Change of Major or Program

Undergraduate Day students are required to complete the Undergraduate Day Major Request Form and follow the instructions accordingly when they wish to change their major. This includes Undergraduate Day students who have entered the University as undeclared/undecided and are now declaring their major.

Professional and Liberal Studies students are required to complete the PLS Change of Major Form and follow the instructions accordingly when they wish to change their major.

Haub Degree Completion students are required to complete the HDC Change of Major Form and follow the instructions accordingly when they wish to change their major.

Graduate students are required to complete the Graduate Program Transfer Form and follow the instructions accordingly when they wish to change their major, concentration, or program.

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Second Major

UNDERGRADUATE DAY: Qualified students may request permission to pursue a second major for sound academic reason.

Such a request requires the approval of the chair of the secondary major department and of the Dean of that college. The Dean shall notify the chair of the student’s primary major department. Certification of completion of requirements for the second major will be the responsibility of the chair of the secondary major department. The final transcript will record the completion of the second major. The degree granted will be the degree appropriate in the primary major.

Two separate degrees will not be granted to students who complete a second major. Download the Second Major Request Form and follow the instructions accordingly.

UNDERGRADUATE EVENING: Qualified students may request permission to pursue a second major for sound academic reasons.

Such a request requires the approval of an academic advisor and the Associate Dean (Room 117 BL). The student must meet all the prerequisites and other requirements for both majors. The final transcript, not the diploma, will record the completion of the second major. The degree granted will be the degree appropriate to the primary major.

Two separate degrees will not be awarded to students who complete a second major. Download the Second Major Request Form and follow the instructions accordingly.

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Minor

Approval of Minor

Students may declare a minor in areas where the department has approved one or in an interdisciplinary program. For a minor, at least 18 credits in the specified area must be completed. Students choosing a minor must seek the approval of the chair in the department of the minor no later than the last day of the add/drop period of their seventh semester. Students should also be aware that their choice of a minor may be restricted based on their major or primary area of study.

Download the Approval for a Minor Form and follow the instructions accordingly.

Steps to Declare a Minor:

• Meet with Chair for the department offering the minor in which you are interested. Review requirements and obtain his/her approval.
• CAS students pursuing a minor in business must meet with the William F. Leahy Advising Center (MV 150) to review requirements for the minor and obtain approval.
• Deliver the original completed form to the appropriate academic advising center and retain a copy for your records.

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Drop a Second Major or Minor

Students may drop a secondary major and/or minor by submitting this form.