If you haven’t chosen a major yet, don’t worry. You’re not alone.

According to fall enrollment statistics released by the Office of Planning and Institutional Studies, undeclared students make up the largest percentage of any one undergraduate major.

This fall 1,043 undergraduate students have yet to choose a major. That represents approximately 11.4 percent of the total undergraduate enrollment.

Fraun Lewis, director of the Academic Advising Center, said Eastern doesn’t push students to choose majors right away, but that the university does offer several programs designed to direct students toward their future callings.

She said that many, but not all, undeclared students are new to Eastern.

“Yes, indeed it is mostly freshmen that are hesitant to make that commitment right away,” Lewis said, but there are other groups of undecided students. “There’s some that might be considering transferring to programs that we don’t really have and they’re getting in some general coursework.”

In addition, some Eastern students may be waiting to get accepted into their desired majors.

“There is a reasonable number of students that are listed as undecided majors that are really students that want to be business majors,” she said, noting that “probably the bulk are definitely freshmen, who are really undecided.”

The advising staff tries to let students know there’s nothing wrong with being undeclared, especially when so many college students change majors during their college careers.

“We try to remove the stigma of being undeclared,” Lewis said. “The statistics say that 60 percent of students will change their major at one point or another.”

Deciding on a major can be especially difficult for freshmen students, who are still relatively young.

“I think it’s really tough to know at 18 what it is you want to do,” she said. “And I think sometimes the brighter the student (is), the harder it is to choose.”

For all those reasons, the advising center points undeclared students toward informative Web sites and several other programs designed to help them get all information they need to make their decision.

“This fall there’s a big push to give students an opportunity to explore their options,” Lewis said.”

Two of those programs will take place next week.

On Monday night, undecided students and those considering changing majors can attend the workshop “Directions.” Attendees will hear presentations from Eastern students in various programs. The workshop starts at 6 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Tuesday is Academic Foundation Day, a four-hour event geared toward undeclared students and those who might be considering a change of major.

Twenty-nine different departments will have faculty members on hand to represent them during the first session being held from 4-6 p.m. in the University Ballroom of the Union.

The second session, being held from 6-8 p.m., will feature individual department presentations in various rooms of the Union.