What if your academic path in is referred to as major?

If your academic path is referred to as a major, it means that it's the specific field of study you've chosen to concentrate on during your college or university education. It's the subject area in which you'll take the majority of your courses and usually leads to a degree in that field (e.g., a Bachelor of Arts in History, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science). The term "major" distinguishes it from other courses you might take as electives or requirements outside your primary area of focus.