It’s normal for students to change their major once they start taking classes. However, it’s important to take a look at the reasons why you’re changing.

Taking a career assessment can help you understand where your interests lie and offer some insight into the reasons for your decision.

 
Freshmen and Sophomores. Students with 55 or fewer credits initiate changes of major preference either in the office of the associate dean of their college major or in the appropriate Undergraduate University Division Student Affairs Office.  See our contact list for information.   

Juniors and Seniors. A student wishing to change a major in one degree college to a major in another degree college (or within the same college) must initiate the change in the office of the associate dean of the college to which the student wishes to transfer. The student must meet the requirements for graduation given in the catalog current at the time the change is effective. Twenty credits must be completed while enrolled in the major in the college in which the degree is to be earned.

 

Please Note: Some departments on-campus have faculty advisors while others employ full-time academic specialists to serve as advisors.  Depending on the college you are switching to or from, the process for meeting with an advisor may vary.  The Student Affairs office for the college is a good place to start.