Major

Majors or degrees are areas of academic study in The Sims 2: University, The Sims 3: University Life and The Sims 4: Discover University.

The Sims 2: University

The Sims 2: University requires young adults to declare a major at college before their Junior year (3rd year). Majors can be declared by using the phone or computer (under the college menu), but Sims will not do this autonomously. Sims who have not declared a major before the end of their Sophomore year will automatically be enrolled in the Philosophy major when they become Juniors. Sims cannot have more than one major, but can change their major at any time before the end of their Junior year.

All majors have one class per semester. While classes normally last two hours, each major has one or two classes that last for three. All majors have a mixture of morning, afternoon, and evening/night classes.

Each major requires different skills that complement specific career tracks. Each major is associated with certain specific career tracks. If a Sim who graduated with honors enters a career track related to his or her major, he or she will get a bonus of 1, 2, or 3 levels. (+1 for Cum Laude, +2 for Magna Cum Laude, +3 for Summa Cum Laude).

Sims who have not declared a major may roll a want to declare one. This is a 2500-point want, so while players can ignore it, it is a good way to give a Sim's aspiration bar a quick boost. These Sims may also roll fears of declaring certain majors. Which majors, if any, a Sim wants or fears will usually depend on his or her aspiration, personality, and skills. For example, Fortune Sims are likely to want to declare Economics. A Sim who has a secondary aspiration may also roll a want to declare a major related to it.

Notes

Total Skills is the total amount of skill points needed for a Sim to earn all skills required to have a chance of ending 4 years of college with maximum class performance.
It is not unusual for pre-made University Sims created as anything other than first-semester Freshmen to lack skills other than those needed for their current semester, even if it would be difficult or impossible for them to have gotten that far with only those skills.
Careers in bold are the career that the major is meant for. If a Sim goes into this career after studying the major, he or she will find advancement to be easier, as the major and career share several skills.

Majors

Undeclared

The Study of ... Indecision. Sims with an undeclared major aren't lazy, they're just not sure where their passion is yet.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	The World: A survey of everything that ever happened	15:00 - 17:00	1	-	-	-	1	1	-
Freshman	Academic Argument: Beyond "did not, did too"	8:00 - 11:00	-	1	-	1	-	-	1
Sophomore	Workshop: Writing more goodly	20:00 - 22:00	-	2	1	-	2	-	-
Sophomore	Intro to Philosophy: Your insignificant place in the universe	18:00 - 20:00	2	-	-	-	-	2	2

Notes

All incoming freshmen, and all young adult townies and NPCs, are Undeclared, meaning that they have not yet declared their major.

Art

Art: The study of visual forms. What better pursuit than to devote ones life to the pursuit of the beautiful or thought provoking. Whilst the disciplines are diverse indeed, all artists are brought together with one goal. Creation.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	Stick Figures: Lowering the bar	15:00 - 17:00	-	1	-	-	-	1	1
Freshman	Life Drawing: An excuse to see naked people	17:00 - 19:00	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Sophomore	Underwater basket weaving: Art meets fitness	10:00 - 13:00	1	-	2	-	-	2	-
Sophomore	Oil painting and other ways to poison one's self	19:00 - 21:00	2	2	-	-	-	3	-
Junior	Art History 1: Artists you'll never be as good as	16:00 - 18:00	-	3	3	-	-	-	-
Junior	Art History 2: Artists you're already way better than	9:00 - 11:00	3	-	-	-	-	4	-
Senior	Impressionism and other blurry moments	19:00 - 22:00	4	4	-	-	-	-	-
Senior	Conceptual Art: No really. It's art	8:00 - 10:00	-	-	4	-	-	5	-
Total Skills			4	4	4	1	1	5	1

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Culinary, Slacker	Artist	Journalism	Architecture

Biology

Biology: The study of life. Trees, Gazelles, Sims, the smooth endoplasmatic reticulum - what makes them work? If it has cells, a biologist can study it and find out. Unfortunately they don't know a darn thing about robots!
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	Lab Techniques 1: Poking at things with tweezers	17:00 - 19:00	1	1	-	-	1	-	-
Freshman	Beginning Dissection: Why the frog hates you	16:00 - 19:00	-	-	1	1	-	1	-
Sophomore	Enzymes: Ase up your life	9:00 - 11:00	-	-	-	2	2	-	1
Sophomore	The Lysozome: Everybody's favorite trash eater	10:00 - 12:00	-	2	-	3	-	-	2
Junior	Inhibitor Molecules: Nature's bureaucrats	15:00 - 18:00	-	3	-	-	-	-	3
Junior	Borborygmic digestion	18:00 - 20:00	-	-	-	4	3	-	-
Senior	Xenobiology: Who's probing who NOW?	20:00 - 22:00	-	4	-	-	4	-	-
Senior	Senior Thesis: The Laganaphyllis Simnovorii	15:00 - 17:00	-	-	-	-	5	-	4
Total Skills			1	4	1	4	5	1	4

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Law Enforcement, Medicine	Natural Science	Education	Oceanography

Drama

Drama: The study of performance. Sims are born to perform, being dancing, joking or "Busting a Move." However, it is only those Sims who delve into drama that manage to transcend merrymaking and create art.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	The History of Ancient Drama: When every play ended with death	10:00 - 12:00	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Freshman	Improvisation: Because scripts are for wusses	19:00 - 21:00	-	-	-	1	-	1	1
Sophomore	Pratfalls and other ways to give up your dignity	11:00 - 13:00	-	-	2	2	1	-	-
Sophomore	Costume Design: Because naked actors are distracting	14:00 - 16:00	-	-	3	-	2	2	-
Junior	Moving Pretentiously: A modern dance workshop	18:00 - 21:00	-	-	-	3	-	3	-
Junior	Stage combat without killing your peers	17:00 - 19:00	-	-	-	4	3	-	-
Senior	The One-Sim Show: Drama for those who don't play well with others	11:00 - 14:00	-	-	4	-	-	4	-
Senior	Characterization: Becoming someone more interesting than you	15:00 - 17:00	-	-	5	-	4	-	-
Total Skills			1	1	5	4	4	4	1

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Athletic, Politics	Show Business	See Notes	Dance, Entertainment

Notes

The drama professor has a bug that causes them to instantly have a 100/100 lover relationship with any adult they interact with. A Sim will consider the drama professor cheating all the time if they get married.
The Prima Guide for Seasons lists the Adventurer career as being linked to the Drama major. However, the career is not linked in the game.

Economics

Economics: The study of services and commodities. If it has to do with Simoleons, these folks know about it. It isn't an easy job, but a talented economist who can figure out the markets makes quite the business person.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	Why money does grow on some trees	17:00 - 19:00	1	-	1	-	-	-	1
Freshman	Work is for Losers: A counterfeiting workshop	18:00 - 21:00	-	1	-	1	-	1	-
Sophomore	Economic Forecasting: Guessing never hurt anybody	16:00 - 18:00	-	-	2	-	1	2	-
Sophomore	Laissez-Faire and other lazy policies	12:00 - 15:00	-	2	3	-	2	-	-
Junior	Econometrics: Graphs a'plenty	14:00 - 16:00	-	3	-	-	-	3	-
Junior	Converting video game money into real simoleans	20:00 - 22:00	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
Senior	Exploiting the environment for fun and profit	12:00 - 14:00	-	-	-	-	3	4	-
Senior	Senior Project Internship: Coffeemaking at Landgraab Enterprises	14:00 - 16:00	-	-	5	-	4	-	-
Total Skills			1	4	5	1	4	4	1

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Business, Politics	Show Business	Music	Intelligence

History

History: The study from the past. From paintings of the earliest cavesim to last weeks change of menu in our local schools, those who study History often go into military service or politics due to their desire to reverse the mistakes of the past to make a better future for Simkind.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	Intro to History: People More Important Than You	20:00 - 22:00	1	-	-	1	1	-	-
Freshman	Civilization: Why It's Rarely Very Civil	15:00 - 17:00	-	1	-	-	-	1	1
Sophomore	Revisionism: It's Not Libel If They're Dead	16:00 - 18:00	-	-	1	-	2	2	-
Sophomore	Memorizing Names and Dates: An Alternative to Learning	12:00 - 14:00	-	2	2	-	3	-	-
Junior	Ethnography: Why Those People Seem Strange	13:00 - 15:00	-	-	3	-	-	3	-
Junior	Political Science Majors: Why You Should Hate Them	15:00 - 18:00	-	3	-	-	4	-	-
Senior	Anthropology: Not as Cool as in the Movies	17:00 - 19:00	-	4	-	-	-	4	-
Senior	Historic Pessimism: Why We'll Never Learn	13:00 - 15:00	-	-	4	-	5	-	-
Total Skills			1	4	4	1	5	4	1

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Military, Politics	Artist	Law	None

Literature

Literature: the study of written word. Reading and writing may seem like a basic skill, but language is power, and those who study literature can harness the power to convince, educate or dominate other Sims.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	How To Judge a Book By Its Cover	13:00 - 15:00	-	1	-	-	1	1	-
Freshman	Haiku: Form Over Function	12:00 - 15:00	1	-	-	1	-	-	1
Sophomore	Words Ending with -eth: A Shakespearean Study	14:00 - 16:00	-	-	1	2	-	2	-
Sophomore	The Girl From Nantucket and Other Famous Limericks	11:00 - 13:00	-	2	2	-	-	3	-
Junior	Iambic Pentameter: DaDUM DaDUM DaDUM DaDUM DaDUM	14:00 - 16:00	-	3	-	-	-	4	-
Junior	Understanding C.London's Complete Works: Good Luck, Kid	09:00 - 11:00	-	-	3	3	-	-	-
Senior	Using Bizarre Metaphors: Life is Feeding Baked Alaska to Zombies	14:00 - 17:00	-	4	-	4	-	-	-
Senior	Senior Project: Translations From the Simlish	15:00 - 17:00	-	-	4	-	-	5	-
Total Skills			1	4	4	4	1	5	1

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Criminal, Slacker	Show Business	Adventurer, Music	Entertainment

Mathematics

Mathematics: the study of numbers and basic forms. Math is not something that comes naturally to every Sim but those that learn to understand it can see the patterns and science all around them, and have uncanny insight into the mechanical and logical.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	Remedial Addition: The Fingers and Toes Technique	13:00 - 15:00	-	1	-	1	1	-	-
Freshman	P = NP and other Straightforward Proofs	15:00 - 18:00	1	-	-	-	-	1	1
Sophomore	PEMDAS and You	11:00 - 13:00	-	2	1	-	2	-	-
Sophomore	Stepping Robot Hordes: Dividing by Zero	18:00 - 20:00	-	-	-	-	3	2	2
Junior	3D Geometry: Re-imagining the Plumb Bob	15:00 - 18:00	-	3	-	-	-	3	-
Junior	Reasoning with Irrational Numbers	19:00 - 21:00	-	-	-	-	4	-	3
Senior	Mathematics in Nature: Pinecones and the Golden Ratio	11:00 - 13:00	-	4	-	-	-	-	4
Senior	1337 Ways to Write a Lemma	13:00 - 15:00	-	-	-	-	5	4	-
Total Skills			1	4	1	1	5	4	4

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Criminal, Science	Natural Science	Gamer	Architecture

Philosophy

Philosophy: the study of the fundamental problems of existence and Sim understanding. Is it metaphysical mumbo-jumbo, or the only path to enlightenment regarding the problems of Simkind? Hard to say. One fact is indisputable, though: philosophy textbooks have the longest words EVER!
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	What is the Meaning of This?!	10:00 - 12:00	-	1	-	-	1	-	1
Freshman	The Refrigerator Light: Proof vs. Faith	18:00 - 20:00	1	-	1	-	-	1	-
Sophomore	Old Dead Guys Who Thought Stuff	12:00 - 14:00	-	-	-	1	2	2	-
Sophomore	Optimists and Other Idiots	16:00 - 18:00	2	-	2	-	3	-	-
Junior	Philosophy's Place in the Neighborhood: Anywhere?	9:00 - 12:00	-	-	-	-	4	3	-
Junior	Existentialism: Depressing Yourself on Purpose	11:00 - 14:00	3	-	-	-	-	4	-
Senior	Who Controls the Pie Menu and Why?	16:00 - 18:00	-	-	3	-	5	-	-
Senior	Senior Project: Preparing for the Fast Food Industry	10:00 - 12:00	4	-	4	-	-	-	-
Total Skills			4	1	4	1	5	4	1

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Culinary, Slacker	Paranormal	Journalism	None

Physics

Physics: the study of the many forms of energy. Those who study Physics learn the intricacies of the world around us, allowing them to harness nature to do some amazing things. In other words, Physicists give society cool things like lasers and catapults.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	Newtonian Physics 1: Measuring Falling Stuff	9:00 - 11:00	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Freshman	Newtonian Physics 2: Measuring Rolling Stuff	13:00 - 15:00	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
Sophomore	Lasers: Ruining Your Eyesight	17:00 - 20:00	-	2	-	-	-	2	1
Sophomore	General Relativity: Pretending to Understand	19:00 - 22:00	-	3	-	-	2	-	2
Junior	Quantum Mechanics: Why You're Wrong	8:00 - 10:00	-	-	-	-	3	-	3
Junior	Lab: Plasma Is Fun	19:00 - 21:00	-	4	-	-	-	-	4
Senior	Stellar Astrophysics: Too Far Away to Matter	11:00 - 13:00	-	-	-	-	4	3	-
Senior	The Strange Charm of Quarks	10:00 - 12:00	-	5	-	-	-	4	-
Total Skills			1	5	1	1	4	4	4

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Medicine, Science	Paranormal	Gamer	None

Political Science

Political Science: the study of people and power. those who study Political Science gain a knowledge of the workings of people in groups and learn the subtle skill of manipulation and influence. This command over other Sims can lead to a number of careers including, of course, Politics.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	The Soapbox and You	8:00 - 10:00	-	-	1	-	1	1	-
Freshman	Feudalism: Serf's Up!	18:00 - 20:00	1	1	-	1	-	-	-
Sophomore	Patriotism: Why Every Country Is Worse Than Yours	9:00 - 11:00	-	-	2	-	-	2	1
Sophomore	Lab: Making Your Own Monarchy	19:00 - 22:00	-	-	3	2	-	-	2
Junior	Plutocracy: Buying the Vote	17:00 - 20:00	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
Junior	Protesters: When to Repress	12:00 - 14:00	-	-	4	3	-	-	-
Senior	History Majors: Why You Should Hate Them	17:00 - 19:00	-	-	-	4	-	-	4
Senior	Senior Project: Questionable Fundraising Internship	10:00 - 12:00	-	-	5	-	-	4	-
Total Skills			1	1	5	4	1	4	4

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Politics, Military	Show Business	Law	Intelligence

Psychology

Psychology: the study of the mind. Everyone is aware of the complexity of a Sim's brain, but few understand its workings. A Sim is indeed a wild mix of aspirations, personalities and base instincts - and perhaps only one who studies psychology could understand this method behind this madness.
Semester	Class Title	Hours
Freshman	Introduction to Psychology: We Are Too a Science!	16:00 - 18:00	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
Freshman	Animal Behavior: OF Mazes and Cheeses	9:00 - 11:00	1	1	-	-	-	-	1
Sophomore	Abnormal Psychology: A Guide to Misdiagnosing Your Friends	12:00 - 14:00	-	-	1	-	2	2	-
Sophomore	The Prefrontal Lobe and Other Optional Brain Parts	19:00 - 22:00	-	-	2	-	3	-	2
Junior	Cognitive Dissonance: Recognizing How Broken Your Brain Is	14:00 - 16:00	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
Junior	Emotions: Don't Fear the Amygdala	16:00 - 19:00	-	-	3	-	4	-	-
Senior	Negative Interactions: What Happened to Deviance?	11:00 - 13:00	-	-	4	-	-	4	-
Senior	Advanced Autonomy: Finding the Best Action	18:00 - 20:00	-	-	-	-	5	-	4
Total Skills			1	1	4	1	5	4	4

Related Careers
Base Game	University	Seasons	FreeTime
Business, Law Enforcement	Paranormal	Education, Law	Intelligence

The Sims 3: University Life

Majors returned in The Sims 3: University Life. The number of majors available is lower than in The Sims 2: University, with a grand total of six. The six majors are Business, Communications, Fine Arts, Physical Education, Science and Medicine, and Technology.

Each major will help a Sim start jobs at a higher level, earn more pay, get career bonuses more frequently, and earn career experience faster. Each career is associated with a major. For example, the Journalism career will benefit from Communications major. The list of associated career is shown on the table below. It's important to know that a Sim's final grade is what determines his or her success in the career:

Earning an A allows Sims to enter a career at level 4 with +150% pay raise and +100% performance boost.
Earning a B allows Sims to enter a career at level 3 with +75% pay raise and performance boost.
Earning a C allows Sims to enter a career at level 2 with +50% pay raise and performance boost.
Earning a D grants Sims with +25% pay raise and performance boost.

Enrollment screen — The university enrollment interface

Sims can enroll in university through a phone, a computer, or school. Sims can take the Sims University aptitude test from the university welcome kit, dropped off by a university mascot or bought from the Buy mode. Taking an aptitude test may grant scholarships and free credits for Sims based on their skills and career experience. Upon enrolling, an enrollment screen will pop up. In this screen, the players can choose which Sims will attend university. The players can also see the scholarships earned through the aptitude test and select the degree for Sims to work for. After picking a degree, the players can set the number of credits Sims will take. More credits means more classes to take and enables Sims to earn degree faster, but Sims will get less free time. The players can choose to take one or two terms; each term being a week long.

A Sim may take up to 3 classes per term. All classes last 2 hours, start at either 8 AM, noon, or 4 PM, and meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Each major will have a 2-hour class activity and a 2-hour lecture; one of these will be scheduled for Tuesday, and the other for Thursday. Final exams are scheduled each Friday. Not attending the final exam will severely damage the academic performance.

List of majors

Related Skill	Beneficial Traits	Detrimental Traits	Suggested Traits	Associated Careers
Business			Cost per class: §625
Charisma Social Networking	Ambitious Genius Workaholic Burglar Charismatic Evil Frugal Mooch Perceptive	Absent Minded Loser	Ambitious	Business Criminal Education^[1]
Technology			Cost per class: §600
Handiness Logic Inventing	Ambitious Genius Workaholic Brave Daredevil Handy	Absent Minded Coward Loser	Workaholic	Law Enforcement Military
Science and Medicine			Cost per class: §575
Fishing Gardening Science Alchemy	Ambitious Genius Workaholic Angler Green Thumb Gatherer	Absent Minded Loser	Genius	Medical Science
Fine Arts			Cost per class: §550
Street Art Cooking Painting Nectar Making Sculpting Piano Guitar Drums Bass	Ambitious Genius Workaholic Artistic Natural Cook Savvy Sculptor Star Quality Natural Born Performer Avant Garde	Absent Minded Can't Stand Art Loser	Artistic	Culinary Music Film
Communications			Cost per class: §525
Writing Photography	Ambitious Genius Workaholic Bookworm Schmoozer Social Butterfly	Absent Minded Loner Loser Shy	Artistic	Journalism Political Fortune Teller
Physical Education			Cost per class: §500
Athletic Martial Arts Riding	Ambitious Genius Workaholic Athletic Daredevil Disciplined	Absent Minded Clumsy Loser Couch Potato	Athletic	Professional Sports

The Sims 4: Discover University

Degrees are a main feature of The Sims 4: Discover University. There are thirteen degrees in total, and all of them are available at both the University of Britechester and Foxbury Institute. However, each campus specializes in a certain subset of majors, known as "distinguished degrees". Any Sim can enroll in a normal degree, but distinguished degrees are reserved for Sims who already have some of the degree's required skills. Sims can take up to four classes a semester for each degree. If they take three classes or fewer, they can also sign up for an elective class, which teaches them a skill not covered by their degree.

The University of Britechester's distinguished degrees are Art History, Culinary Arts, Drama, Fine Art, History, Language and Literature, and Communications; and Foxbury Institute's distinguished degrees are Biology, Computer Science, Economics, Physics, Psychology and Villainy.^[2]

Every full-time, paid career has at least one associated degree; however, some careers have only one branch that benefits from a degree. For example, there are no degrees associated with the Mixologist branch of the culinary career, but the Chef branch benefits from a Culinary Arts degree.

List of degrees

Related Skills	Associated Careers
Art History
Charisma Painting Writing	Critic (Arts Critic branch) Painter (Patron of the Arts branch) Style influencer (Trend Setter branch)
Biology
Fitness Gardening Logic	Athlete (Bodybuilder branch) Conservationist (Marine Biologist branch) Doctor Gardener (Botanist branch)
Communications
Charisma Logic Writing	Business (Management branch) Politician (Charity Organizer branch) Social media (Public Relations branch) Writer (Journalist branch)
Computer Science
Programming Robotics	Criminal (Oracle branch) Engineer (Computer Engineer branch) Freelancer (Programmer branch) Tech guru (Start-up Entrepreneur branch)
Culinary Arts
Cooking	Critic (Food Critic branch) Culinary (Chef branch)
Drama
Charisma Comedy	Actor Entertainer (Comedian branch) Social media (Internet Personality branch)
Economics
Charisma Logic Research & debate	Business (Investor branch) Conservationist (Environmental Manager branch) Education (Administrator branch)
Fine Art
Painting Photography Violin	Entertainer (Musician branch) Freelancer (Digital Artist branch) Freelancer (Fashion Photographer branch) Gardener (Floral Designer branch) Painter (Master of the Real branch) Style influencer (Stylist branch)
History
Charisma Logic Research & debate	Law (Judge branch) Military (Officer branch) Politician (Politician branch)
Language & Literature
Charisma Research & debate Writing	Freelancer (Writer branch) Law (Private Attorney branch) Writer (Author branch)
Physics
Handiness Robotics Rocket science	Astronaut (Space Ranger branch) Engineer (Mechanical Engineer branch) Scientist
Psychology
Charisma Logic Research & debate	Detective Education (Professor branch) Military (Covert Operator branch) Secret agent (Diamond Agent branch)
Villainy
Fitness Logic Mischief	Criminal (Boss branch) Astronaut (Interstellar Smuggler branch) Secret agent (Villain branch)

Classes

Art History

Can anyone truly understand art? A degree in Art History will attempt to answer that question! Leveraging skills such as painting, writing, and charisma. Art History students will be able to expand their cultural horizons and also provide fun facts in art museums forever.
Normal Class Title	Distinguished Class Title	Coursework	Hours	Skill
Art History Basics	Introduction to Art History	Take Final Exam!	11:00 AM - 12:25 PM or 3:00 PM - 4:25 PM Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Crafting with Canvas: Paintigns through History	Brushes with Greatness: An Overview of the Masters	Take Final Exam!	1:30 PM - 2:55 PM Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
The Cultural Impact of Art	Interpreting the Artist	Give Presentation	9:30 AM - 10:55 AM Tuesday and Thursday
Technology and Art: Interesting Intersections	The Renaissance: A Revolution in Art	Submit a Term Paper!	8:00 AM - 9:25 AM Tuesday and Thursday