On Monday, Harvard University administrators announced their plans to revamp the undergraduate curriculum. According to the official press release on the Harvard Web site, the proposed curriculum will have a "new emphasis on international studies and on the sciences."

The new curriculum will establish a new focus on studying or researching abroad and will establish a new core curriculum. Additionally, according to The Boston Globe, students will have until the end of their sophomore year to declare a major. Harvard students currently must declare their major by the end of their first year.

"The recommendations would set aside the month of January for students to pursue experimental programs, and create small classes, including a required 'small-group, faculty-led seminar' in the first year," according to The Globe.

This plan is the result of a comprehensive review of Harvard College's curriculum. The review was launched in October 2002, after work by Harvard deans, faculty, students and alumni, according to the Harvard Web site. According to The New York Times, the Harvard faculty will spend the next year reviewing the recommendations and voting on them. Administrators hope to implement the changes by the time the class of 2010 enters the University.