Examined relationships among the following factors in college seniors' (n=396) choosing a major: gender, sex-role identification, clarity of purpose, and type of major. A minority of seniors identified with traditional sex roles; nevertheless, most chose gender-traditional majors. Discusses findings and implications for practitioners. (FC)

To evaluate the effect of college experience on androgyny, 139 freshmen and 57 senior women completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), and other tests. The results did not support the hypothesis that women become more masculine in college. However, the seniors did obtain significantly lower scores than freshmen on the BSRI Femininity scale.…