research opportunities at UW Bothell based on their intended major or field of interest. 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