Declaring a Major

An academic major program enables a student to concentrate a portion of their studies in a specific subject area. Although many students come to the University with a specific major in mind, many other students decide to postpone the declaration of a major until they find out more about certain fields and concentrations of study. These latter students leave open their choice of a major, and are thus referred to as “open” majors. In general, students do not have to select their major until the second semester of their sophomore year.

Students wishing to declare or change a major can submit a request in the University's student information system. The request will then go to the University Registrar's Office for approval.

Please visit the How Do I? page for helpful navigation on declaring or changing a major.