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College Majors Word Search printable puzzle sheet, 15 hidden words

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Free College Majors Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

Download and print this free College Majors word search — 15 hidden words naming fields of study, from NURSING and ENGINEERING to PSYCHOLOGY and JOURNALISM. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and easy to hand out at a career day, during a college-planning session with a counselor, or in an advisory period for eleventh and twelfth graders.

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The 15 Words in This Puzzle

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A college major is the subject a student commits to for a degree, and this list spans the usual range. There are sciences like BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY, humanities like HISTORY and PHILOSOPHY, and career-minded programs such as ACCOUNTING, MARKETING and NURSING. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:

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  • ACCOUNTING
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • BIOLOGY
  • CHEMISTRY
  • ECONOMICS
  • ENGINEERING
  • HISTORY
  • JOURNALISM
  • LINGUISTICS
  • MARKETING
  • MATHEMATICS
  • NURSING
  • PHILOSOPHY
  • PSYCHOLOGY
  • SOCIOLOGY
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About the College Majors word search

The word list runs easy-to-medium: BIOLOGY, HISTORY and NURSING are quick finds, while LINGUISTICS, SOCIOLOGY and PHILOSOPHY take a closer look. It suits solvers from about 13 up. Once everyone has finished, have students circle one major they had never heard of; LINGUISTICS usually gets the most questions.

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