With the establishment of market economic system and college students' self-choice employment, different college specialties have become increasingly divided. College entrants are more and more selective on specialties. But now Chinese college students can not choose their specialties freely, which affects their knowledge and recognition of their specialties, and also affects their motives of study. The authors investigate students of a Yingkou college on their knowledge and recognition of their specialties, specify problems and come up with proposals.