Declaring a major? ?

Question

so we have a psych class at my highschool but the last 2 teachers have been fired and theres a new one this year, my senior year, but its a really new class and i dont want to waste my time in it if it is bad again. i have studied psychology on my own though and am very interested in it.

question: would it be a bad idea to declare a major that you haven't taken a class in ie psychology?

thanks

Answer 1

You declare majors in High School? As far as college majors you don't need to have taken any class in it as long as it's something that interests you.

Answer 2

Not enough information.  You're in college?  Here's my suggestion:

1) Spend 1 whole day at a coffee shop and read a Psych 101 textbook from cover to cover

2) Ask yourself what job you are interested in the field of psych (AND DON'T SAY "A PSYCHOLOGIST").  Consider: organizational psychologist or human resources management, special needs, or a specialty, such as eating disorders or human sexuality

3) If you can get through the book in part (1) and can answer part (2), then  you should declare the major