Change of Major

Changes of major are sometimes necessary when students' academic or career plans change or when new interests develop after the initial declaration of major. In these cases, the student should secure the change of major form (the same form used for initial declaration of major) from the Registrar. The student files the form with the Office of the Registrar and the Office of the Provost, and the student's newly selected major department notifies the student's previous department of the change, assigns a new faculty academic advisor, and opens an advising file for the new student, including the contents of the previous department's file, which is forwarded by the previous department to the new one. Joint majors combining two of the available majors may be arranged with the approval of the departments involved. Joint majors normally require successful completion of 24 credits in each of two different disciplines. Specific requirements within the two departments are as prescribed by the departments involved. Within the 24-credit limit, the program each department requires of a student pursuing a joint major should approximate as nearly as possible the program required in the department's normal major program.