Academic advisors want to use all available data in helping a student select a major field of study. Recent research suggests that the identification of a student's basic philosophic viewpoint is one such piece of data that is not presently used. This study examined a random sample of college students (N=347) in order to determine the relationship of their philosophic viewpoint to their choice of college major. Variables examined included student's scores on a philosophic preference questionnaire, student's gender, whether or not the student was a transfer student, and whether or not the student was a candidate for teacher certification. Results indiated that the philosophic viewpoints of idealism, realism, pragmatism, and existentialism were both real and measurable. Fine arts majors were low on pragmatism and high on idealism. Education majors tended to be low on realism. Natural science majors were less idealistic than fine arts majors, applied science majors, and education majors. Natural science majors were also significantly less existentialistic than health/physical education/recreation (HPER) majors, education majors, and business majors. Humanities majors were less realistic than physical education majors and less pragmatic than HPER majors, business majors, and social science majors. Females scored higher on idealism while males were more inclined toward realism. Males were also more pragmatic. Transfer students were teacher certification native students. Whether students were teacher certification candidates was not significantly related to their philosophical orientation. (ABL)