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Discover Your Major Visit Days

Why Choose a Discover Your Major Visit Day?

During a Discover Your Major Visit Day, meet faculty, tour academic facilities and learn more about career opportunities connected to your intended major. Academic areas rotate throughout the year, so check back often if you don’t see your intended major listed yet. Perfect for:

  • Students narrowing down a major
  • Visitors interested in hands-on learning spaces
  • Students comparing academic programs

If you don’t see your major or want to visit sooner, please schedule a Daily Visit.

Event Areas of Interest

Agricultural Sciences
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
  • Ag Business
  • Ag Education
  • Ag Media
  • Ag Science
  • Agronomy
  • Animal Science
  • Technology Systems Management for Agricultural Mechanics and Manufacturing

Agricultural Media Summit
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
  • Ag Media: Advertising
  • Ag Media: Journalism
  • Ag Media: Production and Broadcasting

Future Educators
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
  • Early Childhood
  • Elementary Education
  • Middle Education
  • Special Education

Deciding Student
Thursday, September 24, 2026
  • Undecided major

School of Fine & Performing Arts
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

All art, music and theatre majors including:

  • Art Education
  • Audio Production
  • Digital Media: Visual Imaging
  • General Theatre
  • Graphic Design
  • Music: Instrumental
  • Music: Vocal
  • Music Education
  • Speech and Theatre Education
  • Studio Art
    (photography, painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture)
  • Theatre Performance
  • Theatre Tech and Design

Biomedical Sciences & Pre-Professional
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
  • Biology: Biomedical Sciences
    (Pre-Med, Pre-Vet, Pre-Chiropractic, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Physician Assistant)
  • Chiropractic Sciences
  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Pre-Nursing
  • Pre-Pharmacy

Sonographic, Radiologic & Echocardiographic Sciences
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Detail & Registration
  • Echocardiographic Sciences
  • Pre-Radiology
  • Radiologic Science
  • Sonographic Sciences

Applied Health Science
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
  • Applied Health Science
  • Aging Studies
  • Exercise Science
  • Health Coaching
  • Public Health
  • Pre-Athletic Training
  • Sports Medicine

Recreation, Parks, Sport & Tourism
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
  • Recreation
  • Corporate Recreation/Wellness
  • Recreation and Park Management
  • Sport Management
  • Therapeutic Recreation

Health/PE and Foods/Nutrition
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
  • Foods and Nutrition
  • Dietetics
  • Health Education
  • Physical Education

Agricultural Sciences
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
  • Ag Business
  • Ag Education
  • Ag Media
  • Ag Science
  • Agronomy
  • Animal Science
  • Technology Systems Management for Agricultural Mechanics and Manufacturing

Behavioral Sciences
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
  • Psychology
  • Human Services
  • Biology/Psychology
  • Child and Family Studies
  • Sport Psychology
  • Sociology

Communication & Mass Media
Monday, October 19, 2026
  • Advertising
  • Communication
  • Digital Media: Content Strategy
  • Media
  • Public Relations
  • Social Media

Future Educators
Thursday, October 22, 2026
  • Early Childhood
  • Elementary Education
  • Middle Education
  • Special Education

Marine Biology & Wildlife Ecology/Conservation
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
  • Marine Biology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Zoology
  • Botany
  • Ecology

College of Business, Mathematics & Technology
Wednesday, October 28, 2026

All business, math and undergraduate CSIS majors including:

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Business Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Science
  • Digital Media: Computer Science Programming
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
    (business, human resources, social media)
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education

Agricultural Sciences
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
  • Ag Business
  • Ag Education
  • Ag Media
  • Ag Science
  • Agronomy
  • Animal Science
  • Technology Systems Management for Agricultural Mechanics and Manufacturing

Language, Literature & Writing
Pick Your Date

Detail & Registration
  • Creative Writing and Publishing
  • English
  • English: Creative Writing
  • English Education
  • Professional Writing
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Education
  • Writing

Humanities & Social Sciences
Pick Your Date

Detail & Registration
  • Criminology
  • Data Science - Geographic Information Systems
  • Economics - Geographic Information Sciences
  • Emergency and Disaster Management
  • General Studies
  • Geographic Information Science
  • Geography
  • History
  • Marketing - Geographic Information Science
  • Political Science
  • Public Administration
  • Social Studies: History

To schedule a visit, select an event above to register online or call the Office of Admissions at 660.562.1562.

 

Description

Want to learn more about a specific area of study? The Discover Your Major Visit Day options may be the right fit for you! Students will have the opportunity to interact with Northwest faculty and students, take a campus tour, and learn more about the major they are interested in.

Individual academic appointments are not available during Discover Your Major visit days. If interested in scheduling an appointment, please refer to our Daily Visit.
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